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)
  • Coumarin (tonka)
  • Vanillin (vanilla)

Sauvage, taken apart.

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503 perfumes from 103 houses. Type one you know, or narrow them down.

Who the house made it for

For women150For men118Unisex174

From the houses’ own pages: 442 of 503 perfumes so far.

Wearers say

Women23Men32Anyone20

From what wearers write about it: 75 of 503 perfumes so far.

What it costs

Budget $42Mid-range $$80Premium $$$159Luxury $$$$103Top luxury $$$$$98

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The perfumer’s organ

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Top noteswhen you spray it

Bergamot148Pink pepper62Cardamom48Mandarin46Lemon38Saffron37Bitter orange34Black pepper33Blackcurrant33

Heartas it settles

Jasmine137Rose115Lavender59Iris50Orange blossom49Geranium33Violet30Ylang-ylang29Tuberose25

Dry-downwhat stays

Vanilla184Musk180Patchouli139Sandalwood125Vetiver76Tonka74Oakmoss48Labdanum47Leather43

On the labelwhat the box must print

d-Limonene418Linalool415Geraniol354Citral347Citronellol321Coumarin274Eugenol224alpha-Isomethyl ionone216Benzyl salicylate190

Best known

All in this order

The 8 most often named in sales reports and shops’ best-seller lists; 310 of the 503 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 148 of the 503 perfumes here

SauvageDiorLibreYSLAcqua di GiòArmaniAventusCreedParadigmePradaGood Girl BlushCarolina Herrera

See all 148Open bergamot’s page

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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.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.Love HibiscusAmouageFor womenTart hibiscus and passion fruit over caramelised pastry and sandalwood.Miss DiorDiorFor women · wearers say womenSoft rose over almond-sweet vanilla and tonka, resting on milky sandalwood, rosewood and patchouli.