LayerLab

Layering matches for

Dior Sauvage

Every fragrance in the catalogue is evaluated against this one on its own merits. Each answer is a trajectory over a wear day, not a single score, because two sprays are two films on skin with different evaporation curves rather than one blend.

No fragrance here is a good partner for Dior Sauvage.

Not one candidate cleared the bar for this goal. That is an answer, not a gap. A recommendation has to rest on something positive - a pair of materials that genuinely improve each other, both fragrances still audible hours in, and no material pushed past the dose where its character turns. Nothing here manages all three.

The closest attempts are below, with the reason each one fails.

Workable with care

These hold together, but something about them needs watching. The caveat is stated on each.

Maison Margiela

Jazz Club

Workable with care
  • vanilla smothers herbal transparency rather than blending with it
Spray first Dior Sauvage
Spray second Maison Margiela Jazz Club

Ratio: 1 spray each. Neither is loud enough to need holding back.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood peppery-bite (flipped) vanillic-sweet cured-leaf
  2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood peppery-bite (flipped) vanillic-sweet cured-leaf
  3. 3 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood vanillic-sweet cured-leaf stewed-fruit
  4. 6 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood vanillic-sweet cured-leaf stewed-fruit

Dose thresholds crossed

  • pink pepper — caused by layering. Combined load 0.72 against a threshold of 0.7. Above this it reads dry dusty rasp.

Shared materials: pink pepper, cedarwood, rotundone.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

Maison Margiela

By the Fireplace

Workable with care
  • amber-woods bury a citrus opening within the first hour, so the citrus is decoration rather than a layer
  • vanilla smothers herbal transparency rather than blending with it
  • caramelised sweetness flattens dry herbs
Spray first Dior Sauvage
Spray second Maison Margiela By the Fireplace

Ratio: 1 spray each. Neither is loud enough to need holding back.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood burnt-phenol peppery-bite vanillic-sweet
  2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood burnt-phenol vanillic-sweet peppery-bite
  3. 3 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood burnt-phenol vanillic-sweet pencil-wood
  4. 6 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood vanillic-sweet burnt-phenol pencil-wood

Shared materials: pink pepper, cedarwood.

Rests on at least one placeholder material value. Treat this verdict as weak.

Chanel

Bleu de Chanel

Workable with care
  • amber-woods bury a citrus opening within the first hour, so the citrus is decoration rather than a layer
Spray first Dior Sauvage
Spray second Chanel Bleu de Chanel

Ratio: 1 spray each. Neither is loud enough to need holding back.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) bright-peel skin-musk peppery-bite
  2. 1 hour Chanel Bleu de Chanel

    Chanel Bleu de Chanel is ahead but Dior Sauvage is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk pencil-wood cold-smoke
  3. 3 hours Chanel Bleu de Chanel

    Chanel Bleu de Chanel is ahead but Dior Sauvage is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk pencil-wood creamy-wood
  4. 6 hours Chanel Bleu de Chanel

    Chanel Bleu de Chanel is ahead but Dior Sauvage is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk pencil-wood creamy-wood

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ambroxan — made worse by layering. Combined load 1.08 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.
  • iso e super — caused by layering. Combined load 0.82 against a threshold of 0.7. Above this it reads flat, deadening, grey.

Shared materials: ambroxan, bergamot oil, iso e super, limonene, cedarwood, galaxolide.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

Diptyque

Eau Rose

Workable with care
  • amber-woods bury a citrus opening within the first hour, so the citrus is decoration rather than a layer
Spray first Dior Sauvage
Spray second Diptyque Eau Rose

Ratio: 1 spray each. Neither is loud enough to need holding back.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood rose-petal skin-musk peppery-bite
  2. 1 hour Dior Sauvage

    Dior Sauvage is ahead but Diptyque Eau Rose is still readable.

    dry-amberwood rose-petal skin-musk peppery-bite
  3. 3 hours Dior Sauvage

    Dior Sauvage is ahead but Diptyque Eau Rose is still readable.

    dry-amberwood skin-musk rose-petal pencil-wood
  4. 6 hours Dior Sauvage

    Dior Sauvage is ahead but Diptyque Eau Rose is still readable.

    dry-amberwood skin-musk rose-petal pencil-wood

Shared materials: bergamot oil, galaxolide.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

Yves Saint Laurent

Libre

Workable with care
  • amber-woods bury a citrus opening within the first hour, so the citrus is decoration rather than a layer
  • vanilla smothers herbal transparency rather than blending with it
Spray first Dior Sauvage
Spray second Yves Saint Laurent Libre

Ratio: 1 spray of Yves Saint Laurent Libre to 2 sprays of Dior Sauvage.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Yves Saint Laurent Libre

    Yves Saint Laurent Libre is ahead but Dior Sauvage is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) narcotic-floral vanillic-sweet herbal-cool (flipped)
  2. 1 hour Yves Saint Laurent Libre

    Yves Saint Laurent Libre is ahead but Dior Sauvage is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) vanillic-sweet narcotic-floral skin-musk
  3. 3 hours Yves Saint Laurent Libre

    Yves Saint Laurent Libre is ahead but Dior Sauvage is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) vanillic-sweet skin-musk narcotic-floral
  4. 6 hours Yves Saint Laurent Libre

    Yves Saint Laurent Libre is ahead but Dior Sauvage is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) vanillic-sweet skin-musk narcotic-floral

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ambroxan — made worse by layering. Combined load 0.98 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.
  • lavender oil — caused by layering. Combined load 0.84 against a threshold of 0.7. Above this it reads camphoraceous, medicinal-sharp.

Shared materials: ambroxan, lavender oil, galaxolide.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

Glossier

You

Workable with care
  • amber-woods bury a citrus opening within the first hour, so the citrus is decoration rather than a layer
Spray first Dior Sauvage
Spray second Glossier You

Ratio: 1 spray of Glossier You to 2 sprays of Dior Sauvage.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Glossier You

    Glossier You is ahead but Dior Sauvage is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) peppery-bite (flipped) root-powder
  2. 1 hour Glossier You

    Glossier You is ahead but Dior Sauvage is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) root-powder peppery-bite (flipped)
  3. 3 hours Glossier You

    Glossier You is ahead but Dior Sauvage is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) root-powder violet-powder
  4. 6 hours Glossier You

    Glossier You leads clearly. Dior Sauvage is a modifier at this point rather than half of a blend.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) root-powder violet-powder

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ambroxan — made worse by layering. Combined load 0.93 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.
  • galaxolide — caused by layering. Combined load 0.8 against a threshold of 0.65. Above this it reads laundry-detergent flatness that deadens the blend.
  • pink pepper — caused by layering. Combined load 0.76 against a threshold of 0.7. Above this it reads dry dusty rasp.

Shared materials: ambroxan, pink pepper, iso e super, galaxolide.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

Tom Ford

Oud Wood

Workable with care
  • amber-woods bury a citrus opening within the first hour, so the citrus is decoration rather than a layer
  • vanilla smothers herbal transparency rather than blending with it
  • One fragrance clearly leads at one checkpoint.
Spray first Dior Sauvage
Spray second Tom Ford Oud Wood

Ratio: 1 spray of Tom Ford Oud Wood to 2 sprays of Dior Sauvage.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Tom Ford Oud Wood

    Tom Ford Oud Wood is ahead but Dior Sauvage is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) peppery-bite creamy-wood resin-animalic
  2. 1 hour Tom Ford Oud Wood

    Tom Ford Oud Wood is ahead but Dior Sauvage is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) creamy-wood resin-animalic peppery-bite
  3. 3 hours Tom Ford Oud Wood

    Tom Ford Oud Wood is ahead but Dior Sauvage is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) creamy-wood resin-animalic vanillic-sweet
  4. 6 hours Tom Ford Oud Wood

    Tom Ford Oud Wood leads clearly. Dior Sauvage is a modifier at this point rather than half of a blend.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) creamy-wood resin-animalic vanillic-sweet

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ambroxan — made worse by layering. Combined load 0.98 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.

Shared materials: ambroxan, cedarwood, rotundone.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

Chanel

No. 5

Workable with care
  • amber-woods bury a citrus opening within the first hour, so the citrus is decoration rather than a layer
  • vanilla smothers herbal transparency rather than blending with it
Spray first Dior Sauvage
Spray second Chanel No. 5

Ratio: 1 spray of Chanel No. 5 to 2 sprays of Dior Sauvage.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Chanel No. 5

    Chanel No. 5 is ahead but Dior Sauvage is still readable.

    dry-amberwood narcotic-floral soapy-lift skin-musk
  2. 1 hour Chanel No. 5

    Chanel No. 5 is ahead but Dior Sauvage is still readable.

    dry-amberwood skin-musk narcotic-floral rose-petal
  3. 3 hours Chanel No. 5

    Chanel No. 5 is ahead but Dior Sauvage is still readable.

    dry-amberwood skin-musk narcotic-floral rose-petal
  4. 6 hours Chanel No. 5

    Chanel No. 5 is ahead but Dior Sauvage is still readable.

    dry-amberwood skin-musk narcotic-floral creamy-wood

Shared materials: bergamot oil, galaxolide.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

Jo Malone

Wood Sage & Sea Salt

Workable with care
  • amber-woods bury a citrus opening within the first hour, so the citrus is decoration rather than a layer
  • amber-woods overwrite the mineral-salt effect entirely
Spray first Dior Sauvage
Spray second Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt

Ratio: 1 spray of Dior Sauvage to 2 sprays of Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Dior Sauvage

    Dior Sauvage is ahead but Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) peppery-bite herbal-cool skin-musk
  2. 1 hour Dior Sauvage

    Dior Sauvage is ahead but Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk herbal-cool peppery-bite
  3. 3 hours Dior Sauvage

    Dior Sauvage is ahead but Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk pencil-wood herbal-cool
  4. 6 hours Dior Sauvage

    Dior Sauvage is ahead but Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk pencil-wood herbal-cool

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ambroxan — made worse by layering. Combined load 0.86 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.

Shared materials: ambroxan, iso e super, cedarwood, galaxolide.

Rests on at least one placeholder material value. Treat this verdict as weak.

Not recommended

Listed with the reason, because a rejection you cannot inspect is indistinguishable from a bug.