Figue Sauvage

Creamy-sweet sandalwood, fruity-violet fig with green accent... I've come back to this after awhile (more than a year) and it's really sweetened up. Still has an almost smoky fig/fig-leaf at the start, opening with a burst of green & tropical fig leaf represented by green notes, ylang & multi-faceted bergamot. At this stage there's something that reads like coconut to me. Then it changes lanes, transitioning into a sweeter fig with soft violet & fruity tones with just a hint of the smokiness remaining. This all rests on a base of creamy-sweet sandalwood drydown, with reminders for me of other sweet & creamy sandalwood scents. Several hours into the drydown, there's a vintage flinty earthiness left on the skin. According to the brand write-up, these scents are created by owner Nadine Petit in collaboration with perfumers Phillippe Collet & Maurice Roucel. Performance has also improved. This just gets better and better with time, both on the skin and in the bottle. Overall: gorgeous creamy-sweet sandalwood-fig scent, with average or slightly above average performance. It's a love for me. Enjoy! Contrast to Fig Extasy Mancera: These are different, but there are similarities with both being a woody fig with some green/fig-leaf facets. Figue Sauvage is sweeter and has a more forward sandalwood, while Fig Extasy has a more obvious fig leaf and smokiness. Fig Extasy has a stronger performance.

Oh My!!! Let's start by saying that I usually gravitate toward berries and spice in my fruity florals. I tend to avoid green and florals. I like vanilla but NOT in its purest sense (think CSP Vanille Extreme or BBW Warm Vanilla Sugar). This is definately a figgy vanilla. It is sweet but not toothachey. This is warm but not too warm for summer. It has a VERY GENTLE woody floral undercurrent but not enough for me to detect which type of floral or wood (if that makes sense). I don't get any green or any citrus. This is indeed a lovely sexy gourmand that doesn't envoke vision of deserts or fruit salad. I am very impressed with the 5 Laurence Dumont LSG that I've tried.

Figue Sauvage is quite different; on first sniff in winter the vanilla is barely there (hovering in the background somewhere) and the woodsy notes are the main players which give FS a unisex vibe. I can detect the fig, though, which is nice. Come spring now the fragrance shifts; the woodsy notes are still prominent but they are engulfed by the more prominent vanilla which gives more roundness and a soft richness to the scent, and adds a touch of sweetnes that balances nicely with the overall unisex vibe. I prefer FS now in warmer weather on its own and also layered with Vanille Abricot from the same range.

I wouldn't call it a gourmand. it's a lovely woody vanilla. the combination of fig and sandalwood avoid the vanilla from being too sweet, and the combination of violet and ylang give it a velvety, powdery feeling. If you're looking for a realistic green, summery fresh fig this might not be for you, but it's a beautiful peculiar vanilla. It would be beautiful on an autumnal evening, when the weather starts to get chilly again. Thank you Diamondsr4ever for lovely sample!

wow Anywho, thanks for the sample!!!! This is so very pretty, The dry down is gloriously smooth, tender and sweet. 'Pretty' is the adjective for this beauty! I really love this scent and for me it a OMG what a great value for money scent, type moment!!! Love <3 update: Couldn't resist, Got myself a 50ml and it cost like $15!!! Awesome <3