What fragrance are you wearing today?

Regarding Sauvage, I actually am late to the party as I tested it for the first time last week.

As we all know, noses are different and we perceive scents differently from person to person.
Also, some fragrances are not meant to be smelled up close, but will blossom and work better when smelled from a distance.
For instance I'm not that crazy about smelling Amouage Interlude Man up very close, but as soon as I'm an arms length away from it, I LOVE IT !
I have several other fragrances, where this same thing applies. Smelld up close, the fragrance will not be at its best. But as soon as the scent lingers around your figure, the fragrance shows its true self.

Here is my take on Dior Sauvage.
I don't really dislike it, but I don't love it either.
To me it smells like a synthetic mess of scents going in several different directions.
Up close I dislike the fragrance, because I get the harsh synthetic meatllic note, that smells unpleasant to me, but as soon as my nose gets an arms length away from it, I begin to see why so many women love this scent. From a distance, 2-3 arms length Sauvage smells like a combo of a fresh, yet stylish and uplifting run of the mill designer fragrance - sort of like all designer fragrances combined into one fragrance. That's Sauvage to me. All designer fragrances blended together in a big bottle, then labelled Dior Sauvage. This is why ladies love it. ladies love to spend time at the perfume store, they feel safe and cozy there. They feel at home. They smile and enjoy their time. Dior Sauvage reminds them of a big perfume store, the lady is still standing at the womens side of the shop, but it's very close to where the mens perfume section starts. They get whiffs of mixed perfume sprayed in the air, ton of different designer perfume mixed, 80% mens fragrance and 20% female fragrances mixed together. That's Dior Sauvage for you. This is why ladies love it so much IMHO

Now I will sound like a scent snob and a scent elitist now. Please bare with me.
I get it why many frag heads dislike Dior Sauvage. It smells bland and like a synthetic mess to me. As said a mix of all designer fragrances in one bottle.
I also understand why many, that are not that much into fragrances, will enjoy Sauvage. It's the perfect mess/mix of all popular designer fragrances put together in one bottle. And Dior made it. They know a thing or two about fragrances and how to blend them. Dior wanted a fragrances for the masses, that could compete with Bleu de Chanel, and they did it.
I don't love Bleu de Chanel, but compared to Sauvage, I find Bleu de Chanel to be much better blended.

Dior has made a stellar sales bomb in Sauvage. A lot of guys love it, and even more ladies love it.

I really love Dior, and I think I own more than 20 unique full bottles of Dior fragrance - 100ml or larger.
Sauvage will not be part of my collection. I don't hate it, just find it's a synthetic mess and quite bland. But I understand other peoples appreciation for it. It does have a unique scent to it. ISE-E Super mixed with a Pheromone of some sort and then mixed with a metallic note, some light citrus & flower notes, and Voila, you have yourself Sauvage, a synthetic mess, that a lot of people - even frag heads - seems to enjoy.

Intereating that you describe it as a combination...

My initial description, which I rewrote as posted, was ti describe it as a mix of Tiffany for Men and Blenheims Bouquet, without the top citrus of bouquet...

I caught the mish-mash...I just enjoy it, myself.... I live seeing the jnterpretations here. Very cool, and very insightful to a fragrance newbie such as myself...

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Can't handle Dior Sauvage - agree with the synthetic vibe descriptor. Oth, Eau Sauavage was love at
at first sniff for me many years ago and remains an ever present staple in my collection.

Can't handle Dior Sauvage - agree with the synthetic vibe descriptor. Oth, Eau Sauavage was love at
at first sniff for me many years ago and remains an ever present staple in my collection.

THANK YOU!!!!!

Intereating that you describe it as a combination...

My initial description, which I rewrote as posted, was ti describe it as a mix of Tiffany for Men and Blenheims Bouquet, without the top citrus of bouquet...

I caught the mish-mash...I just enjoy it, myself....  I live seeing the jnterpretations here. Very cool, and very insightful to a fragrance newbie such as myself...

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Intereating that you describe it as a combination...

My initial description, which I rewrote as posted, was ti describe it as a mix of Tiffany for Men and Blenheims Bouquet, without the top citrus of bouquet...

I caught the mish-mash...I just enjoy it, myself.... I live seeing the jnterpretations here. Very cool, and very insightful to a fragrance newbie such as myself...

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You have a great nose! The Blenheim Bouquet similarity might be in the pepper note, which is very much present in Sauvage.

Tastes differ, and it all depends on ones preferences. For me Sauvage is great, and... well, age appropriate for a youthful fellow lol. Eau Sauvage on the other hand simply does not work for me, perhaps because it smells like it comes from another era. While the same is true of something like Guerlain's Vetiver, the Guerlain doesn't read that way to me (though it does to a few others around me). Also, I see what Claus is saying regarding the role similarities of Sauvage and Bleu de Chanel, except I prefer Sauvage by a significant margin, since Bleu is nice, but has weak performance and a lot less depth to my nose. The bottom line is that no two people smell exactly the same thing.

Is Sauvage synthetic? Yep. But it's exceptionally pleasant. I don't always want to wear high end niche and highly fragrances like Roja Parfums, Amouage, etc. When I want something that is pleasant to others and yet easy to wear, I reach for Sauvage. Along with Aventus and Neroli Portofino, this is one of my most complimented fragrances. Many seem to like it, even among my niche-head friends. Haven't yet received a single negative comment of any kind.

Intereating that you describe it as a combination...

My initial description, which I rewrote as posted, was ti describe it as a mix of Tiffany for Men and Blenheims Bouquet, without the top citrus of bouquet...

I caught the mish-mash...I just enjoy it, myself....  I live seeing the jnterpretations here. Very cool, and very insightful to a fragrance newbie such as myself...

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You have a great nose! The Blenheim Bouquet similarity might be in the pepper note, which is very much present in Sauvage.

Tastes differ, and it all depends on ones preferences. For me Sauvage is great, and... well, age appropriate for a youthful fellow lol. Eau Sauvage on the other hand simply does not work for me, perhaps because it smells like it comes from another era. While the same is true of something like Guerlain's Vetiver, the Guerlain doesn't read that way to me (though it does to a few others around me). Also, I see what Claus is saying regarding the role similarities of Sauvage and Bleu de Chanel, except I prefer Sauvage by a significant margin, since Bleu is nice, but has weak performance and a lot less depth to my nose. The bottom line is that no two people smell exactly the same thing.

Is Sauvage synthetic? Yep. But it's exceptionally pleasant. I don't always want to wear high end niche and highly fragrances like Roja Parfums, Amouage, etc. When I want something that is pleasant to others and yet easy to wear, I reach for Sauvage. Along with Aventus and Neroli Portofino, this is one of my most complimented fragrances. Many seem to like it, even among my niche-head friends. Haven't yet received a single negative comment of any kind.

What you're saying is, "Classic and never goes out of style."

That's not true.  You know I've told you that it's awful.

At the end of the day, just enjoy whatever you choose to wear, my friend (even if this old curmudgeon disagrees).

Intereating that you describe it as a combination...

My initial description, which I rewrote as posted, was ti describe it as a mix of Tiffany for Men and Blenheims Bouquet, without the top citrus of bouquet...

I caught the mish-mash...I just enjoy it, myself....  I live seeing the jnterpretations here. Very cool, and very insightful to a fragrance newbie such as myself...

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You have a great nose! The Blenheim Bouquet similarity might be in the pepper note, which is very much present in Sauvage.

Tastes differ, and it all depends on ones preferences. For me Sauvage is great, and... well, age appropriate for a youthful fellow lol. Eau Sauvage on the other hand simply does not work for me, perhaps because it smells like it comes from another era. While the same is true of something like Guerlain's Vetiver, the Guerlain doesn't read that way to me (though it does to a few others around me). Also, I see what Claus is saying regarding the role similarities of Sauvage and Bleu de Chanel, except I prefer Sauvage by a significant margin, since Bleu is nice, but has weak performance and a lot less depth to my nose. The bottom line is that no two people smell exactly the same thing.

Is Sauvage synthetic? Yep. But it's exceptionally pleasant. I don't always want to wear high end niche and highly fragrances like Roja Parfums, Amouage, etc. When I want something that is pleasant to others and yet easy to wear, I reach for Sauvage. Along with Aventus and Neroli Portofino, this is one of my most complimented fragrances. Many seem to like it, even among my niche-head friends. Haven't yet received a single negative comment of any kind.

What you're saying is, "Classic and never goes out of style."

That's not true.  You know I've told you that it's awful.

At the end of the day, just enjoy whatever you choose to wear, my friend (even if this old curmudgeon disagrees).

LOL Freddy . You know what I mean! No one has told me that smells awful on my skin, and for someone that wears Absolue Pour le Soir and oudy ouds... Actually, that might not mean anything at all, come to think of it lol O_o. If I didn't regularly receive compliments from strangers on Sauvage, I might think that some people were secretly trying to tell me to wear that instead of the REALLY challenging stuff hehe.

I do wish I could wear stuff like Eau Sauvage - it's a composition that I respect and would like to like, if that makes sense. I don't know why that one comes across as old-fashioned and outdated to my nose while Guerlain Vetiver and even Acqua di Parma Colonia don't. Those two come across as classic and timeless, while Eau Sauvage doesn't. I'm sure I'm smelling a reformulated version of that Dior, to be fair.

Anyway, the fragrance game is one giant YMMV .

You have a great nose! The Blenheim Bouquet similarity might be in the pepper note, which is very much present in Sauvage.

Tastes differ, and it all depends on ones preferences. For me Sauvage is great, and... well, age appropriate for a youthful fellow lol. Eau Sauvage on the other hand simply does not work for me, perhaps because it smells like it comes from another era. While the same is true of something like Guerlain's Vetiver, the Guerlain doesn't read that way to me (though it does to a few others around me). Also, I see what Claus is saying regarding the role similarities of Sauvage and Bleu de Chanel, except I prefer Sauvage by a significant margin, since Bleu is nice, but has weak performance and a lot less depth to my nose. The bottom line is that no two people smell exactly the same thing.

Is Sauvage synthetic? Yep. But it's exceptionally pleasant. I don't always want to wear high end niche and highly fragrances like Roja Parfums, Amouage, etc. When I want something that is pleasant to others and yet easy to wear, I reach for Sauvage. Along with Aventus and Neroli Portofino, this is one of my most complimented fragrances. Many seem to like it, even among my niche-head friends. Haven't yet received a single negative comment of any kind.

What you're saying is, "Classic and never goes out of style."

That's not true.  You know I've told you that it's awful.

At the end of the day, just enjoy whatever you choose to wear, my friend (even if this old curmudgeon disagrees).

LOL Freddy . You know what I mean! No one has told me that smells awful on my skin, and for someone that wears Absolue Pour le Soir and oudy ouds... Actually, that might not mean anything at all, come to think of it lol O_o. If I didn't regularly receive compliments from strangers on Sauvage, I might think that some people were secretly trying to tell me to wear that instead of the REALLY challenging stuff hehe.

I do wish I could wear stuff like Eau Sauvage - it's a composition that I respect and would like to like, if that makes sense. I don't know why that one comes across as old-fashioned and outdated to my nose while Guerlain Vetiver and even Acqua di Parma Colonia don't. Those two come across as classic and timeless, while Eau Sauvage doesn't. I'm sure I'm smelling a reformulated version of that Dior, to be fair.

Anyway, the fragrance game is one giant YMMV .

Paracresyl acetate. It's what makes many of the older fragrance smells the way they do. The character is so distinctive that it's very difficult to smell it and not go "wow, that smells old."