Baroque Rouge 540

Baroque Rouge 540 by Maison Alhambra, released in 2021, is a soft, sweet floral over cashmere wood. Floral is the word everyone uses; two thirds also find it woody, and a third each gourmand, musky, ambery or citrusy.

Pear and mandarin open it with a juicy, fresh sweetness, and saffron adds a warm, slightly leathery spice that gives the start some character. The heart is white flowers: jasmine and ylang-ylang bring a creamy, heady warmth and lily a cleaner, slightly green floral tone. The base is cashmere wood, a smooth, soft, slightly sweet modern wood that gives the drydown its plush, enveloping quality, supported by amber for a resinous warmth and musk for a clean, skin-like finish.

It is a shared fragrance, worn by anyone. The soft woody-amber base suggests it works across seasons, leaning towards evenings and cooler weather as it dries down, and it suits people who like smooth, sweet, modern florals with a warm, slightly spiced base.

Baroque Rouge 540 — unisex fragrance by Maison Alhambra (released 2021). Notes: Amber, Cashmere Wood, Cashmir wood, Jasmine, Lily, Mandarin Orange, Musk, Pear, Saffron, Ylang-Ylang. — Parfica open fragrance database