A world of scent, a little clearer.

← Back to Sauvage
The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Sauvage
meets Bitter Splash.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Vetiver · Geranium · Cedar

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Eau de toilette leads with fresh spicy; Concentration not recorded leads with woody. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Sauvage bottle
Dior

Sauvage

Eau de toilette

Explore fragrance ↗
Dries Van Noten Bitter Splash bottle
Dries Van Noten

Bitter Splash

Concentration not recorded

Explore fragrance ↗
ConcentrationEau de toiletteConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizes30 mL · 60 mL · 100 mL · 200 mL
Checked 2026-09-21 · US catalog · Listed formats, not live stock.
Not yet verified
Brand originFranceNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20152024
Leading accordsfresh spicy · amber · citruswoody · aromatic · citrus
Notes unique to this recordCalabrian bergamot, Pepper, Sichuan Pepper, Lavender, Pink Pepper, Patchouli, elemi, Ambroxan, LabdanumGrapefruit, Cypress, Orris, Carrot Seeds, Leather
Longevity / 53.59 · 20,031 votes3.46 · 70 votes
Projection / 42.55 · 19,893 votes2.23 · 79 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

Declared on both

  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Aqua (water)
  • Limonene
  • Linalool
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Citronellol
  • Citral
  • Geraniol

Listed only on Sauvage

  • Alcohol
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Pogostemon cablin oil
  • Pinene
  • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil
  • Lavandula oil/extract
  • Coumarin
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Amyl salicylate
  • Terpineol
  • Pelargonium graveolens oil
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Terpinolene
  • Citrus aurantium peel oil
  • Hexadecanolactone
  • Alpha-terpinene
  • Camphor
  • Vanillin
  • Rose flower oil/extract
  • Rose ketones
  • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)
  • CI 14700 (red 4)
  • CI 42090 (blue 1)
  • CI 47005 (yellow 10)

Listed only on Bitter Splash

  • Alcohol denat
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Evernia prunastri (oakmoss) extract

Matching ignores capitalization and a small set of water and fragrance naming variants. “Only” refers to these published lists, not proof that an ingredient is absent from the other formula.

Sauvage

Eau de toilette · US listing

Alcohol • Parfum (fragrance) • Aqua (water) • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil • Limonene • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes • Linalyl acetate • Pogostemon cablin oil • Linalool • Pinene • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil • Citronellol • Lavandula oil/extract • Coumarin • Beta-caryophyllene • Amyl salicylate • Citral • Terpineol • Pelargonium graveolens oil • Geranyl acetate • Terpinolene • Citrus aurantium peel oil • Geraniol • Hexadecanolactone • Alpha-terpinene • Camphor • Vanillin • Rose flower oil/extract • Rose ketones • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2) • CI 14700 (red 4) • CI 42090 (blue 1) • CI 47005 (yellow 10)

Source: Dior official US product page · Checked 2026-09-21 · Formula reference #23092

Bitter Splash

Eau de parfum · US listing · 100 ML

Alcohol denat., Aqua (water), Parfum (fragrance), Limonene, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Citronellol, Linalool, Geraniol, Citral, Evernia prunastri (oakmoss) extract. alcohol of vegetal origin 80%

Official US bottle declaration. Printed alcohol-origin and strength statements remain in the source text and are excluded from ingredient comparisons. Check your packaging for your batch.

Source: Dries Van Noten official US fragrance declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Eau de toilette

Start here if the listed fresh spicy and amber direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed woody and aromatic direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.