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

I got Figue Sauvage in one of my very first swaps, and I don't regret it, which isn't surprising as it was a pretty safe bet for me: at the very least it'd bring me closer to achieving my goal of sampling every fig fragrance in the world, and the combination of figs with other safe favourite notes vanilla and sandalwood looked very promising. And sure enough: although I haven't fallen in love, I do really like it. It's a warm kind of fragrance, and as others have mentioned definitely more woody than gourmand, although there's a wonderfully sweet fig at the heart of it all. At first it's pretty waxy, to the point of being rubbery, but not in an unpleasant way. I guess the violet plays a major role in this phase, which I'm all for. Later on the sandalwood and vanilla become more prominent and the scent warms up even more and becomes spicier and a little powdery. Very nice, and another cosy almost-gourmand that's perfect for fall, but it's not very strong and for some reason I'm not compelled to keep smelling my wrist like I am with the scents I love or am fascinated by. Maybe I like my figs more in fresh, bright fragrances, or maybe this just isn't the one for me, although I do enjoy it. I don't know if I'll keep this bottle or not, but I think it's a success to get a solid like out of a (blind) swap, and I'll definitely keep at least a small amount of it to wear now and then. It's also made me curious about the other Senteurs Gourmandes!

Figue Sauvage is quite interesting! Its a really well made fragrance and I find it to be a little complex and unique . I've been thinking of how to describe this all day, but its so well balanced it hard to pick out what really sticks out in this. It has a good dose of a sweet fruity figs, not really a green fig to me. Its quite rich, sweet, and a little intense when you first spray it on, but it settles down in such a lovely powdery wood scent. The sandalwood note in this is awesome, and blends really nicely with the tiny bit of vanilla and violets. I was looking for a creamier fig scent, but instead I found amazing woody powdery fig that quite feminine instead of a more masculine one. I know woods and figs are quite a common combination, but this is one that was done right. My favorite part is how the vanilla is not overwhelming and it lets the other wonderful notes shine through without covering them up. Now I'm curious to try out some of the other scents by this house! I'm quite interested in Musc Blanc and Vanille Violette. Oh and it has great lasting power, so far it been 8 hours and its still lingering on to my skin. On my clothes it lasts forever! If you are looking for a figgy scent that is not the typical figs and vetiver combination or figs and coconut Figue Sauvage is a great one to try out. Its also quite affordable. I'm not usually one who uses a fragrance according to a season, but I do prefer this when its a chilly day.

I just got this today! It takes some getting used to because, for me at least, this isn ́t a common scent. Im sure these notes have been combined before, but they just don ́t end up smelling like Figue Sauvage. There is green, but not a very fresh green and I don ́t get the citrus from the bergamot. I ́m sure its there but the first waft of fragrance isn ́t obviously citrus. After that theres a certain fruitiness which gets progressively darker and loses sweetness and sharpness. The fragrance gets sort of blurry and then I do smell vanilla but its not an I-want-to-eat-my-arm vanilla. I like it but I don ́t love it. Also, this was a blind buy, and I haven ́t tried the other Senteurs but I am curious about them. Follow my beauty blog in spanish! esunbellodia.blogspot.com My most recent post is about essential oils and I have a haul page. Ive been trying out products by corean brand Missha.

I inadvertently saved the best for last of my samples from Les Senteurs Gourmandes: FIGUE SAUVAGE. Wow, this is an enticing, wonderful woody floral with a just a touch of fig and the faintest dusting of vanilla sugar. Yum! These people really know how to showcase the violet (I liked VANILLA VIOLETTE very much, as well), and this composition is even nicer with the admixture of ylang, green notes, and sandalwood. I'll definitely be adding FIGUE SAUVAGE to my collection! Overall, I am impressed with and can heartily recommend Les Senteurs Gourmandes. These edps are compelling, harmonic compositions with great staying power and sillage!

This is so delicious. I thought it was going to be a strong vanilla scent, but the creamy, waxy fig comes out straight away. It honestly took my nose a minute or two to actually realize what it was smelling. It's woody and sweet without any of the usual sugar and berries. It's almost a natural sweetness. And I completely agree with Emma0714 below regarding the "rubber" aspect. It is similar to the vinyl in YSL Parisienne (the scents are not similar whatsoever). The feeling I get is of a waxy fig - like candle wax. So different than what I'm used to, but still so beautiful.

Can't say that the figs I've come across had any particular scent. At all. Besides water and grass. But I have absolutely become obsessed with fig notes in perfumes! And Figue Sauvage is certainly no exception. It has that gorgeous "make-believe" fig-scent. With vanilla and sandalwood in the base it becomes round and full, still, that fig is the most prominent. And one more note, which I am ashamed of to mention = Rubber. But rubber in a good way! Almost like that vinyl note in YSL "Parisienne". "Figue Sauvage" is juicy, spicy, warm and rubbery. And just right.

An interesting one. Goes slightly powdery but in an almost dusty way. That figgy scent is there and vanilla? Yes, kinda. Sweetish but not sickly sweet. A "like" for me.

This is a sweet fig, but the fig is definitely there and very nice -- especially on first blast when there is a bit of green/sap and citrus to complement the fig and make it something more than just a jammy note. Unfortunately the complexity of the top notes dissipate quickly and jam takes over after 20-30 minutes, while the drydown is straight vanilla/sandalwood. Also on me it's mostly gone in 2-3 hours and it's definitely not a sillage monster. Doesn't smell like an expensive fig perfume, but it's definitely a nicer cheapie.

Smells very cheap. Faint fig fruits. Faint woods. Highly synthetic (in a bad way). Toilet spray. Total scrubber! I can’t believe I blind bought it from the good reviews here. I should know better. Perfume this cheap usually smells cheap. Giving this one away and will be embarrassed to even give it away tbh!

I blind bought it based on reviews and absolutely hated it. I expected fig, vanilla and sandalwood to be dominant notes, but to my disappointment violet is super intense, heavy and ovewpowering. Violet and green notes make me smell like an old lady. On the other hand, it lasts quite long, especially on clothes.

Smells like a sweet biscuit with the red jam in between it .