Dior · 2018 · François Demachy

Sauvage

Premium$$$, 3 of 5

The houseFor men

Zesty bergamot over Sichuan pepper, lavender and star anise, drying down to creamy vanilla, patchouli and salty ambergris-like woods.

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Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Sauvage’s scent picture, a draft: bergamot, sichuan pepper, lavender, anise, vanilla, ambroxan (ambergris) drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Sauvage, top notes: Bergamot, Lemon, Geranium, Sweet orange

Heartas it settles

Sauvage, heart: Sichuan pepper, Lavender, Anise, Rose

Dry-downwhat stays

Sauvage, dry-down: Vanilla, Ambroxan (ambergris), Patchouli, Iso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet), Coumarin (new-mown hay), Hexadecanolactone (musk)

What’s inside it

Wearers say

Smells like it

For about the same

Bleu de ChanelChanel · Some of its own wearers say it smells like Sauvage$173 for 100 ml · about the same as Sauvage’s $173

For more

Sauvage Eau ForteDior · Some of its own wearers say it smells like Sauvage$168 for 60 ml

What wearers say, set beside the price each house asks. Noses differ.

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

OutlandsAmouage · shares bergamot, Sichuan pepper, anise, vanilla and 2 more$475 for 100 ml
TerraRayhaan · shares bergamot, Sichuan pepper, anise, vanilla and 2 moreabout $41 for 100 ml · about a quarter of Sauvage’s $173
SalvoMaison Alhambra · shares bergamot, Sichuan pepper, lavender, ambergris and 1 more$24 for 100 ml · about a tenth of Sauvage’s $173
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.