In today's video we're going to find out a couple of things guys we're going to find
out exactly, how does the new savage elixir smell? how it transitions? if it's worth your
time and money and of course i'm also going to compare it with previous iterations of
this particular fragrance, the original 2015 edt, the eau de parfum, so if you
guys want to know everything there is to know about Sauvage, stick around it's up right now ;)
welcome back to another video, I'm Max Forti, if you guys love to make a great first impression, if you love to
smell great, this is a great place to be. Today we're going to cover in-depth the
NEW DIOR SAUVAGE ELIXIR 2021 release, i actually have a first impressions on this fragrance, if you
guys missed that video i'm going to pop it up here so you guys can check it out where
i talk about eight brand new 2021 releases. But today ELIXIR is the one we're going to
talk about, i'm going to talk about also the other iterations, this happens to be the third and fourth,
it's the third flanker and fourth release from the Sauvage collection, we had the
original the OG from 2015 which is an EDT, I have it right here , eau the toilette, then we had in 2018
an eau the parfum release, which i have it right here, and then in 2019 we had the parfum release which
i don't currently have a bottle of and i'm going to tell you guys why in just a second. and of course
everything you need to know about the new one, how it compares, and which one is my favorite, so let's
dive into it. We're going to start off with the presentation for the new 2021 release it actually
gives you off a more elegant, sophisticated, almost "private brand-esque vibe" about this
particular release, from the bottle itself which is really nicer than the other ones, of course
magnetic cap, incredible sprayers, which Dior happens to be like one of the best
sprayers in the game, you have the CD up top here which stands for Christian Dior
the CD at the bottom as well, you do have the batch which is etched in
the bottle itself which should definitely match your box, which the box here is almost like those
niche kind of quality boxes which you have a little podium stand where the bottle sits
perfectly and then it closes from the top, i showed that to you on the first impressions
video which again if you guys missed that go check it out, but it's nothing to it, it's just
a cardboard box, nice presentation, but nothing more to it than it's a nice presentation, it's
nothing like a coffin like from Killian fragrances like a wooden coffin, it's nothing
outstandingly nice but it's nicer than your original Sauvage previous boxes and casing,
the bottle itself is really cool, I love the indentation here in the bottle where
Sauvage Elixir Dior is written, this is said to be a very heavily concentrated juice
and when you first spray this fragrance the thing that's gonna stand out the most is going to be
how powerful and bold it's gonna be from the beginning in comparison to the other ones which will pale in
comparison, this is definitely a bolder, in your face but at the same time sophisticated
and elegant, so you can understand why very soon. The ew Dior Elixir is available in one size only
the size you're going to see here throughout this video which is the 60 ml/2oz
it retails for US$155 which now, it starts to dip into niche pricing which is for a designer
some people might scratch their head and say in order to pick this up it really
needs to be great. Now, is it great? let's find out. If you go to the website, the Dior website
itself where i picked my bottle up it's going to say that this is fragrance is going to be a spicy
fresh and woody type of a fragrance, I classify this as a woody spicy scent/amber fougere
or fougere amber because it's going to be heavier, much more bolder than the original, it almost has
an old-school powerhouse type of a scent vibe to it, again i'm going to describe to exactly what
i get from the scent, from the description itself at the Sauvage website it describes the fragrance
as extraordinarily concentrated, as i said, heavier concentrated than the previous releases,
François de Marchi is the actual nose and perfumer behind this creation, and it concentrates
very powerful notes is what it says here on the website itself but it only breaks it down into
a few notes, if you go to other websites it's going to give you a lot more notes,
what i get from the beginning here and i'm going to spray it again just to give myself,
remind myself of the actual opening, i am wearing this, i have the dry down on skin, but the opening
of this fragrance is absolutely amazing guys, I love this fragrance by the way from beginning to
end the whole transition from the introduction to the heart, the transition, and then to the dry down,
of course there's parts of the fragrance that i enjoy a little bit more but it was a great
journey from beginning to end. The opening here is definitely gonna have a bit of that sparkly
grapefruit that it describes, however, it's not gonna linger too long, that sparkliness from
the grapefruit is gonna go away fast, and then what you're going to be left off with is a great,
and when i say great guys, one of the best lavender combinations i've ever put my nose on,
especially from the designer side of things, over the past few years nothing will compare,
i'm telling you, this is a really classy, extraordinarily french lavender composition along
with spices, we're talking cinnamon, we're talking nutmeg, I definitely get a big note of cardamom here, so
if you like them spicy you're going to enjoy this opening here, especially if you're a big lavender
fougere lover, even though this composition is bold, it's definitely powerful, it borrows elements
from old school powerhouse fragrances of the late 70s, 80s, this fragrance also has a really nice
modern twist and component to it which will not make it seem dated, if you have smelled
releases of late 2019, 2020, 2021, Cartier Pasha Parfum for example,
you're going to enjoy this if you like those kind of fragrances, or John Varvatos Vintage, but it's
definitely going to have a very predominant lavender/ fougere green vibe to the
scent, so if you don't like fougeres or extremely powerful fougere type lavenders, you're not going
to pretty much love this, but as you get into the heart a lot of other components will kick in,
the cinnamon, the nutmeg, the spices, will definitely give the fragrance, especially the cardamom,
this really nice woody spicy vibe that i talked about in the beginning, which is very very
compelling and very sophisticated and elegant, then you're going to get a semi-smoky vibe here,
a little bit earthy as well that is given by the note of vetiver along with the patchouli,
the patchouli here is not going to be a cocoa, wet patchouli, it's more of a dry patchouli,
more earthy as I said, and the vetiver will give this earthiness, green, smoky facet, which
i'm a big sucker for vetiver, so this one here speaks lengths to me, the dry down is actually
very nice as well, however the star will remain the lavender, it's really the strongest point
of the fragrance which will remain from beginning to end so it's going to be a lavender/fougere
dry down with some woody, spicy vibes to it. What i do enjoy here is the sweetness that
is not overbearing, you get sweetness from amber here, and there's also a creaminess understated
statement from the fragrance given by the note of sandalwood, i love sandalwood bases,
i love sandalwood dry down, so the sandalwood is definitely here along with the patchouli, the
vetiver and the amber which gives us a nice creamy, spicy and woody dry down ,
facet which is absolutely out of this world good guys, i'm telling you, this is a great fragrance,
i am very very impressed with Dior Sauvage Elixir because it's not more of the same,
it's actually giving me elements that i love from fragrances of old that i did enjoy
back in the 90s, that i wore, and even early 2000s, i would describe this as mature, elegant and
confident, so you need to be someone who's really confident wearing these older type scents, more
mature, if you like sweet, tonka, ambroxan type of fragrances you're not going to enjoy this one, and I
said this in the first impressions, if you really loved the original and the previous iterations and
flankers most likely you're not gonna like this one, however, if you weren't too keen with the original and
you thought it was especially overplayed and you wanted something a little bit different more
bold and more rich and dark, this is your fix. In spite of this fragrance
reminding me of other fragrances of old that i talked about, powerhouse fragrances
it gives me off a vibe of a fragrance that i absolutely love released in 2019 that i've
also reviewed here for you guys and i'll pop it up here, this is very similar, like they could
be cousins, there's of course nuances here that will make this different, the original dna from
the Sauvage is here, but it's ever so slight and in the background, this fragrance
goes into a totally different facet and spectrum of this fragrance, and it does remind me
of Zaharoff Signature Homme which i love and i did review for you guys back in
2019 i'll pop it up here so you guys can check out that review, so if you're a fan of that fragrance
you're definitely gonna love this one. Now, how does it compare with the other ones? before i get into
performance and best times to wear Elixir, let me give you a quick snap here on
how it compares with the other fragrances. So, the edt is actually
an older bottle from 2015 itself, i remember picking it up as soon as it came out at Macy's,
so the opening here is great a lot of people will compare this to almost like an Aventus vibe,
the bergamots are beautiful here along with the pepper, it's spicy, it's fizzy, it's sparkly
definitely more fruity, of course, definitely more youthful, more sweet, given the fact that it has a
very predominant note of ambroxan here which adds that sweet and spicy kind of a
vibe, it is a compliment monster, Dior Sauvage is as good as it gets, no wonder why it's
a top selling fragrance, one of the top fragrances in the world over the last seven
years, and in fact a couple days ago i posted this really cool and funny
podcast from this blonde girl saying that this fragrance is so played out and if you don't want
to smell like her ex definitely give this one up and find something better to wear, because
this is played out guys, Dior Sauvage has been around for seven years, a lot of people wear this
and if you don't want to smell like everybody else then
i would say stay away from it, it's not bad, i'm not gonna say it's a bad scent, of course it's
a good scent, there's a place and time for it, these days it's something that i wear more casual for
running errands or if i'm going to the gym, it's not something that i tend to wear if i
really want to make an impression just because like i said it's been played out. The eau de parfum
from 2018 is actually one that i did wear quite a lot as you can see here and this one
here added some more mature elements which i did favor more as opposed to the 2015 release,
elements like cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, keeping the original dna but giving it more
depth with those spices and of course the vanilla dry down, it's definitely one that i do enjoy
a lot more than the original, and if you still want to stay within that sweet and more playful
vibe you would go with that one but if you want to go more mature then of course check out Elixir, and
of course the parfum, which i don't have it here, is even darker and deeper, i think there's a note
of anise in there as well, they talk about anise note on this one here, licorice rather,
which i don't really get that licorice but i guess it adds into the spices and darkness of this scent,
but the parfum i really thought it was a bit redundant in comparison with the
eau de parfum, i thought it was just more of the same, a little bit of a gimmicky release,
and it didn't really give me good lasting power, it's more of a skin scent, so i didn't keep
that bottle, I actually gave it away, and of course my favorite from the previous releases would
definitely be the eau de parfum, so in comparison with all the different Sauvages guys i have to say that
i'm really impressed with Sauvage Elixir, i think it's going to be something amazing that i'm going
to be looking to wear in the next few months, autumn, winter, it's definitely going
to be featured in some of my top lists because it has a really classy, elegant, old world goodness
fougeres that i come to love. Now performance is beastly on this fragrance, Elixir gave me 10 plus
hours, i do spray my clothes, on skin itself it was seven plus, which i can't complain, sillage was above
average, you're definitely gonna be perceived as you move about, people are gonna get whiffs and
wafts. Occasions: besides the weather that i talked about i would say rock
this for evening wear or dressier occasions, and i think you can wear this all year round
providing you control the sprayers, but definitely dressier occasions and evening wear i think
this will shine the most, it projects like a beast guys, two to three hours projection, non-stop and
sillage was just incredible. I definitely would say that Sauvage Elixir is a more masculine fragrance
and i think this is definitely something that you could wear all year round as a signature scent
if you'd like. When the weather is warmer you go two to three sprays, as soon as the weather gets
colder, fall and winter, you can go four to five, and again, you're gonna smell amazing, it's
gonna project, it's gonna do its thing because performance here is beastly.
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