Christian Dior Sauvage Concentrated Elixir

The elixir of all elixirs. Strong, lasts a very long time, powerful, masculine. Classically so, but modernized. When I first smelled this in the mall, I thought it was waaaaayy too strong and not for me. Watched some videos online and saw that Montblac Explorer Extreme was a less strong but very close alternative. Got my hands on one of those magazine pages that have the fragrance in them and I really liked MEE. I bought that and begun wearing it but after reading the notes on both fragrances, as I’m a big fan of lavender, I decided to revisit Sauvage Elixir. To my surprise I didn’t think much of its strength and the lavander is VASTLY superior to anything in MEE. Knew I had to catch Sauvage Elixir on a discount from there on out. Scooped up a bottle and while it isn’t a scent profile I’m totally in love with, the more I wear it more I love it. The one thing in this fragrance I’m not crazy about is the licorice. But it’s great. That lavender note really sings and is my favorite part of this whole fragrance. It’s done extremely well and adds a nice sweetness to balance things out. Not sure if I’m the only one but the scent profile with all of the spices and the type of spices reminds me of an old school cola vibe. Not the modern corn syrup kind but the old medicinal pharmaceutical kind (although it does not smell medicinal). It’s syrupy in that kind of way. It being more classically masculine adds to this, as I could see an old timey gentleman from the 1890s rocking this. Sounds weird but thats just where my head goes when smelling this lol.

I was very late to the party on this one. I really never liked the sauvage line from the start. So I didnt really track it. I heard Asad was very close to it but it did nothing for me at all. In fact I was quite put off by it. But a couple months back I smelled a tester of sauvage elixir knowing it was the newest formula. Its a beautiful fragrance. One I enjoy quite a lot. But the 2025/26 formula made very significant changes to it. It has a lot of natural oils and botanicals that were not in the original formulation or its second formulation when they removed the actual Tree Moss extract. I loved it so much I actually bought it and a backup. The thing about this new formula which IMHO should have its own distinction by year because its true that it is different.

I sprayed about 18 sprays in the evening before going out for the night woke up without respraying and took a dive in heavy salt ocean water on an island then got an excellent complimented from a woman on the beach. It has been about 16 hours since i sprayed it at this point. For the price it should project and last this much. It the most spiciest fragrance I've smelt second to Xerjoff Purple Accento. Personally it is a very expensive fragrance so it should have this performance. I don't know what other people smell off me when standing 6 feet away but up close it smells like a spicier & stronger Dior Sauvage EDP.

This isn't going to be for everyone, but I suggest wearing it before hating. It is dark. It does smell vintage and highly masculine. It is very mature for the Sauvage line. It smells best in the air. I don't understand the complaints about it being too nuclear. It is not nuclear. The projection is somewhere between moderate and strong, while it does indeed last for a very long time. It is going to be too dry and dark for those who typically wear blue fragrances. An older person told me that it reminded them of how Polo Green smelled in the 80's. I thought that was cool. Only reason I can't love it is the price.

Ok, ok. Call me an old man for sticking to the tried and true, but I literally am an old man and I also know when I really love something and I love Sauvage Elixir. There are just some fragrances that we really connect with and this is it for me. Today I went back to Nordstrom to put my nose on the Extrait and once again walked out with the Elixir, which I find to be far better. Can’t beat the power and the longevity of this stuff. And for what it’s worth, I find something a little off with the Extrait. Just me, to each his own. Long live the King… Sauvage Elixir!