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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Who the house made it for

For women330For men253Unisex385

From the houses’ own pages: 968 of 1080 perfumes so far.

Wearers say

Women54Men51Anyone38

From what wearers write about it: 143 of 1080 perfumes so far.

What it costs

Budget $113Mid-range $$171Premium $$$349Luxury $$$$160Top luxury $$$$$168

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Top noteswhen you spray it

Bergamot309Mandarin127Pink pepper125Cardamom97Lemon90Blackcurrant76Saffron76Ginger70Bitter orange66

Heartas it settles

Jasmine287Rose235Lavender130Orange blossom123Iris101Violet78Cinnamon72Geranium66Ylang-ylang59

Dry-downwhat stays

Vanilla394Musk366Patchouli259Sandalwood243Tonka154Vetiver145Oakmoss95Leather90Labdanum81

On the labelwhat the box must print

d-Limonene867Linalool864Geraniol721Citral716Citronellol656Coumarin567alpha-Isomethyl ionone434Eugenol428Benzyl salicylate402

Best known

All in this order

The 8 most often named in sales reports and shops’ best-seller lists; 724 of the 1080 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 309 of the 1080 perfumes here

SauvageDiorLibreYSLAcqua di GiòArmaniAventusCreedParadigmePradaExplorerMontblanc

See the 309Open bergamot’s page

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