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Christian Dior Eau Sauvage Extreme Intense
Christian Dior

Eau Sauvage Extreme Intense

Citrus
Fresh
Green
Aromatic
Aldehydic
Woody
Patchouli
EDT · 1984 · mens

Eau Sauvage Extreme Intense is a 1984 reformulation of Dior's iconic 1966 original, designed to add depth and intensity to the classic fougère blueprint. This EDT pushes the aromatic-herbal character further while maintaining the DNA of its predecessor.

The fragrance opens with a bright citrus-herbal punch, leading with bergamot and lemon rounded out by basil and lavender. Patchouli appears immediately in the top notes, grounding the fresh opening with an earthy weight. The heart develops through aromatic florals and spice, with coriander and bay leaf supporting a subtle jasmine, while sandalwood and orris root add dry herbaceousness. The base anchors everything with oakmoss, cedar, and a patchouli-amber combination that keeps the fragrance earthier than typical fruity ambroxan-heavy releases.

This is a fragrance for someone who wants Eau Sauvage's clean, structured character but with more complexity and staying power. It works year-round, though it leans slightly cooler. Best for daytime wear in professional or casual settings where sophistication reads louder than flash. If you gravitate toward The Tactician, The Homesteader, and The Aristocrat profiles, this will resonate.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Citrus
100%
Fresh
80%
Green
48%
Aromatic
90%
Aldehydic
60%
Woody
100%
Patchouli
35%
Earthy
61%
Musky
26%
Powdery
36%
Amber
26%
Warm Spicy
26%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Basil
Basil
Sweet, spicy, and vividly herbal, basil has a green freshness with slightly anise-like and peppery facets that make it more complex than most culinary herbs. In perfumery it adds a lively, Mediterranean quality and pairs beautifully with citrus and woody notes. An underused note that rewards those who seek it out.
Bergamot
Bergamot
A sun-ripened Italian citrus with a brightness that goes beyond lemon, simultaneously tart, floral, and slightly spicy. It's the defining note of Earl Grey tea and the backbone of countless fresh colognes. Perfumers love it as an opener because it lifts the entire composition without overpowering what follows.
Fruity Notes
Fruity Notes
Lavender
Lavender
One of perfumery's most essential and beloved notes, clean, herbal, and slightly sweet with a calming, familiar quality that works in almost any context. Lavender is simultaneously the most versatile and the most human of ingredients: it appears in barbershop colognes, romantic florals, and sophisticated orientals alike. A note that simply works.
Lemon
Lemon
Sharp, clean, and instantly familiar, the pure zest of fresh-cut lemon peel, not the sugary juice. In perfumery it reads as crisp and energising rather than sweet, and is often used to amplify other light notes. It fades quickly, so it's almost always a top note that makes a striking first impression.
Patchouli
Patchouli
Dense, earthy, and darkly sweet, patchouli is the scent of damp soil and dried herbs with an almost chocolatey richness. It polarizes people because in high concentrations it's overwhelming, but as a supporting note it adds depth and longevity that almost nothing else can match. The backbone of countless oriental and chypre fragrances.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Aldehydes
Aldehydes
The chemical family that created modern perfumery, aldehydes were first used prominently in Chanel N°5 (1921), adding a soapy, abstract, almost metallic sparkle that lifted the fragrance above anything previously possible. They don't smell like anything in nature; their effect is more textural than aromatic. Aldehydic fragrances feel luminous, sophisticated, and distinctly 20th century.
Bay Leaf
Bay Leaf
Warm, herbal, and slightly medicinal, bay laurel has a spiced, slightly clove-like warmth alongside its green herbal quality. It was one of the first aromatics used by ancient civilizations and appears in the classic 'barbershop' masculine fragrance profile. Adds a confident, clean-shaven warmth to fresh and woody compositions.
Coriander
Coriander
Warm, spicy, and faintly citrusy, coriander seed smells quite different from the green herb, with a dry, woody warmth and a slight floral quality. It adds a spiced, slightly exotic character to masculine fragrances without the sharpness of pepper or the sweetness of vanilla. A supporting spice note that adds complexity.
Jasmine
Jasmine
Intoxicating, heady, and slightly animalic, jasmine is one of the few flowers that smells as rich in a bottle as it does climbing a garden wall at dusk. It has an almost fleshy, indolic quality that stops it reading as purely 'clean.' Jasmine is a workhorse in both feminine and masculine perfumery, adding depth and soul.
Orris Root
Orris Root
Rosemary
Rosemary
Herbal, camphorous, and slightly pine-like, rosemary is a Mediterranean herb with a clean, almost medicinal crispness. It adds freshness and a culinary familiarity to fragrances, grounding more abstract notes in something real. A pillar of classic fougère (fern) fragrances and modern herbal compositions.
Sandalwood
Sandalwood
Creamy, smooth, and milky with a soft, skin-like warmth that clings beautifully. True Mysore sandalwood is one of perfumery's most precious ingredients, simultaneously wood and skin, never cold or sharp. It rounds off sharp edges in any composition and makes the wearer smell subtly, irresistibly warmer.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Amber
Amber
A warm, resinous accord rather than a single ingredient, amber is typically built from labdanum, benzoin, and vanilla to create a rich, honeyed, almost solar warmth. It's the quintessential base-note family, adding a comforting richness that makes fragrances feel complete. The difference between a fragrance feeling cold and feeling alive.
Cedar
Cedar
Musk
Musk
The base layer of almost every modern fragrance, a soft, warm, skin-like scent that extends longevity and bridges other notes together. Natural musk was once derived from deer (now banned); today's musks are synthetic and range from clean and soapy to dark and animalic. The right musk makes a fragrance smell like 'you.'
Oakmoss
Oakmoss
The defining ingredient of classic chypre perfumery, damp, forest-floor earthy with a faint bitterness and incredible complexity. Real oakmoss is now heavily restricted by IFRA regulations, which is why vintage chypres smell so different from modern ones. When present, it creates a raw, outdoorsy anchor that no synthetic fully replicates.
Patchouli
Patchouli
Dense, earthy, and darkly sweet, patchouli is the scent of damp soil and dried herbs with an almost chocolatey richness. It polarizes people because in high concentrations it's overwhelming, but as a supporting note it adds depth and longevity that almost nothing else can match. The backbone of countless oriental and chypre fragrances.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The TacticianBest match90% match
Precision over excess. Always.

Crisp, dry, clean, worn close. Citrus, aromatic herbs, light woods, soft musks.

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The Homesteader85% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

Warm skin musks, sandalwood, soft cedar, clean vetiver. Grounding, intimate, unhurried.

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The Aristocrat85% match
Timeless doesn't try. It simply is.

Cool, clean, commanding. Heritage aromatics, classic citrus, dry fougères, refined woods.

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Scent Profile
Citrus100%Fresh80%Green48%Aromatic90%Aldehydic60%
Fragrance Family
Fougère
EDT
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Eau Sauvage Extreme Intense is a 1984 reformulation of Dior's iconic 1966 original, designed to add depth and intensity to the classic fougère blueprint. This EDT pushes the aromatic-herbal character further while maintaining the DNA of its predecessor. The fragrance opens with a bright citrus-herbal punch, leading with bergamot and lemon rounded out by basil and lavender. Patchouli appears immediately in the top notes, grounding the fresh opening with an earthy weight. The heart develops through aromatic florals and spice, with coriander and bay leaf supporting a subtle jasmine, while sandalwood and orris root add dry herbaceousness. The base anchors everything with oakmoss, cedar, and a patchouli-amber combination that keeps the fragrance earthier than typical fruity ambroxan-heavy releases. This is a fragrance for someone who wants Eau Sauvage's clean, structured character but with more complexity and staying power. It works year-round, though it leans slightly cooler. Best for daytime wear in professional or casual settings where sophistication reads louder than flash. If you gravitate toward The Tactician, The Homesteader, and The Aristocrat profiles, this will resonate.
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Top: Basil, Bergamot, Fruity Notes, Lavender, Lemon, Patchouli. Heart: Aldehydes, Bay Leaf, Coriander, Jasmine, Orris Root, Rosemary, Sandalwood. Base: Amber, Cedar, Musk, Oakmoss, Patchouli.
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Christian Dior Eau Sauvage Extreme Intense belongs to the Fougère fragrance family. It is an EDT.
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