Maison Christian Dior

Balade Sauvage 2017

Balade Sauvage by Dior
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7.9 / 10 290 Ratings
A popular perfume by Dior for women and men, released in 2017. The scent is fresh-citrusy. It is being marketed by LVMH.
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Main accords

Fresh
Citrus
Fruity
Creamy
Green

Fragrance Notes

Fig treeFig tree Citrus fruitsCitrus fruits Marine notesMarine notes

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.9290 Ratings
Longevity
7.0241 Ratings
Sillage
6.7248 Ratings
Bottle
8.3231 Ratings
Value for money
6.4108 Ratings
Submitted by multiple users, last update on 21.04.2024.
Interesting Facts
The fragrance is part of the "Maison Christian Dior" collection.

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DaveGahan101

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DaveGahan101
DaveGahan101
Top Review 17  
Balade Sauvage is on the new cuddle skirt!
No it is not cuddly, but the comparison with cuddly skirt (is there still?) I would like to draw nevertheless. On the albums there were usually beautiful songs, but you had already heard them all year long, some of them really noodled. But it was handy to have them all on one CD so you don't have to change them all the time. So or so it is with Balade Sauvage, a collection of beautiful smells, which one knows however so already all, at least if one is friend of citric, ethereal smells.
The greeting from the kitchen is Petit Matin, tender, tangy fresh lemons with a green-vegetal touch, not particularly sour or tangy, rather shy in the morning, tender, slightly creamy.
A sweet and salty fig is quickly served as a second course, strongly reminiscent of Figuier Ardent by Atelier Cologne. Very ethereally fresh, like a single fig tree on a Mediterranean headland by the sea, rarely smelled such a pleasant fig, often it gets on my nerves quickly, especially when it gets too sweet. Often she moves too much into focus, occupies you, so that you don't notice other, fine facets of the fragrance anymore, Ferragamo's classic is a good example. So it needs an opponent, here it would be the citric and flowery nuances, they can't compete with the fig, but by the slightly woody undertone, it is kept in check. Similar fragrances such as Fico di Amalfi and Cedro di Taormina are partially incorporated here.
The sweetness in the background reminds me of ELDO's Remarkable People, it makes the whole thing a bit creamy and provides a further counterweight. Unfortunately I couldn't find out who caused it.
All this together really smells very pleasant, but just not new.
It doesn't have to be, it also appeals to me, because it's so easy to wear without being a soliflore, which can quickly be monotonous and boring. I would also like to keep him happy that the wheel cannot be reinvented in this fragrance segment. All citrus fruits of this world have been pressed out completely in all possible combinations except for the peel and beyond. Atelier Cologne in particular offers a fragrant overview here. What makes the fragrance exciting is its counterpart. Just Aqua Sextius shows that with his oak moss wonderful. More casual and easier to wear is of course Balade Sauvage.
Similar to Paris-Deuville by Chanel, he conveys this light-heartedness, even a piece of purity, a high degree of being cared for. So I guess they'll both have to fight for my favor next spring. In my ready-made sympathy for the Dior Prive series, I already have a hunch who will make the game. Even if he can't compete with the big scents of the Prive series, like Gris Montaigne, Bois d'Argent or Mitzah, and I don't like basic brands and doubt their inspiration, which bring out 5 scents at the same time or 10 scents in 2 years, I still like him as a perfect all-rounder, as a wonderful day scent in warm temperatures, in winter he will go down mercilessly.
Here we would be already with his big deficiency, his durability.
If I want to express it benevolently, he remains loyal to me for 3 hours rounded up, there would be like then again on Acqua di Parma level. The Sillage is really good in the first hours, there is a really good surge of good mood and fresh showers, but unfortunately it retreats too fast for me, too bad. Here then the 125ml should fit very well.

Everyday use: 10/10
Well-being factor: 10/10
Wow effect: 5/10
Price-performance: 4/10
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FabianO

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FabianO
FabianO
Top Review 17  
Pleasing new release of the casual and refreshing design
Yes, there are a number of fine fragrances in the Dior-Privée range, most of which are more wintery. "Balade Sauvage", on the other hand, picks up on summer moments and one has to say that Dior has succeeded in creating a fine, quite relaxed, beautiful and gentle refresher.

One might well believe that it essentially consists of only the top three components.
Remarkable is above all the fig tree as an aroma, which reminds a little of the beautiful men's classic "Dune pour homme", although it is noticeably harsher and woody.
Here the unisexhaftigkeit is indeed worked out cleanly, the slightly creamy, Fluffige stands in the center.

A little green, garnished with citric sprinkles, lightly mineral in the "sea sense", dominated in the heart primarily by very gentle, harmonious fig, "Balade Sauvage" comes along as a really very exhilarating good mood scent.

Thanks to a gentle, subtle acidity, this dior does not become too limp or shallow, but remains pleasantly on the skin for a few hours in summer. Very nice.
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Serenissima

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Serenissima
Serenissima
Top Review 22  
my walk with Christian
As a Breton, Christian Dior loved his homeland very much and visited it again and again. Also the Breton, quite hearty cuisine could not be missing with him privately.
He also appreciated the friends of his childhood, who were helpful to him in the "Maison Christian Dior" from the beginning. He was faithful, the "Thian"!
His heart was just as devoted to Provence; in 1950, he bought the "Château de la Colle Noir" there.
In the village of Callian, at the gates of the perfume city of Grasse, he and his loved ones are buried; the lifelong love of his sister Catherine (to whom he dedicated his fragrance "Miss Dior"), is also to be found there.
In Grasse, Catherine and Hervé, who never divorced his wife, ran a large floriculture, whose fragrant produce was shipped all over the world.
In their center was the then almost forgotten "Grasse Rose", which is now fortunately also cultivated there again.
Many of their cultivation areas had to give way to real estate; only slowly this blooming treasure conquers space again. However, unfortunately, also accompanied by so-called "rose wars" - Money makes the World going round!

His holidays spent "the patron" quite relaxed: he worked something in the park-like garden.
The house Christian Dior Parfums with "La Colle Noire" set a fragrant monument to the May roses at home there - but more about that on site.
These vacations were for relaxation: Christian finally read his beloved books, met with loyal friends; there was eating, drinking and much talking.
He also loved long walks, and on one of these walks he takes me through "Balade Sauvage" from "La Collection Privée."

Balsamic scents immediately surround me; a summer scent impression where I can even hear the unmistakable noise of cicadas.
As Goethe said, "Happy are the cicadas, for they have silent wives!"
No, he was not always polite, the Privy Councillor!
I think so, that the fellows make such a noise, and thus simply drown out their wives!
Our path leads along in the semi-shade under old pine trees, we follow it quietly, chatting in a relaxed manner. A gentle sea breeze provides coolness and brings with it the unmistakable scent of the Mediterranean: beautiful it is, simply beautiful!
Large fig trees, their fingered leaves casting lively shadows and also ever-so-small fruits along the way, mix their special vividly "green "scents into the warm air.
Of course, citrus fruits must not be missing on this "dreamlike walk with Christian Dior".
Dense and ripe, they hang from the trees; exuding their fresh fruity aroma into the warm soft air of a late summer afternoon.
This atmosphere invites you to linger; it is the "hour of Pan."
Can you hear it? "Prélude à l'àpres-midi d'un faune": Claude Debussy knew this mood!
Perhaps this horned spirit of nature is just keeping us company hidden behind a bush, trying to conduct the orchestra of cicadas.

I like this fragrance series, reminiscent of the private Christian Dior: gladly I follow his footsteps from the birthplace "Granville" to Provence and will certainly stroll around his château there.

"Ballade Sauvage" gets by with few fragrance notes and yet unfolds the charm of a very harmoniously rounded, endearing work of art.
The fact that my walk consists of much more than the listed fragrances, according to my feeling, is surely due to my fragrance imagination and my imaginary companion.
Merci, Monsieur Dior!
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Fraqmental

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Fraqmental
Top Review 15  
pretty brave for the coward
There are really very few fragrances that give me a wow effect. I like a lot of them and I really like a lot of them. However, this is one of those places where I can't smell enough of it and where I always catch myself sniffing at myself. This happens to me mainly with scents that are either more gourmand or have a certain depth and a "dark" side (Dior Homme Intense, to name one).
Balade Sauvage is bright, fresh, slightly sweet, authentic. A perfect fragrance for spring & summer. But anyone who believes that this one here will be just another one of these bergamot monsters smells like 100 others of its kind is wrong. Either I found a new fragrance for myself that made it into my favorites in no time or Dior is one of the few who created an extremely pleasant fig fragrance.
This is exactly what makes him so unique for me and what makes him smell like no other.
This has a simply bewitching and addictive effect on me.
And I only got wind of Balade Sauvage when I got my Ambre Nuit, which had been on my wish list for a long time, and a small 7.5ml miniature was there. Without great expectations, I wore it a few times until I received comparatively many compliments within a very short time. I started to love him more and more myself and after 2 weeks it was clear - I have to have that!

Balade Sauvage contributes a great deal to gradually removing me from darker & sweeter scents and finding my way in freshness & lightness.
You can wear it perfectly Casual but also for serious & upscale occasions perfectly suitable.
Shelf life & Sillage are for a fresh fragrance completely ok and good average.
The fragrance itself is for me a smooth 10 - absolute favorite in my collection!
I am surprised that he is not really "known" or like so many others he is hyped, he deserves it more than many others.
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Turbobean

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Turbobean
Turbobean
Top Review 10  
Maritime beauty
When I sprayed Balade Sauvage for the first time two days ago, I felt as if I knew the scent from somewhere. This pleasant, light, transparent, elegant sweetness. Like a really nice Iso-E-Super-Blender, but you will unmask it with time.

Let's have a look. I don't want to be prejudiced. This elegant sweetness is initially accompanied by beautifully balanced citrus notes. A perfect interplay. Very gentleman-like and natural-looking. And also the ladies should not be held back to try this jewel.

Later I am reminded of the "Colonia Intensa" of Acqua di Parma. There's a noticeable higher note. Also here I have a synthetic suspicion, which is still strengthened by the long durability.

Balade Sauvage has a maritime attitude to life within it. But the fragrance is also an elegant, tasteful statement that fits very well into the city and the office. And it is a really skillfully composed fragrance, without corners and edges, but nevertheless with character.

Anyway, I have nothing to expose at Balade Sauvage. It stays pleasant all day long and spreads a beautiful aura that really lasts for a long time. At the moment my hottest purchase candidate.
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TRehfTRehf 3 years ago
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Fantastic smelling unisex and unique summer scent. With 5 to 7 sprays on clothes it’s going to last a 6-8 h with okay projection.
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VanAllanVanAllan 3 years ago
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Casual and elegant airy green fig, slightly milky and fruity, natural feeling of a trip to sunny Mediterranean coast, bright and joyfull.
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SmellGoodGuySmellGoodGuy 4 years ago
Add fig, remove leather, violet leaf and sage, add water and behold!: an ephemeral and ethereal version of Yohji Yamamoto pour Homme.
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