Addict vs Sauvage EDP
Side by side. Scored honestly.
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Side by side
Comparing the originals — price, breadth, listed-note depth.
Mandarin and pink pepper crack open with bright, slightly spicy energy before the heart pulls everything inward — jasmine and rose here are lush but not powdery, sitting close to the skin rather than broadcasting. The blackberry adds a ripe, almost jammy quality that keeps it from reading as purely floral. Dry-down is where it earns its reputation: tonka and vanilla merge into a warm, skin-like sweetness with real staying power and a trailing sillage that lingers hours after application. — Best worn fall through early spring, for evenings out or close-contact situations where warmth and subtle sensuality land harder than volume.
Opens with a sharp bergamot-and-pink-pepper blast that has a near-electric quality — clean but with real bite. The lavender arrives quickly in the heart, smoother than expected, softening the pepper without dulling it. Sichuan pepper keeps a faint tingle alive through the mid-stage. The dry-down is where it earns its reputation: amberwood and vanilla pull it into warm, skin-close territory, projection tightening from loud to a confident personal cloud. Sillage trails long and distinctively. — Cool-weather daily wear for someone who wants presence without effort.
How they overlap
Addict and Sauvage EDP share 2 notes (pink pepper, vanilla). The same note name doesn't always mean the same scent — different houses use different vanillas, different woods, different musks — but a multi-note shared spine usually does indicate genuinely-comparable wear character. The remaining notes (5 unique to Addict, 4 unique to Sauvage EDP) are where the divergence happens.
The buying decision
Addict is the cheaper original at $130 compared to $155 for Sauvage EDP — about 16% less. Both wear best across the same spring/fall/winter — they're interchangeable on weather fit. Heads up: Addict is marketed feminine, Sauvage EDP is marketed masculine — they target different wearers, though plenty of buyers cross those lines.