What does it smell like?
Main smell: woody and powdery. It opens with ylang-ylang and green notes, moves to fig and violet and dries down to vanilla and sandalwood.
- Came out
- 2009
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- winter
Figue Sauvage notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
About Laurence Dumont Figue Sauvage EDP
Laurence Dumont is the house behind Figue Sauvage EDP. It comes as Eau de Parfum.
Best seasons to wear it
The best time of year to wear it is winter. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: winter, fall, spring and summer.
Price and value
The usual price in Europe is about €903. That puts it on the expensive side. It costs more than Gloria Vanderbilt Vanderbilt and Mancera Aoud Blue Notes.
Is Figue Sauvage your kind of scent?
The strongest accord is woody (100%), followed by powdery and sweet. You will probably like it if you enjoy woody and powdery smells and notes like fig and vanilla. Less obvious notes include bergamot. Perfume fans rate it 4.01 out of 5.
Longevity on skin
It lasts a medium time, about 3 to 6 hours on skin. As an Eau de Parfum, it has more perfume oil than an Eau de Toilette, which helps it last. Gloria Vanderbilt Vanderbilt and Mancera Aoud Blue Notes last longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like vanilla and sandalwood are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Other Laurence Dumont perfumes
The house has 28 perfumes here, led by Tendre Madeleine, Prune Jasmin and Vanille Frangipanier.
Figue Sauvage sillage
Projection is medium: people near you can smell it. Three or four sprays give a good balance. Mancera Aoud Blue Notes spreads further.
Figue Sauvage dupes and alternatives
Similar picks to try: Gloria Vanderbilt Vanderbilt (5 shared notes), Mancera Aoud Blue Notes (5 shared notes), Floraïku Sand and Skin Floraiku unisex (5 shared notes) and Tom Ford Oud Wood (5 shared notes).
More questions
Can I wear Figue Sauvage to work?
Yes, it suits daytime and the office well.
When did Figue Sauvage come out?
It came out in 2009.
Can men wear it?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.