40 community ratings

Ombre Sauvage

2015UnisexClassic

Votes lean masculine

7.9/ 10

Community score
40 ratings

Hervé Gambs Ombre Sauvage is a unisex scent built around tonka bean, birch wood and Bourbon vanilla, with pink pepper and Haitian vetiver beside them; it has been discontinued.

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Skunky's take: A fresh breeze, my nose just got some air.

How does it perform?

From 33 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.9 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

7.3 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

7.6 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

90% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Tonka bean Birch wood Bourbon vanilla Pink pepper Haitian vetiver Cedarwood

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fresh
Green
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Powdery
Resinous
Smoky

What does Ombre Sauvage smell like?

Longevity and sillage are both rated good. Most voters pick autumn, followed by winter and spring, with summer well behind. It is worn for evenings, nights out and leisure time. It leans masculine for most voters, though a fair number find it feminine.

The scent reads fresh and green, with a spicy, woody, smoky body over it. Birch wood and cedarwood give it a dry, resinous frame, while tonka bean and Bourbon vanilla soften that frame with a powdery, oriental sweetness. Pink pepper adds a light bite of spice and vetiver carries the green side.