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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932 perfumes from 181 houses. Type one you know, or narrow them down.

Who the house made it for

For women307For men227Unisex312

From the houses’ own pages: 846 of 932 perfumes so far.

Wearers say

Women54Men51Anyone38

From what wearers write about it: 143 of 932 perfumes so far.

What it costs

Budget $89Mid-range $$163Premium $$$308Luxury $$$$139Top luxury $$$$$138

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Top noteswhen you spray it

Bergamot265Mandarin111Pink pepper100Cardamom80Lemon77Blackcurrant63Saffron63Bitter orange60Apple56

Heartas it settles

Jasmine251Rose206Lavender112Orange blossom103Iris82Violet69Geranium60Cinnamon57Ylang-ylang55

Dry-downwhat stays

Vanilla340Musk317Patchouli221Sandalwood215Tonka129Vetiver118Oakmoss88Leather74Benzoin68

On the labelwhat the box must print

Linalool763d-Limonene762Geraniol639Citral632Citronellol588Coumarin501alpha-Isomethyl ionone401Eugenol378Benzyl salicylate359

Best known

All in this order

The 8 most often named in sales reports and shops’ best-seller lists; 669 of the 932 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 265 of the 932 perfumes here

SauvageDiorLibreYSLAcqua di GiòArmaniAventusCreedParadigmePradaExplorerMontblanc

See all 265Open bergamot’s page

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1 Million BlackRabanneFor menRoasted pineapple, blood orange and cardamom over vanilla, coconut and clary sage, drying to ebony-like wood, patchouli and tonka.9 PM Night OutAfnanUnisexApple, dragon fruit, bergamot and lavender with cognac over cardamom, suede, toffee and cedar, ending on tonka and patchouli.Angel BlushMuglerFor womenA creamy almond-milk opening over soft musk, warmed by vanilla and patchouli, settling onto smooth sandalwood.AthénaïsParfums de MarlyFor womenBright neroli, bergamot and yuzu over orange blossom and jasmine, settling on powdery tonka, vanilla and salty ambergris-like woods.Bad Boy Cobalt AbsoluteCarolina HerreraFor menFresh sage, lavender and elemi over geranium, earthy white truffle and a mineral oud, ending on vanilla, oak and vetiver.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.