Miel Sauvage

MIEL SAUVAGE Wild Honey. This is the one for those who love fearlessly,not only when it's convenient. Sweet passionate aura of wild raw honey intermingled with warmth of smoky incense and our dancing on a bed of white florals. The contradictions of warmth from the oriental facets and cold distant nature of white florals covered in a sap of comforting honey sets the tone for a composition that when in it's stride becomes more than just a scent. We call them extension of our personality but how about an extension of our mindset? About our feelings and how we carry ourselves. Miel Sauvage is fearless. Miel Sauvage is the scent of giving,even when you know you're not going to get anything back. Miel Sauvage is someone who loves even when the odds are stacked against him.

In the height of a very warm NZ summer I am wearing Miel Sauvage this evening. MS has a most beautiful blend of honey, jasmine and sandalwood; none of the notes are particularly dominant, the honey by a nose perhaps, after all this is a honey scent and it IS present but they just hum along nicely together. The incense is strewn very delicately throughout which elevates the potential heaviness of the aforementioned notes and the overall effect is a soft, gentle and inviting perfume which has the sultry kind of sillage that draws people nearer to you to catch another whiff. No this won't clobber you over the head with loud declarations of how sexy it is but rest assured, it absolutely is and also absolutely full bottle worthy in my opinion.

#1039 in my "Tour de Fragrance" I love a good incense scent and this is a very good one. Superior quality (all day longevity and massive sillage). A nice, though fairly common note combination. Incense-based scents often won't work for the office. I think this is one of those. More for date night. And it's reasonably priced. This leans unisex. I think for guys that want this oriental vibe this is fine, but for women I think a better option is Van Cleef and Arpels "Precious Oud." It's priced roughly the same, a bit more floral and bright with tuberose and vetiver. I bought it for a girlfriend and now it's her signature scent.

This one is absolutely "suave" (smooth in Spanish) rather than "Sauvage" (savage in English), It's got that sensual movement of honey and that distinctive sweetness yet not overly done, amazingly well blended with woody and soft a hint of jasmine note to bind the earthy note and sweet note together. Extremely upscale luxurious scent works for either men or women, for more special occasion like wedding, fine dining, cocktail evening, date with your "Amor". It's not a screaming loud type but more elegant yet has the presence and wrap around you in rather intoxicating fragrance for a long time. Absolutely a big "YES!" for me.

Miel Sauvage means Wild Honey, and maybe they meant raw honey.... The term "Sauvage" for me now will always be associated with Dior Sauvage, and naturally, I thought this perfume would be spicy and sweet, masculine, a bit leatherish.... But I was totally mistaken... This is a sweet, warm and cozy perfume with honey as dominant note, and yes, the incense it there too, giving it a bit of mistic sense, combining with sandalwood making this perfume really sophisticated. I can't detect the oud though. Good longevity with moderate silage.