Description
“Gamble with your olfactory sense in a game that you’ll always win! This exquisite sparkling, warm, and extremely aromatic scent is a composition that’s luminous and sophisticated. Casino Royale lays flawlessly on the skin like a perfect cashmere garment; a true poetic alchemy in a bottle.” – a note from the brand.
Casino Royale by Dua Fragrances is a Citrus Aromatic fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Casino Royale was launched in 2016. The nose behind this fragrance is Mahsam Raza. Top notes are indonesian jasmine, saffron, orange, marigold and buchu or agathosma; middle notes are cyclamen, ambroxan and oakmoss; base notes are moroccan cedar, ambergris and balsam fir.
antarfskammes – :
This fragrance is supposed to be an inspired take on Kurkdjian Baccarat Rogue 540. I couldn’t resist and had to find out since I own BR 540. I am disappointed but not surprised. Before one can get to the comparison, there is this weird funky body oil funky smell that never seems to go away. The modern formulation of Cool Water compares better with Green Irish Tweed than this compares to BR 540. It’s like some decent oil that might smell comparable was mixed 40/60 with some cheap neutral oil, and then mixed with perfume alcohol. Do not believe the hype. The only thing that trails is that weird body oil funk. Not a hater. Just telling you how it is. You will get weird looks if you wear it out in public, not because it doesn’t have a pleasant smell overall, but people will legitimately wonder who would embarrass themselves like that.
not130JeomiWogkig – :
universal perfumes and cosmetics sells perfume oils for both baccarat rouge and baccarat rouge extrait-both have amazing projection,and very long lasting…price-$13 for 3ml…you can use it as an oil, or make your own spray-both of them are more than worth trying… check out the perfume oils thread in the niche section for more reviews of universal(i am not assoc with them-just a very happy customer!)
Venom2111 – :
Just got this and I’ve never smelled br540 but this smells pretty good. It’s like a sweet scent with a hint of woods in the back ground. It seems very light but I keep getting whiffs of it so I’m guessing it projects pretty well. Only bad I noticed so far is that it’s oily so don’t spray too close or on clothes.
Edit: smelled br540 today in Saks and they smell exactly the same. Don’t waste your money on br540. There is no difference.
tor_rus_mmv – :
I received my bottle of this in 2016 from the rave reviews on Youtube praising the similarities with MFK Baccarat 540 and YES it smells pretty close to the original but the performance is not good, funny how people were saying this stuff is a Beast. And again must be my skin.
asorat – :
I dunno, maybe they have bad batches of this stuff.. I haven’t tried it but I trust Stewie’s opinion on youtube. Guy has always been honest and a straight shooter.. I also seen people who have hated on DUA give this a positive review… Yet all the dislikes are crazy..
DUA is like Jeremy fragrance.. It brings in non objective lovers and haters.. It’s annoying. The fragrance I have tried from DUA were good. Desert reflection was a very very good clone of reflection man. THeir elixir 2.0 was a very very good clone of aventus.. I just didn’t think it was worth the price because I can get 30ml of aventus for roughly the same price..
I recommend people to get samples and make up their own mind.
xxu450Diobtetty – :
One last thing they actually do have their own signature scents on their website
xud024bedyWelty – :
Just real quick….to the gentleman who posted his review on DUA not being all that its cracked up to be I say your opinion is your opinion. I definitely am not one to knock anybody who is a free thinker and speaks their mind. I do want to point out though a few things. DUA has a Facebook page where you can join and through that site you can order 3ml samples of just about all of the fragrances. They even do promotions feom time to time. I do agree the prices are on the higher side but name any house this year or last that hasnt gone up some in price. If you would like to try the samples I believe the site is called smellsandsuds.com
VVladimir – :
This review is for Casino Royale Nights. I blind bought because of CubaKnow raving about it on youtube. First let me say $60 for 1 ounce of juice is a bit much, but I thought to myself hey if it’s concentrated and smells good I’ll give it a shot. The fragrance itself I like enough, sort of a warm cotton candy, but it is so weak I had to spray 8-10 times before I could even tell I was wearing it. My initial test was one spray to my wrist and I could barely smell anything. Casino Royale Nights has almost no sillage whatsoever and the longevity for me is about 2 hours. Ultimately I am disappointed and I cannot recommend this to anyone, even though fragrance is subjective and I do like (not love) the scent itself, the performance/projection is a deal breaker
Scent 7/10
Performance 5/10
Protection 2/10
glyk – :
Total beast! One of the longest lasting fragrances I have. Highly recommended no matter what reviewers say that don’t actually own it.
RenatXP – :
Let me start out by explaining I have MAD LOVE for Baccarat Rouge 540 and was curious about the potential similarity with this perfume, especially considering the cost difference. I took a chance and bought Casino Royale and am so happy I did. In a side to side comparison these scents are difficult to tell apart, and performance is fantastic as in the original masterpiece. This is an absolutely gorgeous fragrance and when I wore this out for the first time I was literally stopped twice and asked what scent I was wearing! I must warn that a little bit goes a long way, as this perfume is quite strong. Fabulous!
demaTeams81 – :
OK, first off, let me say that this review will stand a good chance of getting deleted, because apparently anyone that says anything bad about Dua gets shut down by downvoting, likely from Dua.
I have not smelled this particular fragrance, but the ones I do own from Dua are very hit and miss. The first fragrance I tested was Caribbean waters and it did a pretty good job with cloning the highly sought after Virgin Island Water from Creed. I thought… Success. Then I blindly ordered 2 more fragrances from them, hoping for the same success. Big mistake. I got the Straight to Heaven and Xerjoff Kobe clones and honestly, not worth the money at all. There are some online reviewers and vloggers who are pretty harsh on Dua and I’m going to have to agree with them. With Dua, it seems like you get less than what you pay for and a lot of the clones are not well done at all.
Lastly, this business model, selling clones and not having any creativity to create fragrances yourself is not one that I can continue to support. I realize the flaw in buying clones or cheap knock offs (of anything, not just fragrances) and the flaw is that it kills creativity and development for legitimate fragrance houses. Sorry Dua, I’m going for the real thing from now on. Also, there’s no way of testing any of their fragrances before buying a bottle. No retail, no samples, nothing. Also, there’s no packaging and the bottles, especially the new ones with the plastic cap are literally the cheapest bottles I have ever laid my eyes on.
Also, never trust a webpage that doesn’t allow any negative posts to show up like Dua’s. In conclusion, the only fragrance I have from Dua that is worth owning is Caribbean waters and even now, I’m a bit turned off by the brand in general. In my opinion, they just aren’t worth the money you spend on them.
Sorry for highjacking the Casino Royale review page, but I felt like I needed to write a review on the ones I do own. The STH clone and the Kobe clone are straight trash can.
vika200 – :
Had to try to this just to see. It is really similar. worn side by side BR540 lasts much longer, and the Casino Royale has a cigarette smoke smell slightly which is off putting at first. It’s an ok substitute for the real thing, but I would save my money and buy BR540 again.
Cherk – :
This isnt even a perfume house. It’s just mixed dupe oils with alcohol and hustled in generic decant bottles. Poor man’s perfume sold at a price more than its worth
enrognogmak – :
@andrewj:
I haven’t smelled either this or BR540 to compare them or to comment on their quality. However, your math is WAAAAY OFF! BR540 is $300 on LuckyScent (for 70ml). You can get 2 bottles of this from DUA’s website (60ml) for $90, with the 25% discount code. How do you figure they are comparable in price?
Vitek-tmb – :
I can see how this grows on you … at first, the opening is so sweet and while the sweetness hovered for me, I would get wafts of something much more pleasant and woody
and unisex. Sadly, after many wears, I cannot get past the opening. I need to love it, too; or at least it needs to pass more quickly. I had the exact experience with Eau des Merveilles, unfortunately. Is it the orange, amber and oak moss combination? The hunt for my favourite all-season unisex continues.
I have a full bottle and open to trade.
Badisonmakk – :
I own several bottles of MFK BR540 and this is a very passable clone. I wear it on days when I want BR540 without “wasting” it.
sertete13 – :
If MFK prices are stopping you buying Baccarat Rouge 540, then buying Casino Royale will only save you about 37 cents (USD) per ml compared to BR540. The main advantage of Casino Royale is that it comes in a 30ml bottle, so you can start off small. But the price per ml works out to only a little less than BR540’s cost per ml. So do the math before you buy. And smell both scents, of course.
There are also options for buying BR540 in smaller amounts than the full bottle, if you check out the Maison Francis Kurkdjian website. No, I’m not affiliated with MFK in any way, but I like the fragrance and I respect FK’s work.
I’ve read a lot of reviews that rave about the low cost of Dua Fragrances. Yes, they are low cost, but you only get 30ml. It’s like raving about how a motorbike costs 50% less than a car. That’s true, but you only get two wheels for your money, not four. Dua Fragrances are the motorbikes of the fragrance world, IMO.
kolokoll78 – :
Absolutely love this one!!! The performance of Casino Royale is outstanding!!! An the scent truly is right there with BR540! The main difference between BR540 and Casino Royale is in the openings. 540 has a beautiful opening when you apply it to the skin (first 5-7 mins of the scent). After the opening, the scents truly smell Very Very Very similar!!!
If BR540 price tag is stopping you, definitely give this a try!
antonio-k – :
I am surprised no one has reviewed this fragrance yet. Casino Royale is exact replica of BR540. I have tested them both and find the C Royale actually has better performance than BR540.
If the MFK Prices are stopping you then Casino Royale Please !