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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582 perfumes from 119 houses. Type one you know, or narrow them down.

Who the house made it for

For women180For men135Unisex202

From the houses’ own pages: 517 of 582 perfumes so far.

Wearers say

Women29Men36Anyone26

From what wearers write about it: 91 of 582 perfumes so far.

What it costs

Budget $43Mid-range $$90Premium $$$199Luxury $$$$115Top luxury $$$$$108

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The perfumer’s organ

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Top noteswhen you spray it

Bergamot165Pink pepper68Mandarin60Cardamom52Lemon46Saffron44Cinnamon38Blackcurrant37Bitter orange36

Heartas it settles

Jasmine156Rose132Lavender66Orange blossom59Iris58Violet37Geranium35Ylang-ylang31Peony26

Dry-downwhat stays

Vanilla215Musk204Patchouli148Sandalwood138Vetiver84Tonka82Oakmoss56Leather50Labdanum49

On the labelwhat the box must print

Linalool481d-Limonene480Geraniol404Citral398Citronellol370Coumarin314alpha-Isomethyl ionone254Eugenol253Benzyl salicylate220

Best known

All in this order

The 8 most often named in sales reports and shops’ best-seller lists; 385 of the 582 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 165 of the 582 perfumes here

SauvageDiorLibreYSLAcqua di GiòArmaniAventusCreedParadigmePradaGood Girl BlushCarolina Herrera

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Newest

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The latest releases in the collection.

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.Eilish IntenseBillie EilishFor womenSugared petals, mandarin and warm berries over creamy vanilla, soft spice and cocoa, drying to woods, warm musk and tonka.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.