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There are few things that make for a perfect Father’s Day gift quite like a new fragrance. It suggests a level of thoughtfulness – noticing the style of notes they gravitate towards, an insight into what they need from a fragrance’s performance, and a sensitivity to personal taste. But finding a fragrance that has all these elements in play? It’s easier than you think, courtesy of Dior Sauvage Elixir, which has the complexity and elegant simplicity to match even the most multi-purpose needing dad.
A more intense experience than even an eau de parfum, Dior Sauvage Elixir retains all the cozy, spicy warmth and contrasting freshness that made the original so groundbreaking, but tweaks it by bringing an added sweetness into the experience, reinventing a modern classic for the modern man.
Dior already had a winning formula with their best selling Sauvage when it first launched in 2015, which coincidentally has gone on to become the best selling fragrance for men, even outselling women’s fragrances in sheer sale volume in 2021.
But even the perfect scent can be taken up another level. In 2021, the Maison asked perfumer Francois Demachy (who made the first Sauvage) to revisit his work and create something more potent, more streamlined albeit still carry the same revolutionary soul. The result is Elixr; a scent that fits into any moment and every wardrobe, whether it’s a dad or father figure who thrills at the intensity of adventure and the rush of competition, or gravitates toward more sophisticated pursuits.
To achieve the kind of fragrance that could encapsulate these contradictions, Demachy tapped into the potential of a note that has had a long tradition in masculine perfumery: lavender. And not just any lavender, but a made-to-measure essence of the flower selected from a blend of harvests by Demachy himself to create a purer, truer note to the flower.
If you think you’re familiar with lavender, then think again. Under the hands of Demachy, this lavender unfolds with hints of vanilla, fresh hay and a more floral heart than the aromatic version more commonly used. Its innate, multifaceted nature becomes the foundation upon which Sauvage Elixir then builds its olfactive imprint.
Where the first relied on the bright crispness of bergamot for its freshness, the Elixir introduces the fizz of grapefruit to lift and project the first few stages of wearing. Cinnamon’s spicy lightness bolsters it further, slowly revealing a warm amber glow in the drydown, creating a fragrance that has an inspiring zing perfect for the start of the day. By the time the evening hits, the Elixr’s scent has evolved into something that could take its place in the front row at the Opera.
The true secret ingredients that makes Dior Sauvage Elixir so magnetic, however, are the liquorice, sandalwood and Martinican Rum accord which rounds out the complexity of the custom lavender with an intoxicating, woody-sweet finish that keeps drawing your nose back in.
The result – an extraordinary fragrance for an extraordinarily important man in your life. Happy Father’s Day!
Dior Sauvage Elixir is available now at Dior. $220. SHOP NOW.
