Corylopsis
Clove opens with intense warm-spicy character that immediately establishes a rich oriental direction.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 9 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Warm Spicy80
- Powdery60
- Smoky60
- Soft Spicy
The note pyramid
- Clove
- Frankincense
- Ylang-Ylang
- Iris
- Tonka Bean
- Patchouli
By the editors · 2 min readClove opens with intense warm-spicy character that immediately establishes a rich oriental direction. Frankincense adds a resinous smoky quality that blends with ylang-ylang's tropical floral sweetness. Iris contributes a powdery earthiness that tempers the floral notes and adds texture. The base combines tonka bean's vanillic sweetness with patchouli's earthy depth and musk's skin-like warmth. The composition evolves from spicy-resinous to a sweet-powdery dry-down with excellent persistence. Projection is strong initially before settling closer to skin, lasting 8+ hours. Ideal for fall and winter evening wear in cool conditions.
Scent twins
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