Dylan Blue vs Dior Sauvage Cologne Comparison

There has been a lot of talk over the past year about Dylan Blue and Dior Sauvage EDT. Both are best selling scents who have a ton in common in terms of smell and performance. However, if one is in the market for a bottle of either, which is the best bet? Which of these colognes actually smells better? Gives a better performance? Continue below for my full comparison breakdown.

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Tale of the Tape: Sauvage or Dylan Blue?

Sauvage

Notes of Sauvage: bergamot, ambroxan, lavender, pepper, wood notes

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My Original Sauvage Review

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Dylan Blue

Notes include: black pepper, violet leaf, grapefruit, bergamot, tonka bean, ambrox, fig leaf

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Read my Full Review of Dylan Blue

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Opening

The opening of Sauvage gives me a strong ambroxan (amber) aroma with pepper and a sharp bergamot note. Indeed, the reason people look towards these two colognes, is because they are so similar in their composition.

To my nose, Dylan Blue is a lot stronger on the citrus from the start, paring the bergamot with grapefruit. After 10-15 minutes, Dylan Blue morphs into some kind of clone of Sauvage.

Coming back to these two colognes, a few years after this original comparison, I have a much higher opinion of the Versace fragrance’s start. The grapefruit note with the bergamot is really nice, however, the main attraction is the fig.

The fig and citrus blend is super enjoyable for me, when I’m in the mood for it. While the Sauvage opening, is sharp and can feel too abrasive, many times.

As such, I am revising the winner in this category. The better start? Dylan Blue. It’s not a major difference, but I find myself liking the beginning 30-60 minutes of Blue, much more than I used to.

Edge: Dylan Blue

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Projection

For the first hour, Dylan Blue is pretty strong on my skin. Then, it drops off a lot and becomes much more of a moderate skin scent. It’s never completely weak or anything, but it doesn’t maintain the height of its power for very long.

Sauvage is probably the same strength as Dylan Blue during that first hour. The difference is that Sauvage does a better job as sustaining itself throughout. The decay of the strength, is a slow process, and Sauvage takes its sweet time.

Edge: Sauvage

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Longevity

The Versace gives me 5-6 hours, at the most. I’ve worn it a lot, trying to get more out of it, and yet it remains a moderate fragrance. This has remained true, for every time that I’ve used it over the past 3 or 4 years.

Sauvage isn’t an absolute beast but it is a few hours better. You’re looking at 7-8 hours of solid wear from this Dior cologne. In the right circumstances, I can pull off 9 hours, but it’s not a guarantee.

If we’re talking about the EDT version, it’s better. If you go with the other Sauvage’s they can usually hit 10+ hours easily.

Edge: Sauvage

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Versatility

As these two scents are so similar in their presentation, there is no clear cut winner here. Both can be worn casually or out on the town for an evening. Both shine in warmer weather and yet still can fit in the rest of the year.

Neither is a formal type of fragrance and both do tend to skew towards being worn by younger guys.

Edge: Push

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Overall Scent

I’m going with Dior Sauvage as the winner. Dylan Blue has grown on me, over the years. I used to find it completely uninteresting, but eventually began to like the opening act a good deal. Nonetheless, it doesn’t really sustain itself.

The fig paired with the citrus is pretty nice, but there is a huge ambroxan note here, that gets bothersome to me (as does the Dior).

Neither cologne is my personal favorite to wear. They are both pleasant and versatile scents that give good enough performance.

Sauvage is just better at everything. Dylan Blue, does have the nice citrus opening but then it fades out too quickly, which is a disappointment to me.

Once I get past the opening act, Sauvage is more tolerable to me, but still isn’t a must have. It just takes this head to head.

Unless pricing is a serious consideration, go with Sauvage. Though, if you want to save some cash, Dylan Blue will get you most of what you want from Sauvage. There are also a million other fragrances that have tried to ‘dupe’ Dior Sauvage.

To me, Sauvage EDP is the best of either, and I’d prefer that to the original EDT.

Winner: Sauvage