Sauvage Eau de Toilette / Sauvage Eau de Parfum

Sauvage Eau de Toilette sets Calabrian bergamot against a peppery, aromatic heart. Lavender and geranium sit among Sichuan and pink pepper, with vetiver, patchouli and elemi adding greener, woody-resinous details. Ambroxan, cedar and labdanum give the bright, sharp opening a smoother woody base.

Bergamot brightens Sichuan pepper, lavender and star anise. The aromatic spices keep a crisp outline around vanilla and Ambroxan, so the sweetness does not become a dessert theme. Dior Homme Intense takes a more powdery route through iris and ambrette rather than this bergamot-and-vanilla contrast.