Perfume, taken apart

Sauvage

Dior · 2015 · Eau de Toilette

Juicy bergamot and Sichuan pepper over salty ambergris-like woods, with a touch of lavender and elemi resin.

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  • Bergamot
  • Ambroxan (ambergris)
  • Elemi
  • Sichuan pepper
  • Patchouli
  • Lemon
  • Lavender
  • Geranium
  • Sweet orange
  • Rose
  • Iso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet)
  • Coumarin (new-mown hay)
  • Vanillin (vanilla)

Sauvage, taken apart.

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533 perfumes from 108 houses. Type one you know, or narrow them down.

Who the house made it for

For women161For men128Unisex182

From the houses’ own pages: 471 of 533 perfumes so far.

Wearers say

Women27Men34Anyone22

From what wearers write about it: 83 of 533 perfumes so far.

What it costs

Budget $42Mid-range $$84Premium $$$175Luxury $$$$107Top luxury $$$$$100

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Top noteswhen you spray it

Bergamot155Pink pepper64Mandarin53Cardamom50Lemon41Saffron39Blackcurrant35Bitter orange34Cinnamon34

Heartas it settles

Jasmine144Rose120Lavender62Orange blossom55Iris51Geranium34Violet33Ylang-ylang30Tuberose25

Dry-downwhat stays

Vanilla197Musk188Patchouli142Sandalwood131Vetiver79Tonka75Oakmoss52Labdanum47Leather44

On the labelwhat the box must print

d-Limonene443Linalool442Geraniol375Citral369Citronellol341Coumarin288Eugenol236alpha-Isomethyl ionone228Benzyl salicylate200

Best known

All in this order

The 8 most often named in sales reports and shops’ best-seller lists; 339 of the 533 are named at all.

SauvageDiorFor men · wearers say menJuicy bergamot and Sichuan pepper over salty ambergris-like woods, with a touch of lavender and elemi resin.LibreYSLFor women · wearers say womenHerbal lavender and mandarin opening onto lush orange blossom and jasmine, settling into warm vanilla and musk.La Vie Est BelleLancômeFor women · wearers say womenJuicy pear and blackberry over powdery iris and orange blossom, sinking into spun sugar, vanilla and patchouli.ParadoxePradaFor women · wearers say womenFresh orange-blossom neroli over a warm, ambergris-like amber and a soft, clean musk.Good GirlCarolina HerreraFor women · wearers say womenBitter almond and coffee over jasmine and tuberose, sinking into roasted tonka bean and cocoa.Le MaleJean Paul GaultierFor men · wearers say menCool mint and herbal lavender over sweet vanilla, with the powdery clean feel of an old-fashioned barbershop.MYSLFYSLFor men · wearers say menSparkling bergamot over rich orange blossom, drying to earthy patchouli and clean, ambery woods.Acqua di GiòArmaniFor men · wearers say menA sea-breeze freshness with bergamot, green tangerine and rosemary over jasmine and persimmon, drying to cedar, patchouli and clean musk.
Bergamot, its colour plate
Planche I · Bergamote

A plate from the collection

Bergamot

Sparkling lemon-orange with a floral, tea-like, faintly peppery-green undertone

Named by the house in 155 of the 533 perfumes here

SauvageDiorLibreYSLAcqua di GiòArmaniAventusCreedParadigmePradaGood Girl BlushCarolina Herrera

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AthénaïsParfums de MarlyFor womenBright neroli, bergamot and yuzu over orange blossom and jasmine, settling on powdery tonka, vanilla and salty ambergris-like woods.Black Opium Pink GlazeYSLFor womenJuicy strawberry over white flowers and jasmine, settling onto warm vanilla and dark roast coffee.Decision 42AmouageUnisexDecision's juniper and frankincense, darker with pine tar and labdanum.Destin de BalmainBalmainFor womenRipe strawberry and pink peppercorn over rosy peony with a creamy lychee touch, settling onto sandalwood, patchouli and skin-soft musk.Donna Born in Roma Purple MelancholiaValentinoFor womenJuicy plum over apricot-like osmanthus, ending in rich vanilla.I WillArmaniFor menBright bergamot over lavender, sage and green violet leaf, ending in Madagascar vanilla, leathery woods and patchouli.Libre Berry CrushYSLFor womenJuicy raspberry over creamy coconut, Moroccan orange blossom and French lavender, settling onto warm vanilla.Line 618AmouageUnisexSmoky frankincense with coconut milk and pine over sandalwood and leather.