Dior · 2024 · Francis Kurkdjian
Sauvage Eau Forte
Premium$$$, 3 of 5
| 60 ml | $168 |
The houseFor menWearers sayMasculine
VersionParfum
Cool spices and peppery elemi resin over a softened, clean lavender, settling into musky woods.
Dior says
You’ll smell notes of cool spices, notes of lavender and woody and musky notes.
More from Dior’s description
It also mentions Cool spices, Elemi resin, Bleached lavender and Musky wood.
Wearers say
From 8 Reddit threads · Read what they say
How far it carries
An arm’s length
How long it lasts
6 to 9 hours
When to wear it
Fall, spring
Where to wear it
Office, every day
Who it suits
Masculine · Older wearers
Mass appeal
Divisive
Compliments
Rarely
What’s inside it
What Dior names
What the label names
7 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.
A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.
2 citrus1 herbs & lavender2 florals1 sweet1 powder
Citrus2
Herbs & lavender1
Sweet1
Top notes3
when you spray it
Heart2
as it settles
Dry-down2
what stays
13 more lines on the label, not there for the smell
Not for the smell13
Wearers say
Wearing it
Sauvage Eau Forte softens the sharp pepper of the line into a milky, resinous lavender skin scent. It divides wearers sharply and projects moderately for about seven hours.
How far it carriesArm's length to close
Perfumers call it sillage.
Most wearers notice it within arm's length before it settles into an intimate skin scent.
“Got my family to smell it and they could easily smell it around an arms length away”
Reddit comment, r/Colognes, 2024
More from wearers · 1 theme, 2 quotes
Some say
Some wearers find it stays much closer to the skin than typical Sauvage flankers.
“While it’s not a 'beast mode' in terms of projection, it still projects beautifully and has a great overall presence.”
Reddit comment, r/fragrance, 2024 · 7 votes
“I love the fragrance lasts 7+ hrs close to skin”
Reddit comment, r/fragrance, 2024 · 3 votes
How long it lasts6–9 hours
It typically lasts between seven and eight hours on skin, though it sits very close.
“On my skin, it lasts an entire day.”
Reddit comment, r/fragrance, 2024 · 7 votes
More from wearers · 1 theme
Some say
Some wearers report getting seven or more hours of wear on their skin.
When and where to wear itFall, spring, and office wear
Its subdued projection makes it well suited for everyday office settings during cooler or transitional weather.
More from wearers · 1 theme
Some say
Some wearers find it an easy scent to wear to the office without offending colleagues.
Who it suitsMature masculine wearers
It leans distinctly masculine and appeals more to mature fragrance enthusiasts than younger crowds.
More from wearers · 1 theme
Some say
Some wearers find its dark resinous and spicy lavender character decidedly masculine.
Appeal and attractionHighly divisive with few compliments
The fragrance polarizes the community, with many disliking the texture and scent while wearers rarely report compliments.
“Its not going to get any compliments, but you wont smell like a dumpster like the trolls are saying.”
Reddit comment, r/Colognes, 2025
As a blind buyKept by buyers on sale
Blind buying is uncommon due to strong controversy, but buyers picking it up at a discount were pleased.
“Also picked up Eau Forte on sale so I’m happy about that too.”
Reddit comment, r/Colognes, 2024 · 2 votes
Nothing on layering in what we read.
From 8 Reddit threads.
Wearers say
Smells like it
For about the same
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What wearers say, set beside the price each house asks. Noses differ.
Our match of the notes
Shares its notes
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Metal LavenderMatière Première · shares lavender and cashmere knitMatched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.