Is Maison Alhambra Salvo Intense a dupe of Christian Dior Sauvage Eau de Toilette?

Close match Widely recommended as a substitute, and most people who compared them agree.

Maison Alhambra Salvo Intense is a close match to Christian Dior Sauvage Eau de Toilette. Of 22 independent sources that compared them, 21 say it is near-identical or close, 1 say it is similar or inspired by it and 0 disagree. It appears on 2 community dupe lists. Sauvage Eau de Toilette costs $124.99 for 100 ml at Triple Traders ($1.25/ml); no shop in the US has a full bottle of Salvo Intense in stock. Prices are checked every 20 minutes. These figures last changed on Oct 26, 2026.

Accords
	Christian Dior Sauvage Eau de Toilette	Maison Alhambra Salvo Intense
Price	$124.99 100 ml	Not in stock
Per ml	$1.25	-
Verdict		Close match of Sauvage Eau de Toilette
Fresh spicy
Warm spicy
Woody
Aromatic
Vanilla
Citrus
Sweet
Amber
Notes shared notes are marked
Top notes	Calabrian bergamot Pepper	Bergamot
Heart notes	Sichuan pepper Lavender Pink pepper Vetiver Patchouli Geranium Elemi	Lavender Sichuan pepper Star anise Nutmeg
Base notes	Ambroxan Cedar Labdanum	Ambroxan Vanilla
Buy	See prices

The evidence

22 independent sources: 20 on Reddit, 2 dupe lists

Say near-identical 1
Say close 20
Say similar or inspired by 1

When people said it: 3 in the last two years

Confidence: 93%. It combines how many independent sources agree, how strongly they word it, how recent they are and how many disagree. How confidence works

In their words 12

Keep in mind that salvo intense is an edp clone snd regular salvo and modest une are cloning the edt

A Reddit comment, Nov 2023, 14 points
I own salvo intense and have tested it next to sauvage, they're identical.

A Reddit comment, Nov 2023, 12 points
I know there’s Salvo Intense, and Aromatix just reviewed Sheikh.

A Reddit comment, Mar 2023, 10 points
Almost identical to suavage edp

A Reddit comment, Nov 2023, 7 points
I’ve not tried it, but Salvo Intense has a good reputation in this sub, as a good clone of the EDP.

A Reddit comment, Apr 2023, 3 points
As of right now I haven’t tried a good edp clone , maybe salvo intense I’ve heard good things about it

A Reddit comment, Jun 2023, 2 points
Salvo Intense is the best by far imo.

A Reddit comment, Jun 2023, 2 points
I'd also look at getting something like Versace the dreamer or a Dior sauvage clone like salvo intense or armaf ventana.

A Reddit comment, Jun 2024, 2 points
Edt-afnan modest une Edp- salvo intense by maison Alhambra

A Reddit comment, Apr 2023, 1 point
Salvo Intense, my dad is a Sauvage only guy, and that's what he wears now.

A Reddit comment, Nov 2023, 1 point
Got 9PM two weeks ago and kinda hate it lol Just got Salvo Intense which is the Dior Sauvage clone, smells just like it to me just not as strong yet but hoping it’ll get better.

A Reddit comment, May 2024, 1 point
Salvo intense is a clone of Dior sauvage epd.

A Reddit comment, May 2025, 1 point

Community dupe lists

Lists Maison Alhambra Salvo Intense as an alternative to Christian Dior Sauvage Eau de Toilette.

A community dupe list, Fragrance Dupes/Clones 2026 Ultimate List
Lists Maison Alhambra Salvo Intense as an alternative to Christian Dior Sauvage Eau de Toilette.

A community dupe list, Fragrance analogs [Rustam]

How the verdict is worked out is on the how it works page.

Among the alternatives to Sauvage Eau de Toilette

Sauvage Eau de Toilette and its 17 alternatives: dupes and close matches on the inner ring, inspired by it in the middle, similar outside. Thicker lines mean more agreement., strongest first.