Fragrance Hunter™Designer fragrance
Dior Sauvage
The original reads: citrus · spicy · amber · woody.
The genuine fragrance
Dior Sauvage
citrus · spicy · amber · woody
Accords cited from Dior (official)
Listed for menThe scent, note by note
How Dior Sauvage is built
Notes as published by Dior (official), mapped into our controlled vocabulary. How they wear varies with skin and concentration.
The accessible option
Inspired by Dior Sauvage
Honest "smells-like" alternatives to Sauvage, ranked on shared cited accords then price, alongside the genuine original above, never in place of it. Where an alternative publishes no profile of its own, the accords shown are the original's. The genuine Dior Sauvage is $97.29; accessible alternatives from $12.95.
The signature we're matching: Sichuan Pepper · Elemi · Ambroxan. The distinctive notes that define Sauvage, from its cited pyramid.
The honest verdict
Which one should you buy?
The genuine Dior Sauvage is $97.29. The closest honest accessible version we can verify starts at $12.95, ranked first because it shares Sauvage's cited citrus, spicy, amber, woody profile. The extra $84.34 buys the exact branded formula. The cheaper bottle is inspired by it, honestly labeled, not the same formula. We publish no longevity or performance measurements, so we won't claim it lasts longer. We list the original first, always, and we earn the same whichever you pick.
Straight comparisons
Sauvage or one of these?
Sauvage or 1 Million?
Both read citrus, spicy, amber, woody. 1 Million leans green, floral.
Sauvage or Absolu Aventus?
Both read citrus, spicy, amber, woody. Absolu Aventus leans fruity.
Sauvage or Acqua di Gio?
Both read citrus, woody. Sauvage leans spicy, amber; Acqua di Gio leans green, fresh, aromatic.
Sauvage or Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme?
Both read woody. Sauvage leans citrus, spicy, amber; Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme leans sweet.
Sauvage or Asad?
Both read spicy, amber, woody. Sauvage leans citrus; Asad leans fruity, powdery, sweet.
Sauvage or Aventus?
Both read citrus, spicy, woody. Sauvage leans amber; Aventus leans fruity, green, floral.
Sauvage or Bad Boy?
Both read citrus, spicy, amber, woody. Bad Boy leans aromatic, sweet.
Sauvage or Black Orchid?
Both read citrus, woody. Sauvage leans spicy, amber; Black Orchid leans fruity, floral, sweet.
Sauvage or Bleu de Chanel?
Both read citrus, woody. Sauvage leans spicy, amber; Bleu de Chanel leans sweet.
Sauvage or Dior Homme Intense?
Both read amber, woody. Sauvage leans citrus, spicy; Dior Homme Intense leans powdery.
Sauvage or Dylan Blue?
Both read citrus, spicy. Sauvage leans amber, woody; Dylan Blue leans fresh, fruity, floral, sweet.
Sauvage or Eau Sauvage?
Both read citrus, woody. Sauvage leans spicy, amber; Eau Sauvage leans floral, aromatic.
Sauvage or Eros?
Both read citrus, amber. Sauvage leans spicy, woody; Eros leans green, fruity, floral, sweet.
Sauvage or Eros Flame?
Both read citrus, spicy, woody. Sauvage leans amber; Eros Flame leans aromatic.
Sauvage or Fahrenheit?
Both read citrus, woody. Sauvage leans spicy, amber; Fahrenheit leans fresh, floral, leather.
Sauvage or Guilty?
Both read spicy, amber. Sauvage leans citrus, woody; Guilty leans floral, fruity.
Sauvage or Guilty Pour Homme?
Both read citrus, woody. Sauvage leans spicy, amber; Guilty Pour Homme leans aromatic, floral.
Sauvage or Interlude?
Both read citrus, amber, woody. Sauvage leans spicy; Interlude leans aromatic, fruity, sweet.
Sauvage or Invictus?
Both read citrus, amber, woody. Sauvage leans spicy; Invictus leans fresh.
Sauvage or K?
Both read spicy, woody. Sauvage leans citrus, amber; K leans aromatic.
Sauvage or La Nuit de L'Homme?
Both read citrus, woody. Sauvage leans spicy, amber; La Nuit de L'Homme leans aromatic, sweet.
Sauvage or Layton?
Both read citrus, spicy. Sauvage leans amber, woody; Layton leans aromatic, fruity, floral, sweet.
Sauvage or Le Male?
They sit in different corners. Sauvage leans citrus, spicy, amber, woody; Le Male leans green, aromatic, sweet.
Sauvage or Le Male Elixir?
Both read amber, woody. Sauvage leans citrus, spicy; Le Male Elixir leans aromatic, sweet.
Sauvage or Luna Rossa?
Both read citrus, amber. Sauvage leans spicy, woody; Luna Rossa leans fresh, aromatic.
Sauvage or Luna Rossa Black?
Both read citrus, amber, woody. Sauvage leans spicy; Luna Rossa Black leans green, sweet.
Sauvage or Luna Rossa Carbon?
Both read citrus, amber, woody. Sauvage leans spicy; Luna Rossa Carbon leans aromatic, green.
Sauvage or Luna Rossa Ocean?
Both read citrus, spicy. Sauvage leans amber, woody; Luna Rossa Ocean leans aromatic, fresh, floral, leather.
Sauvage or Man in Black?
Both read spicy, amber, woody. Sauvage leans citrus; Man in Black leans leather, floral, sweet.
Sauvage or Ombre Leather?
Both read spicy, amber, woody. Sauvage leans citrus; Ombre Leather leans floral, leather.
Sauvage or Ombre Nomade?
Both read amber, woody. Sauvage leans citrus, spicy; Ombre Nomade leans smoky.
Sauvage or One Million?
Both read citrus, spicy, amber. Sauvage leans woody; One Million leans fresh, floral, leather.
Sauvage or Oud Wood?
Both read spicy, amber, woody. Sauvage leans citrus; Oud Wood leans sweet.
Sauvage or Phantom?
Both read citrus, woody. Sauvage leans spicy, amber; Phantom leans aromatic, sweet.
Sauvage or Pi?
Both read citrus, spicy, woody. Sauvage leans amber; Pi leans sweet.
Sauvage or Prada L'Homme?
Both read spicy, woody. Sauvage leans citrus, amber.
Sauvage or Red Tobacco?
Both read spicy, amber, woody. Sauvage leans citrus; Red Tobacco leans sweet, musky, smoky.
Sauvage or Tam Dao?
Both read spicy, woody. Sauvage leans citrus, amber.
Sauvage or Tobacco Vanille?
Both read spicy. Sauvage leans citrus, amber, woody; Tobacco Vanille leans fruity, sweet, smoky.
Sauvage or Toy Boy?
Both read citrus, spicy, amber, woody. Toy Boy leans fruity, floral.
Sauvage or Tuscan Leather?
They sit in different corners. Sauvage leans citrus, spicy, amber, woody; Tuscan Leather leans floral, leather, smoky.
Sauvage or Ultra Male?
Both read citrus. Sauvage leans spicy, amber, woody; Ultra Male leans green, aromatic, fruity, sweet.
Sauvage or Uomo Born in Roma?
Both read spicy, woody. Sauvage leans citrus, amber; Uomo Born in Roma leans fresh, aromatic, floral.
Sauvage or Viking?
Both read citrus, spicy, woody. Sauvage leans amber; Viking leans floral, aromatic.
Sauvage or Wanted?
Both read citrus, spicy, woody. Sauvage leans amber.
Sauvage or Y?
Both read woody. Sauvage leans citrus, spicy, amber; Y leans aromatic, sweet.
Common questions
Where can I buy Dior Sauvage?
You can buy the genuine Dior Sauvage straight from FragranceNet.com. The real bottle comes first; the accessible alternatives below are there if you'd rather spend less.
What does Dior Sauvage smell like?
Dior Sauvage reads as citrus, spicy, amber, woody, the coarse families Dior (official) cites. How it wears depends on your skin and the concentration. We only publish notes and accords we can trace to a source.
How much does Dior Sauvage cost?
The genuine Dior Sauvage runs $97.29 at FragranceNet.com as of this page's last update, though retailers set their own prices and change them; the "smells-like" alternatives start around $12.95.
What's the closest accessible alternative to Sauvage?
We rank the "smells-like" alternatives to Sauvage by how closely their cited accords match the original, cheapest first. A dupe is meant to evoke Sauvage, not match its formula, and we say as much. If we can't verify a genuine match yet, we leave it off.
Is Sauvage for men or women?
Dior Sauvage is listed as a men's fragrance by the retailer. That's a marketing label, not a rule: fragrance has no gender, and plenty of "men's" scents are worn by anyone. We show how it's sold and leave the wearing to you.
Is Unbranded Sauvage a good dupe for Sauvage?
Unbranded Sauvage is the alternative we list first for Sauvage, ranked on shared cited accords then price, at $12.95 against $97.29 for the genuine bottle. Most alternative houses publish no scent profile of their own, so for those we show the original's cited accords rather than claim an independently verified match. It's meant to evoke Sauvage, not replicate it, so we link the real bottle first and let you judge for yourself.
Is Sauvage available in other concentrations?
Yes. We also cover Sauvage Elixir and Eau Sauvage, each with its own page. Concentration changes the strength and often the balance of the scent, so we list the versions separately.
What fragrances share notes with Sauvage?
Armaf Club De Nuit Urban Man Elixir (shares Elemi, Ambroxan, Bergamot); Parfums de Marly Galloway (shares Elemi, Ambroxan); Xerjoff 1861 Zefiro (shares Elemi, Bergamot). These share specific notes with Sauvage, a closer match than a shared accord family. We rank them by how many of Sauvage's cited notes they actually share, weighting rarer notes heavier than ubiquitous ones. Each is its own fragrance with real, sourced notes, not a copy of Sauvage, and has its own page.
What fragrances are similar to Sauvage?
Sauvage reads as citrus, spicy, amber, woody. If that's the corner you like, you'll find Paco Rabanne 1 Million, Paco Rabanne 1 Million Night Elixir and Afnan 9 PM nearby. We rank them by how many of Sauvage's cited accords they actually share, weighting rarer families heavier. They're their own fragrances, not copies of Sauvage, and each has its own page.
We list the genuine original first, always. Fragrance Hunter earns affiliate commissions on outbound links across the site, on both original bottles and accessible alternatives, at no cost to you. Because we earn the same either way, what pays us never sets the order we rank things in; the ranking answers to the cited accords, not a sponsor (how we pick, and how we earn). Accessible alternatives are imitations of a named original; related fragrances are independent houses' own creations that stand as originals in their own right. We label which is which, and never present an imitation as the original. Prices are indicative, set by the retailer, and change. Accords are coarse scent families cited from brand or retailer sources; an alternative evokes the profile, it is not the same formula.