Fragrance comparison

Balade Sauvage vs Shu

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 15 Nov 2026 776 ratings analysed

1 wins

Balade Sauvage

Dior · 2018

4.32776 votes

Rank #2,025 WoodyCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

55%scent match

Closely related

Shu

Aswan

—0 votes

Rank #76,422 AmberWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Balade Sauvage takes 1 of 1 categories.

Balade Sauvage
Choose it for a woody and citrus character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Shu
Choose it for a amber and woody character.

Balade Sauvage1/1

Shu0/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Balade Sauvage

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

Balade SauvageDior

ShuAswan

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.32/ 5 · 776 votes

Have 79%Had 21%Want 0%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 13%Want 88%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

55%Love

29%Like

11%Ok

5%Dislike

1%Hate

776 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity64

〰 Sillage52

♥ Love / hate83

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value32

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

citrus92%

fruity84%

aromatic77%

green69%

sweet61%

amber100%

woody91%

citrus83%

aromatic74%

marine65%

ozonic56%

Scent match55%Closely related · both woody, citrus and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top

BergamotOzonic notesPetitgrain

Heart

Fig TreeFigSolar NotesOrange BlossomHedioneSea NotesRosePeach

Base

PebblesAmberwoodLabdanumVanilla

Top

Ozonic notesPetitgrainBergamot

Heart

Solar NotesSea NotesFig

Base

AmberwoodLabdanumAmbroxan

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Ozonic notes, Petitgrain and Fig. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter15

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men21

Unisex63

Women16

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#2,025

PerfumerFrançois Demachy

Launched2018

Reviews96

Overall rank#76,422

PerfumerIbrahim Al Zoabi

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBalade SauvageHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Dior Balade Sauvage opens with a crisp burst of sunny bergamot and bitter petitgrain before softening into a lush Mediterranean fig tree grove by the sea. The heart blends ripe fig fruit, fresh green leaves, and solar warmth with a touch of juicy peach and orange blossom. As it dries down, the scent settles onto sun-w…

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Aswan Shu opens with a bright flash of bergamot and bitter petitgrain before expanding into crisp ozonic air. Perfumer Ibrahim Al Zoabi pairs salty sea notes with ripe fig at the heart, balancing green creaminess against salty ocean breeze. The base relies on amberwood, labdanum, and ambroxan to create a clean, radian…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Balade Sauvage and Shu smell similar?

Closely related: a 55% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, citrus and aromatic accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Ozonic notes, Petitgrain and Fig.

What are the notes in Balade Sauvage and Shu?

Balade Sauvage has top notes of Bergamot, Ozonic notes and Petitgrain, heart notes of Fig Tree, Fig, Solar Notes and Orange Blossom, a base of Pebbles, Amberwood, Labdanum and Vanilla. Shu has top notes of Ozonic notes, Petitgrain and Bergamot, heart notes of Solar Notes, Sea Notes and Fig, a base of Amberwood, Labdanum and Ambroxan.