Sauvage Elixir Dupes 2026: 4 Clones vs the Original

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Enigma Une

French Avenue

27,95 € · 100 ml

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Оригиналът

Sauvage Elixir

Dior

Опитайте оригинала: 3 ml 11,97 €10 ml 35,28 €

2. 2
   По-свеж вариант

   Ambassador Intense

   Gisada

   66,99 € · 50 ml

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3. 3
   По-сладък вариант

   Big Sur

   FIORE

   45,00 € · 50 ml

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4. 4
   Премиум алтернатива

   Kiage 112

   Kiage

   49,00 € · 50 ml

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What does Sauvage Elixir smell like?

Sauvage Elixir by Dior launched in 2021 as a men's perfume. Its listed top notes are cardamom, cinnamon, grapefruit and nutmeg, so the opening is built from spice and citrus. Lavender sits in the heart. The base lists amber, Haitian vetiver, licorice, patchouli and sandalwood. Cinnamon and cardamom lead the opening, lavender holds the middle, and vetiver and amber anchor the base. That list is the yardstick for every clone below. A bottle that keeps the spice and licorice but drops the amber is a different perfume, and each section says where.

Sauvage Elixir is not Sauvage

This guide covers the Elixir only. It has its own note list, so a clone that members voted against plain Sauvage tells you little here. Every pick below was either compared with the Elixir itself on Parfumo or described against it by its own house. If you came for the plain Sauvage, read our guide to Dior Sauvage dupes, and read how Sauvage and Sauvage Elixir differ before you shop for either.

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Enigma Une by French Avenue leads on two things: the vote and the note list. On Parfumo's comparison page, 51 of 54 voting Parfumo members mark it as similar to Sauvage Elixir. It is a smaller vote than some, but 51 of 54 agree.

Its note table lists the same nutmeg, cardamom, cinnamon and grapefruit opening, the same lavender heart, and a base of licorice, patchouli and Haitian vetiver. The difference sits in that base: Sauvage Elixir adds amber and sandalwood, and Enigma Une's table does not.

Choose Enigma Une if the note list matters most to you. You are buying the Elixir's frame with a base that is two notes shorter, going by the lists. The basis is the Parfumo comparison of Enigma Une and Sauvage Elixir.

Ambassador Intense by Gisada sits further from the Elixir on its top notes. On Parfumo's comparison page, 211 of 284 voting Parfumo members mark it as similar to Sauvage Elixir. Both perfumes list licorice, nutmeg, grapefruit, cinnamon, patchouli and Haitian vetiver.

The difference is what Ambassador Intense adds. On top it lists mandarin, bergamot, ginger and an ozonic note, and in the heart it lists raspberry and caramel. Those are the reason for the fresher slot: more citrus and a lifted opening, with a fruit and caramel heart that the Elixir does not list.

Choose it if you like the Elixir's spice but want a lighter start. It is sold in a 50ml bottle, so compare it per ml rather than by bottle price. The basis is the Parfumo comparison of Ambassador Intense and Sauvage Elixir.

Big Sur by FIORE rests on the house's own words alone, and no member vote backs it here. FIORE presents Big Sur as its Duftzwilling, the German word for a scent twin, of Sauvage Elixir. We treat that as FIORE's positioning, not as a measurement.

What FIORE does list gives the sweeter slot. It describes cinnamon, lavender, liqueur notes and dark woods. The liqueur notes are the sweet part, and they are the difference from the Elixir's list, which has no liqueur.

Choose Big Sur if the liqueur direction appeals and you accept that the only evidence is the house's description. The basis is FIORE's page for Big Sur.

Kiage 112 has no member vote behind it, only the house's description. Kiage says that 112 reminds it of Sauvage Elixir and sells it as a Sauvage Elixir Duftzwilling. We leave its claims about quality and wear with Kiage.

The list is the useful part. Kiage lists grapefruit, cinnamon, cardamom and nutmeg, then lavender, then sandalwood, amber, patchouli, vetiver and licorice. That matches the Elixir's named notes closely on paper, and it covers every note the Elixir lists.

The premium slot comes from Kiage's own positioning of 112 as a Sauvage Elixir counterpart and from its price per ml in the table, which sits a step above the lowest-price picks. Choose it if you want the full note list and accept that the only source is Kiage. The basis is Kiage's page for 112.

Clone or the original in 3ml? Price per ml compared

The table on this page shows each clone's bottle price and price per ml, with the date we checked. Set that against the original in a decant. Sauvage Elixir costs 3,99 €/ml per ml in a 3ml decant, 3,53 €/ml per ml in a 10ml and 2,94 €/ml per ml in a 30ml.

The sizes do different jobs. A 3ml decant gives about 60 sprays, enough to learn the opening and the late-day base for 11,97 €. The 10ml decant gives about 200 sprays, enough to wear the Elixir for weeks, and the 30ml decant gives about 600 sprays to keep. Read what a perfume decant is and decant versus full bottle if you are choosing between them, and see the price per ml index for how the Elixir sits against other perfumes.

The practical point is order. None of these picks is a sure match for your skin. Spend the smaller amount first, then buy the bottle that earns it.

Other perfumes we stock in the same territory

Two of the perfumes set beside the Elixir are originals 10ML stocks, so we list them as similar originals. Asad by Lattafa has the largest vote on Parfumo's comparison with Sauvage Elixir: 685 of 792 voting members mark the two as similar, though patchouli is the only note both lists share, and Asad builds on black pepper, tobacco, coffee and vanilla. Explorer Extreme by Montblanc, a 2025 parfum, shares patchouli and vetiver on Parfumo's lists, and its own list also shows bergamot, amber and leather; on its Parfumo comparison, 84 of 121 voting members find it similar.

If you like the lavender and spice of the Elixir but want a different perfume, not a stand-in, three more bottles on 10ML sit nearby. Le Male and Le Male Elixir by Jean Paul Gaultier and XJ 1861 Naxos by Xerjoff all list lavender, vanilla and tonka bean. They are their own perfumes with their own note lists, so read them as a new direction.

For a wider view of what lasts on skin, our guide to the best long-lasting perfumes for men shows how to test before buying a bottle.

How to test a Sauvage Elixir dupe

Test on skin, not on paper. The Elixir's spice opening and its base of patchouli, vetiver and licorice change on skin, and a blotter shows you neither.

1. Spray the original on one wrist and a clone on the other arm, not the same arm. Note the first minute: how much cardamom and cinnamon you smell, and whether the grapefruit is there.
2. Wear the original alone on one day and the clone alone on another. This keeps the notes from blurring.
3. Judge the late-day base, once the top has settled. Is the licorice still there? Is the amber? That is where the lists split.
4. Compare against what you actually want. If you want the cardamom and lavender frame, Enigma Une or Kiage 112 list them. If you want sweeter, look at Big Sur.

Order a 3ml of the original first, or a 10ml decant if you plan to wear it. Then your comparison uses the real Sauvage Elixir, not your memory of it.