Sable Fauve Yves Rocher 2019

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Sable Fauve is a perfume by Yves Rocher for women and was released in 2019. The scent is sweet-gourmand. It is being marketed by Groupe Rocher.
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Main accords

Sweet

Gourmand

Spicy

Oriental

Resinous

Fragrance Notes

Tonka bean

Spanish cistus

Benzoin Siam

Perfumer

Marie Salamagne

Ratings

Scent

7.155 Ratings

Longevity

6.849 Ratings

Sillage

6.449 Ratings

Bottle

6.348 Ratings

Value for money

8.623 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 06.10.2023.

Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

10/06/2023

ScentStudio
141 Reviews

ScentStudio

Forgettable

Amber, vanilla, warm spicy, sweet, balsamic. Sable Fauve should be right up my alley, but I am so happy that I blind bought this fragrance in a small bottle. Though it isn't bad, it is just so forgettable that I won't be reaching for it, at all.
When I was inspired to purchase the Yves Rocher perfumes it was solely based on reviews, mostly Sebastian's from The Perfume Guy. I don't have an Yves Rocher store locally where I could try them out first. And I was contemplating whether to buy Sable Fauve or Nouveau Genre in a small and the other in a big bottle. I am so happy that I made the right choice!

Sable Fauve is an ambery and sweet fragrance, but nothing stands out, no small amount of spice, no surprising note from a citrus, nothing giving it a depth like some leather or incense could do. It is a linear fragrance of tonka, benzoin and labdanum. I am actually at a loss for words, I don't think I have anything else to say about it. Maybe, that this is so light that it can still be worn in spring and summer, despite the fragrance family that it belongs to. It might even be a good layering fragrance for those that would like to add sweetness without prominent notes of e.g. vanilla, syrup or maple. Sable Fauve doesn't carry a prominent sweetness of tonka or definable note of labdanum, it is in fact just the smell of sweet. This fragrance is so faint that I wore Musc Ravageur the same day and no memory or scent of Sable Fauve was left on my skin.
Skin chemistry has a lot to say, so this one might just not work for me, which is why it won't stay in my collection. However, I feel less like a spendthrift about purchasing Cuir de Nuit, which was also on my radar...

One last remark is that on paper the fragrance is fairly lighter, even with a citrus kick, and the scent is considerably more men's cologne like. It is too light and almost like an eau de fraiche.

02/09/2020

6
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 9
Scent

Elysium
815 Reviews

Elysium

Helpful Review 4

A Lion Has a Beautiful Fawny Coat

Wait till you sniff the new Sable Fauve. It will knock your socks off. That's what happened to me while checking out the six new releases from Yves Rocher La Collection Parfums, Cuir de Nuit, and Sable Fauve blew my mind!

Allegedly designed to recall tawny sand, the warmth of the sun on the skin, Sable Fauve is just too smoky, sweet, gourmand, and vanillic. The tonka you get here is an almond and smoke subtlety of this kind of roasted beans, from the synthetic coumarin, became more renowned thanks to its use in Shalimar By Jacques Guerlain in 1921. A sweet and fresh note will rise from bottom to heart of the fragrance, lingering on the skin for hours while enriching the overall aroma. As used in Sable Fauve, it has a sweet odor readily recognized as the scent of newly mown hay. Alongside its herbaceousness, it displays a slight spicy inclination – as well as a vanillic aspect, which is why often people confound it with the vanilla. This warmth also extends to encompass notes of caramel. I admire its creaminess and powdery notes, bringing depth and character to the fragrance once combined with benzoin and labdanum, here used to give a gourmand and oriental touch. An alternative to vanilla, tonka features heavily in iconic fragrances with a fruity-candy aroma, such as Thierry Mugler's Angel and Le Mâle by Jean-Paul Gaultier, just to mentions a few.

But tonka is not the main note, and it is a background supporter. Instead, the star is benzoin, with its velvety finish and pronounced fruity note, reminiscent of stewed Morello cherries, and this is the sweetheart of many a perfume, including Sable Fauve, which is a real bomb of benzoin. What everyone calls vanilla in their reviews is the note of benzoin dominating this fragrance. Ditto, tonka bean is there, too, but most of all it's all about the leading benzoin.

Hold on, is this perfume all too cloying, sugary, sickly? Of course not! Sable Fauve features labdanum, which is used to create a resinous, woody-amber accord, reminiscent of ambergris and incense, and tone down the sweetness. The brown-eyed rockrose, Cistus ladanifer, is a species of a flowering shrub. The broad evergreen leaves are covered by glandular hairs that exude the odoriferous oleo-resin we call labdanum, better known to some gardeners as Rock Rose, which is a pillar of chypre perfumes and many Orientals. This warm and sophisticated resin is sometimes perceived as leathery, sometimes honey-like, with hints of plum.

It's a pleasant fragrance, a very great one. Well made and long-lasting. I've had it on for about all day now, and it's still quite prominent. But at the end of the day, it's just benzoin. I have smelled this type of accord in other fragrances before, yet this one is excellent. This perfume is a pleasant surprise, and now I've seen everything. The benzoin here is incredibly well done, so elegant, resinous, even smoky! Also, accompanied by the right amount of tonka and just a taste of labdanum, it stays cozy till the end.

Sable Fauve is a perfect feast for the wintertime, and long-lasting too. In my conclusion, it is a naive bet, a perfume with character and timelessness, and I see it harmless for wearing at the office. On the outfit side, nothing about to complain. I fancy the fact that it is not heady from the start but that it remains stable throughout the day with a tendency towards the gourmand-sweet side at the end of the day. This perfume is an excellent pick, in the same collection I also really fancied Cuir de Nuit, which I've reviewed already.

-Elysium

01/23/2020

5
Sillage 5
Longevity 7
Scent

Schwerelos
16 Reviews

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Schwerelos

Very helpful Review 8

Boom! Cuddle with me!

The perfume came to me as a gift. I had thought about buying it, but sometimes coincidence is a nice player.

The appearance of the flacon is not very attractive. Some drugstore waters have a nicer packaging, but in the end you can't smell the bottle. I hope that the glued label will remain presentable for a long time. If only it had been designed a little more on Reteo!

The first smell was very booming for me. I was scared, because somehow I had expected something softer when putting it together. But when the first buzz is over, a nice warm smell remains. It is not complex, and development is also more than restrained. However, the smell reminds me of old perfumes of YR, it smells strongly of that typical YR smell I always liked. Whatever it is, it is not really an overwhelming fragrance, but a solid everyday scent.

After about three hours it loses intensity close to the body, on clothing it remains well perceptible even after hours. It changes from a slightly oriental wummser to a cuddly scent, it is a perfect match for winter.

It wouldn't be a fragrance I really need. But he's not someone who necessarily has to leave me. Since I still have it fresh, I have to load it with stories. It is still like a white leaf that still wants to be painted. I'm waiting to see what colors this fragrance will eventually wear

09/27/2019

7
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 8
Scent

pudelbonzo
689 Reviews

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pudelbonzo

Top Review 15

Soft sand

Yesterday came mail from Rocher fluttered into the house, and enticed with special offers.

I did not let me say twice, because the free mascara is very convenient for me.
And also the hubby was not averse to a visit to Rocher, because he likes the fragrances - and the shampoo.

I immediately dealt with the new summer fragrances - starting with Sable Fauve.
An unusual fragrance - but interesting.

However, the title reddish brown sand is somewhat misleading, because dry Fauve is not at all.
Here nothing crunches.
And if I could give the fragrance a color, it would be a sunny gold.

The tonka bean is round and vanilla and the sweet cistus harmonizes perfectly with it.
Cistus always appeals to me anyway in fragrances.

This sand is fine like powder - and you walk on it like on clouds.
The sun bathes this scene in golden light.

I'm ready to buy, but the saleswoman informs me that the new summer fragrances are excluded from the discount.

Well, then I will be patient - because Sable also fits into the winter.