Dior · Francis Kurkdjian

Sauvage

Top luxury$$$$$, 5 of 5
Dior asks $205 for 50 ml
50 ml$205

The houseFor men

Lavender from Provence and bergamot over smoky oud and leather, drying to patchouli, vetiver and cedar.

Dior says

You’ll smell lavender from Provence, bergamot, Vietnamese Oud, Indonesian Patchouli, Madagascan Vetiver and Virginia Cedarwood.

More from Dior’s description

It also mentions AOP lavender from Provence and Leather notes.

The house’s page

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The drawn Sauvage bottle

When you spray ittop notes

As it settlesheart notes

What staysdry-down notes

Sauvage’s scent picture, a draft: lavender, bergamot, oud, patchouli, vetiver, cedar drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

When you spray ittop notes

Sauvage, when you spray it: Lavender, Bergamot, Sweet orange

As it settlesheart notes

Sauvage, as it settles: Geraniol (rose), Eugenol (clove)

What staysdry-down notes

Sauvage, what stays: Oud, Patchouli, Vetiver, Cedar, Leather, Virginia cedar, Coumarin (new-mown hay), Vanillin (vanilla), Hexadecanolactone (musk)

What’s inside it

What Dior names

Lavender from ProvenceBergamotVietnamese OudIndonesian PatchouliMadagascan VetiverVirginia CedarwoodLeather notes

What the label names

27 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.

6 citrus7 herbs & lavender5 florals3 woods2 sweet3 spices1 musks

Citrus6

Bergamot oilLimoneneBitter orange oilCitralTerpinolenealpha-Terpinene

Herbs & lavender7

Lavender oilPineneCamphorLinalyl acetateLinaloolTerpineolCarvone

Florals5

CitronellolGeranyl acetateRose ketonesGeraniol (rose) (rose)Hexyl cinnamal (aldehydes)

Woods3

Patchouli oilCedarwood oilCedarwood oil

Sweet2

Vanillin (vanilla)Coumarin (new-mown hay)

Spices3

Eugenol (clove)beta-CaryophylleneIsoeugenol

Musks1

Hexadecanolactone (musk)
5 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell5

AlcoholWaterAvobenzone (a UV filter)Ext. violet 2Red 33

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

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9 PM Night OutAfnan · shares lavender, bergamot, agarwood, patchouli and 2 more$50 for 100 ml · about a tenth of Sauvage’s $205
African LeatherMemo Paris · shares bergamot, agarwood, patchouli, vetiver and 2 more$350 for 75 ml · about the same as Sauvage’s $205
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BlockadeMind Games · shares lavender, bergamot, agarwood, patchouli and 1 more
ExplorerMontblanc · shares bergamot, agarwood, patchouli, vetiver and 1 more$136 for 100 ml · about a third of Sauvage’s $205
Elysium Pour HommeRoja Parfums · shares lavender, bergamot, vetiver, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 1 more$380 for 100 ml · about the same as Sauvage’s $205
Cuir InfrarougeMaison Crivelli · shares bergamot, agarwood, patchouli, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 1 moreabout $440 for 100 ml · about the same as Sauvage’s $205
Interlude Black Iris ManAmouage · shares bergamot, agarwood, patchouli, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 1 more$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Sauvage’s $205
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O16eMaison Origine Paris · shares bergamot, agarwood, patchouli, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 1 more$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Sauvage’s $205
Explorer ExtremeMontblanc · shares lavender, bergamot, patchouli, vetiver and 1 more$146 for 100 ml · about a third of Sauvage’s $205
KourosYSL · shares lavender, bergamot, patchouli, vetiver and 1 moreabout $123 for 100 ml · about a third of Sauvage’s $205
Ambassador IntenseGisada · shares lavender, bergamot, patchouli, vetiver and 1 more$135 for 100 ml · about a third of Sauvage’s $205
Isola BluRoja Parfums · shares lavender, bergamot, patchouli, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 1 more$500 for 50 ml · about twice Sauvage’s $205
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ZephirineLiberty London (LBTY.) · shares bergamot, patchouli, vetiver, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 1 more$297 for 100 ml
SalvoMaison Alhambra · shares lavender, bergamot, patchouli, vetiver and 1 more$24 for 100 ml · about a tenth of Sauvage’s $205
360° Red for MenPerry Ellis · shares lavender, bergamot, patchouli, vetiver and 1 more
Club de Nuit Urban Man ElixirArmaf · shares lavender, bergamot, patchouli, vetiver and 1 more$50 for 105 ml · about a tenth of Sauvage’s $205
Fakhar BlackLattafa · shares lavender, bergamot, patchouli, vetiver and 1 moreabout $29 for 100 ml · about a tenth of Sauvage’s $205
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PurposeAmouage · shares bergamot, agarwood, vetiver and leather notes$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Sauvage’s $205
Purpose 50Amouage · shares bergamot, agarwood, vetiver and leather notes$550 for 100 ml
Saint Petal Extrait ExtrêmeBORNTOSTANDOUT · shares bergamot, agarwood, vetiver and leather notes$320 for 50 ml
Opus XIV Royal TobaccoAmouage · shares lavender, bergamot, agarwood and vetiver$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Sauvage’s $205
Intense OudGucci · shares agarwood, patchouli, cedar (Atlas cedar) and leather notes$225 for 90 ml
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Safran RoyalVersace · shares agarwood, patchouli, cedar (Atlas cedar) and leather notesabout $387 for 100 ml · about the same as Sauvage’s $205
Epic ManAmouage · shares agarwood, patchouli, cedar (Atlas cedar) and leather notes$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Sauvage’s $205
Caramelized Lavender & HazelnutDossier · shares lavender, patchouli, vetiver and leather notes$35.10 for 50 ml · about a fifth of Sauvage’s $205
Forever WantedAzzaro · shares lavender, bergamot, vetiver and leather notes$155 for 100 ml · about a third of Sauvage’s $205
500 YearsEtat Libre d'Orange · shares bergamot, agarwood, patchouli and leather notesabout $275 for 100 ml
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Interlude 53 ManAmouage · shares bergamot, agarwood, patchouli and leather notes$550 for 100 ml
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