Sauvage Elixir Dior 2021

It was January of this year, right at the beginning, still on my end-of-year vacation. My beloved everyday companion of many years, Knize Ten Golden Edition, coughed the last droplets of its inner values into my neck. Empty, completely. The thought that the time was ripe for a change was growing in my head to the point of certainty. So I flopped comfortably onto the sofa and did a little research on the internet to find the "best men's fragrances". It's no great surprise that I soon stumbled across Sauvage Eau de Toilette. "Of course, it must be great, with such a big presence on the Internet..." So off I went to the local (small town) perfumery to test the DIOR Sauvage. They told me straight away that there was also a current flanker, but that it was much better. I had it sprayed on and also took a small sample with me. My first impression in the store was already strong, very pronounced top note, spicy, oriental, sweet, oppressive, but also something like freshly showered. Actually quite nice. That's why I impatiently went back to the store and bought a bottle. The next morning, I could hardly wait to spray on my new fragrance. Hiss! The very first spray was a reminder to exercise restraint. A reckless second press of the spray button catapulted another dose onto my neck. No prisoners are taken here, that was immediately clear to me. From now on, the Sauvage Elixir was the dominant scent throughout the house. You can't hide anything here.
Over time, the fragrance changes very slowly towards the heart note. Lavender is supposed to dominate here, but I don't think so. The fragrance had me in a stranglehold. The Sauvage Eau de Parfum constantly made it clear to me who the olfactory boss is today. I found it to be very linear and simple. Certainly not really bad, but there is nothing special about it. The fragrance has its own statement, but it's pretty mass market. I've been smelling it a lot in the city since I started paying attention to it. It mainly gives a feeling of freshly showered and clean, it's masculine and sweet. The ambroxan makes Sauvage Elixir very synthetic and one-dimensional. I don't perceive any licorice, but a warm woodiness in the drydown. Speaking of drydown, it is very long in coming. The persistence is abnormal, far too strong for me. If any of the Sauvage Elixir gets on my clothes, I can't get it off for the time being. Don't get me wrong, I like strong fragrances. But at some point it got on my nerves so much that I didn't use it for quite a while afterwards. During this time, thanks to Parfumo, I was able to get to know a few other fragrances (niche fragrances were previously unknown to me). That opened up a new world for me. I don't think I'll be wearing the Sauvage monster again. Respectable lovers of the fragrance may forgive me.

Thank you for reading my first review!