Sauvage EDT vs Sauvage EDP
Side by side. Scored honestly.
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Side by side
Comparing the originals — price, breadth, listed-note depth.
Bergamot hits first — bright, slightly sweet, almost citrus-soda — then pepper (both kinds) sharpens the opening into something dry and almost electric. Lavender and geranium soften the heart without going floral, keeping it clean and slightly herbal. The real engine here is ambroxan, a skin-musk molecule that drives the dry-down into warm, mineral skin territory that reads as distinctly male without being heavy. Projection is loud for the first two hours, then settles into a tight, persistent sillage that stays close all day — Never disappears, just quiets. — Best in warm weather or transitional seasons; the office, the date, the errand run where you want to smell effortlessly put-together without trying too hard.
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
Sauvage EDT and Sauvage EDP share 3 notes (bergamot, lavender, sichuan pepper). 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 (3 unique to Sauvage EDT, 3 unique to Sauvage EDP) are where the divergence happens.
The buying decision
Sauvage EDT is the cheaper original at $115 compared to $155 for Sauvage EDP — about 26% less. Sauvage EDT is built for spring/summer/fall; Sauvage EDP for spring/fall/winter. Pick by when you'd actually wear it.