Dior · 2018
Sauvage Eau de Parfum Eau de Parfum
Longevity
4–10 h60% of 79 people
Projection
Strong65% of 600+ people
Worn by
Mostly menmost often worn by
spicy
confident
cool bergamot air, spicy lavender, smooth ambroxan
Scent Notes
Spicy
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What the community says
Smooth and fresh with real staying power
Scendira's summary of 800+ people on perfume review sites, Reddit, YouTube and TikTok. Updated 25 Oct 2026
How long it lasts600+ people
4–10 h
for 60% of people
0 h3 h6 h9 h12+ h
60% of people get 4–10 hours. From 79 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (8 h).
15%
80% Long-lasting
5% fades quickly · 15% moderate · rounded to the nearest 5%
Long-lasting for most people
How far it projects600+ people
65%
say it projects strongly
25%
65% Strong
10% close to skin · 25% moderate · rounded to the nearest 5%
Projects strongly for most people
How it smells, in their words140 people
smooth29
fresh29
clean22
mature20
How many of the 140 people who describe the smell use each word.
Also worth knowing
Compliments
21%
21% of people get compliments on it (624).
0all perfumes we track
More than most perfumes.
Typical perfume we track: 8%.
Creators on Sauvage Eau de Parfum3 videos
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Summary in words
Dior Sauvage Eau de Parfum: what 800+ people say about it.
In short: Smooth and fresh with real staying power.
Most often worn by men.
60% of people get 4–10 hours of wear (79 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 8 hours).
About 80% of 600+ people say it lasts a long time (long-lasting for most people).
About 65% of 600+ people say it projects strongly (projects strongly for most people).
Words used most by the 140 people who describe how it smells: smooth (29), fresh (29), clean (22), mature (20).
21% of people get compliments on it, more than most perfumes (624).
Perfumes people say smell alike: Salvo Intense by Maison Alhambra (86% of voters); Sauvage Very Cool Spray by Dior (85% of voters); Modest Pour Homme Une by Afnan (82% of voters); Club De Nuit Urban by Armaf (78% of voters); Nocturno by Rayhaan (78% of voters); The Pride of by Armaf (77% of voters); Luna Rossa Carbon Eau de Toilette by Prada (71% of voters); Salvo by Maison Alhambra (69% of voters); Ventana Pour Homme by Armaf (65% of voters); Aromatic Star Anise by Dossier (78% of voters).
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
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How we count
- It sums up what 800+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
- Matches with 100+ voters come first; early reads have fewer votes.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Dior Sauvage Eau de Parfum EDP comes across as cool bergamot air, spicy lavender, smooth ambroxan. It opens with bergamot, moves into Sichuan pepper, lavender and star anise and settles on ambroxan (a clean, salty amber) and vanilla, among other notes. It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
As an eau de parfum, it works across all four seasons. Reach for it for nights out. Released in 2018. Perfumer: François Demachy.
On skin it holds from morning into the evening and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: people who want a spicy and confident scent for nights out.
- Sample first if: you are weighing a $189 bottle; a sample costs far less.
Around $189, a premium spicy perfume.
Explore more: More from Dior · Spicy perfumes · Bergamot perfumes · Sichuan pepper perfumes
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Night out
The Brand
Dior
Dior has made fragrance since Miss Dior launched in 1947. Dior on Scendira comes to 140+ perfumes, with bottles from about $29 up to $525.
Most-Discussed Dior Perfumes
The most discussed Dior perfumes in the fragrance communities Scendira tracks are Sauvage, Fahrenheit and Sauvage Elixir.
How each pick opens and dries
With Sauvage (Eau de Toilette, 2015), the scent is cool bergamot breeze, peppery lavender, woody cedar; Calabrian bergamot and pepper up top and ambroxan, cedar and labdanum underneath. Fahrenheit (Eau de Toilette, 1988) is built around fresh cologne breeze, leathery woods and musky warmth, with mandarin orange and bergamot first and leather, musk and patchouli at the base. Picture spiced lavender cologne, smoky vetiver finish for Sauvage Elixir (Elixir, 2021), starting with nutmeg and cardamom before patchouli, woods and Haitian vetiver take over.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like cool bergamot air, spicy lavender, smooth ambroxan. It opens with bergamot, moves into Sichuan pepper, lavender and star anise and settles on ambroxan (a clean, salty amber) and vanilla, among other notes.
On skin it holds from morning into the evening and projects to about arm's length.
It works across all four seasons. It suits nights out.
It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
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