Duel

Obsession for Men vs Sauvage Elixir

The scent fingerprint

What brings them together, what sets them apart

How they evolve on the skin

Notes shared by both perfumes.

Heart notes the central character (1 to 4 h)
Base notes the trail that remains (4 h and more)

What are they for?

Obsession for Men
Sauvage Elixir
Seasons
Spring
Suitable
Suitable
Summer
Suitable
Suitable
Autumn
Very suitable
Very suitable
Winter
Suitable
Suitable
Moments
Office
Suitable
Suitable
Everyday
Suitable
Very suitable
Evenings & dates
Suitable
Suitable
Night
Suitable
Suitable
How is it calculated?

These markers are an editorial estimate calculated automatically from the perfume's real accords and their intensity, following the classic reading of scent families (hesperidics and aromatics shine in summer and at the office, ambers and gourmands in winter and in the evening…). They do not come from user votes and do not replace a test on skin.

Why choose one… or the other?

Why choose Obsession for Men

  • Facets Sauvage Elixir does not have: mandarin, bergamot, clove.
  • 40 years of existence (1986): it has proved itself for longer.
  • Lighter concentration (Eau de Toilette): lower theoretical longevity.

Why choose Sauvage Elixir

  • It is more concentrated — Extrait de Parfum where the other is eau de toilette — so theoretically more tenacious.
  • It brings what the other lacks — cardamom, patchouli, grapefruit.
  • It is 35 years younger (2021 against 1986).
  • More atypical composition in our catalogue (rare notes: star anise, nutmeg).
  • No tracked point of sale to date.

The verdict

  • Most concentrated

    Sauvage Elixir — an extrait de parfum formula against an eau de toilette

  • Most original

    Sauvage Elixir — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (star anise, nutmeg)

Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.

Also compared