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Two of my favorite fragrances are Baccarat Rouge 540, and Angels Share. I purchased the EDP of BR540 for $277 2 months ago, and a week ago, I bought the $400 extrait. With Angels' Share, I got a $200 50ml bottle a month ago, and a 100ml bottle for $300. I'm not bragging, there's a point to this. Importantly, I order hundreds of decants, and out of curiosity, I bought some samples of some dupes - mostly because I wanted cheap alternatives to wear to bed, and also to see why people rave about dupes. Out of everything I tried, Royal Blend by French Avenue, and Shobi's Angels' Share dupe both got VERY close to AS, Shobi's dupe being almost 90% similar upon dry down. When I tried Le Bon Bon Intense/Le Bon Bon by Montagne, my mood got even worse: they smelled almost identical to the fragrance I just payed $400 for. All these dupes have some differences to the OGs, especially in the openings, but who cares? The Montagen dupes and Royal Blend are noticeably weaker, but for $360/$160 less, that's a non-factor. I'm genuinely upset; I just pretty much wasted 100s. I'm gonna buy one of the Le Bon Bons, and the Shobi Angels' Share dupe, both to wear to bed and maybe to work, and save the real things as much as I can (I don't sell bottles).

I don't know why but I'm more attracted to this watch than any of my other watches! I love a couple of them almost as much, but my Baltic gets the most wrist time by far. I'm even thinking about selling off a couple of my other watches just because I see no point in having watches I don't wear. The odd thing is, my Aquascaphe isn't even that accurate compared to my other pieces, I lose like 15 seconds per day, but it doesn't bother me. It just looks so good, it goes with every outfit, it's versatile, and, I mean, just look at it!!

I don't know why but I'm more attracted to this watch than any of my other watches! I love a couple of them almost as much, but my Baltic gets the most wrist time by far. I'm even thinking about selling off a couple of my other watches just because I see no point in having watches I don't wear. The odd thing is, my Aquascaphe isn't even that accurate compared to my other pieces, I lose like 15 seconds per day, but it doesn't bother me. It just looks so good, it goes with every outfit, it's versatile, and, I mean, just look at it!!

When I initially purchased this, I fully expected a full-sized bottle of lotion based on reviews I saw and the image on Kilian's website. Instead, as you can see, the bottle is quite small. For $90, I expect much more. However, the initial disappointment faded instantly when I put this on. Not only does it smell exactly like Angels' Share, it surprisingly has very good projection. What's more, a little goes a long way. A couple small pumps was enough for both of my hands, and enough to make them smell incredible. I tend to have dry skin and I'm never incentivized to moisturize with normal lotion, now I'm actually happy to wear it! Obviously this will also be incredible to layer with Angels' Share, which I plan to do tomorrow (I'm wearing Gentle Fluidity Silver today). Overall, the value gets a 4/10, but the product itself gets a solid 9/10. Completely overpriced but also somehow worth it.

I've been doing a hunt for the best Angels' Share/Baccarat Rouge inspired candles and lotions, something I've seen very little discussion about. I will only discuss candles on this post, because I caved and bought Kilian's $90 Angels' Share lotion.

Here are the options I found that are said to be inspired by/smell like Baccarat (I'm sure there are many more):

- MFK makes a Baccarat Rouge Candle for $125. I could go with this, but I just spent $90 on Angels' Share lotion which is absurd enough, and I feel ridiculous spending that much on a candle.

- Quince's candle called "Oud Rouge" for $24.

- House of Monac's $20 candle called "540."

- Perfume Parlour's candle called "Card Red Surplus - 1850" for $32. Sadly, their US site isn't working, and their international site doesn't have candles...

- Salt and Stone's $49 candle called "Safron & Cedar."

- DW Home's $18 candle called "Rouge."

Here are some options for Angels' Share:

- The First Burn's $32 candle called "She Talks to Angels."

- Perfume Parlour also makes an Angels' Share-inspired candle, this time for $36 called "Saintly S," with the same issue of the site not working.

- House of Monac also makes a sold-out $20 Angels' Share-inspired candle called "Divine."

- Overose's candle, "Bourbon Vanilla Apple Pie," retailing at $60.

- Joocier's $38 candle called "Cherub."

- Unfortunately, Kilian does not make an Angels' Share candle.

Edit: Scentemy also has a Baccarat Rouge-inspired candle and an Angels' Share-inspired candle for $40 each.

These are all the options I could find after scouring Reddit and the internet for a couple hours. Unfortunately, I am skeptical of all of them besides MFK's candle, because I have seen VERY few Reddit/online discussions about these, many of them never being mentioned once - I guess this is a niche topic! Let me know if you have some better options!

TLDR: I found a lot of options inspired by both Angels' Share and Baccarat Rouge, but since there are almost no reviews/discussions about any of these products, I will probably just buy the official Maison Francis Kurkdjian candle.

My favorite fragrances in my collection are Angels' Share and Baccarat Rouge. I've been burning through both, partially because I wear them to bed. What are some of the best 1:1 clones for these?

I find when I look into dupes, there are so many options and so many mixed reviews for each that I can't decide. I would love some help!

My favorite fragrances in my collection are Angels' Share and Baccarat Rouge. I've been burning through both, partially because I wear them to bed. What are some of the best 1:1 clones for these?

I find when I look into alternatives, there are so many options and so many mixed reviews for each that I can't decide. I would love some help!

I'm currently completely obsessed with Angels' Share. I bought a 50ml bottle a few weeks ago, I wear it every day even if I stay at home, I reapply it at least 2x per day, I spray it before bed on my clothes and sheets, and I almost never wear any of my other fragrances. I don't care that it's not winter anymore. 😂 I bought a 100ml bottle last night because I'm going through my current bottle so fast. I don't know why I love this fragrance so much but I kinda hope I get over it at some point so I can use my other scents...

I'm currently completely obsessed with Angels' Share. I bought a 50ml bottle a few weeks ago, I wear it every day even if I stay at home, I reapply it at least 2x per day, I spray it before bed on my clothes and sheets, and I almost never wear any of my other fragrances. I don't care that it's not winter anymore. 😂 I bought a 100ml bottle last night because I'm going through my current bottle so fast. I don't know why I love this fragrance so much but I kinda hope I get over it at some point so I can use my other scents...

Over the last few months I've fallen in love with pretty much all of Kuoe's watches. I have been contemplating getting another (Royal Smith 90-006, most likely) with the excuse that I don't have a dress watch. I know my bronze Old Smith is technically a field watch, but on the leather strap, it is dressy enough that I'm wondering whether or not getting a dedicated dress watch is worth it. I am also concerned that 35mm could be too small.