THE POWER OF WATER

FOR A NEW STYLE OF FRESHNESS


Inspired and driven by the power of vast stretches of wild virgin land, Sauvage conquers a new territory in keeping with its pioneering temperament.
Sauvage Eau Forte is established as the very first high-concentration men’s composition in a water-based formula free of alcohol, exclusive to Dior.
Inspired by the symbolic, physical and narrative power of water, Francis Kurkdjian imagined a composition that is at once spicy, woody and musky, yet nevertheless intensely fresh. Eau Forte brings opposites together, in the image of a cascade of tumultuous water linking heaven and earth.

Sauvage Eau Forte is part of the unexplored territory of a fresh and spicy fougère that celebrates a sensation of unprecedented freshness. Thanks to the innovative use of water to “saturate” the ingredients, an unexpected bond between freshness and tenacity is powerfully emphasized.

As fresh as an eau de toilette, and as intense as a parfum, Sauvage Eau Forte is striking and astonishing as it pushes the limits of freshness treasured in the story of Dior men’s fragrances.
Preceded by muffled and powerful sound,
Water seems to fall from the sky.
An immense, appealing, and frightening waterfall presents itself.
High and low converge as the heavens meet the earth.
This powerful source of life is also a symbolic crossing point.
Through the looking glass of the waterfall, from one world to another.
An essential link that leads to a harmony of opposites and reveals a united life force.


Inspired by the symbolism of powerful, mesmerizing water, Francis Kurkdjian redefined the signature freshness of Sauvage by interpreting the power and depth of water that is both vital and symbolic, in which opposing movements harmonize. To amplify his creative intention, he turned to the innovative nano-emulsion technology exclusive to Dior.

« The cascade of a waterfall is a powerful, breathtaking, and mesmerizing spectacle. I was keen on the idea of water acting as a link and a crossing point between heaven and earth, in a fragrance embodying this incredible power. A dialogue of scents is introduced at the heart of a lively, joyful fragrance. The legendary freshness of Sauvage thereby became a place of reconciled discords, and of opposing movements that create unity. Its fragrance really is an “Eau Forte”, a tenacious and tremendous expression of personified living freshness. »

Francis Kurkdjian
Perfume Creation Director

THE POWER
OF WATER

« To convey the physical and symbolic power of water, I reinvented the signature freshness by moving away from the traditional citrus notes to accentuate a flight of fresh and aromatic spices. A soaring freshness, with extraordinary persistence is established. Sauvage Eau Forte explores the sensation of a contrast between a wet-effect and woody amber sensuality. Thanks to the alcohol-free formula, I succeeded in drawing out this freshness to the extreme. The composition creates harmony from discord by bringing distant elements together in a powerful, fluid movement. Sauvage Eau Forte deconstructs the archetype of a men’s fougère by inventing a new spicy freshness. »

Francis Kurkdjian
For Sauvage Eau Forte, a water-based formula free of alcohol was chosen to reinvent and extend its signature fresh style. The composition benefits from being formulated using a revolutionary high-pressure nano-emulsion technique exclusive to Dior. A unique aqueous formula is blended with a very powerful oily fragrance concentrate. The result is a highly concentrated water with a characteristic milky colour.

Sprayed generously, Sauvage Eau Forte provides long lasting rich freshness via a wide-reaching scent, which extends and maintains the soaring top notes that are usually more volatile. The skin is imbued with the power and harmony of Sauvage Eau Forte for a long time.
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INTENSE
FRESHNESS

FOR A REMARKABLE FRAGRANCE

Sauvage Eau Forte uses the water in its formula to create a new olfactory sensation, bridging the freshness of an eau de toilette and the power of a parfum.

Rather than striking the senses and then fading after a few minutes, the spices are “saturated” with water and develop in unexpected ways: their freshness grows stronger, more persistent, and is reinvented sometimes as “cool” spices, sometimes as “warm” spices that linger. Warm and cold are indistinguishable. They are accompanied by an overdose of incredibly powerful Elemi resin.

Aiming for intense diffusion in the same way, lavender is freed of its sharp aromatic top notes and retains only its sensual base of almond and liquorice facets elevated by water. Lastly, the woods too, are enveloped in this unexpected water, and extend the invitation to tenacious musks, whose power reaches new heights.
« I IMAGINED SAUVAGE EAU FORTE AS A COMPOSITION GRACED WITH BOTH THE FRESHNESS OF AN EAU DE TOILETTE AND THE INTENSITY OF A PARFUM. I MADE USE OF THE AROMATIC COMPLEXITY OF A LAVENDER SATURATED WITH WATER, TRANSFIGURED BY AN ACCORD OF SPICES AND SUPPORTED BY THE POWER OF A WOODY, MUSKY BASE. THIS TRIO, CAPTURED IN A REVOLUTIONARY WATER-BASED FORMULA THAT MELTS INTO THE SKIN, RELEASES A FRESH AND LUMINOUS SENSATION THAT REMAINS INTENSELY SENSUAL. IT IS LIKE AN UNCEASING PRESENCE, IN A POWERFUL FRAGRANCE THAT LASTS AND STAYS WITH YOU IN AN ASTONISHING WAY. »

Francis Kurkdjian
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A BOTTLE

IN SHADES OF EAU FORTE

Intense ombré shading from black to clear via the signature midnight blue adorns the bottle that houses this tumultuous water.
The milky formula of Sauvage Eau Forte extends to the translucent glass base.
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JOHNNY DEPP

THE POWER OF THE SOUL

In search of vast stretches of virgin land, Johnny Depp leaves the desert to immerse himself in the majestic space of a waterfall.

Seen through the trusted lens of Jean-Baptiste Mondino, he is alone with the elements, at one with a new natural world that is preserved and untamed.

He stands serene in front of the tumultuous waterfall, drawing on the life force of this mystical setting that links heaven and earth.
Powerful water echoes the extreme new freshness of Sauvage Eau forte.
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