Peppery and aromatic: a single citrus top, a heart of Sichuan pepper, star anise and lavender, and an ambroxan-vanilla base.
Closest in our data
- Dior Sauvage Eau de ToiletteShares Sichuan pepper, lavender, ambroxan. No vetiver or patchouli here; adds star anise, nutmeg, vanilla.
- Armani CodeOverlaps on bergamot and star anise only. Turns to tonka bean, leather and tobacco.
More detail
Sauvage Eau de Parfum is built from very few notes, arranged in an unusual way: one citrus note (bergamot) on top, a heart made almost entirely of spice — Sichuan pepper, star anise and nutmeg, with lavender — and a base of ambroxan and vanilla. Spicy notes account for 43% of its scent DNA, so the first impression is peppery and aromatic, with vanilla rounding the drydown rather than making it sweet.