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 women192For men147Unisex222

From the houses’ own pages: 561 of 632 perfumes so far.

Wearers say

Women29Men36Anyone26

From what wearers write about it: 91 of 632 perfumes so far.

What it costs

Budget $45Mid-range $$99Premium $$$222Luxury $$$$120Top luxury $$$$$118

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Top noteswhen you spray it

Bergamot176Mandarin72Pink pepper72Cardamom56Lemon51Saffron48Blackcurrant41Bitter orange40Cinnamon39

Heartas it settles

Jasmine164Rose144Lavender69Iris62Orange blossom62Violet41Geranium35Ylang-ylang35Peony26

Dry-downwhat stays

Vanilla233Musk221Patchouli159Sandalwood149Tonka91Vetiver87Oakmoss59Labdanum52Leather52

On the labelwhat the box must print

Linalool525d-Limonene524Geraniol437Citral433Citronellol400Coumarin343alpha-Isomethyl ionone274Eugenol272Benzyl salicylate239

Best known

All in this order

The 8 most often named in sales reports and shops’ best-seller lists; 428 of the 632 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 176 of the 632 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.Cap CamaratMemo ParisPink pepper and watery apple over ylang-ylang, jasmine and vanilla, settling into sandalwood, benzoin, patchouli and labdanum.Cashmere MuseKylie CosmeticsFor womenSunny citrus of bergamot and mandarin blossom, then ylang-ylang and frangipani, settling on tonka and salty musk.Cloud AuroraAriana GrandeFor womenSpun sugar, blackcurrant and fluffy musk, then sandalwood and vanilla-glazed petals, drying to vanilla smoke, amber and light woods.Cosmic Kylie Jenner IntenseKylie CosmeticsFor womenBlood orange and star jasmine, then golden amber and benzoin, settling on vanilla and musk.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.