Out In The Open
Gardenia and apple create a fruity floral opening that is both creamy and slightly sweet, accented by saffron's warm spice.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 12 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.
- Honey50
- Yellow Floral50
- White Floral50
- Sweet
The note pyramid
- Gardenia
- Apple
- Saffron
- Orris
- Jasmine
- Orange Blossom
- Mimosa
By the editors · 2 min readGardenia and apple create a fruity floral opening that is both creamy and slightly sweet, accented by saffron's warm spice. Orris and jasmine form a powdery floral heart that blends with orange blossom's narcotic sweetness and mimosa's soft pollen-like texture. The base introduces a leather accord that is dry and slightly animalic, contrasted by tonka bean's sweet hay-like quality and vanilla's warmth. Sandalwood provides a smooth woody foundation that helps balance the leather's sharpness with its creamy character. Civet adds a subtle animalic nuance that enhances the leather without becoming overtly skanky or aggressive. Projection starts strong but settles into a moderate sillage that remains noticeable for several hours. Best worn in cooler weather for evening or formal occasions where its complex floral-leather character can make a statement.
Scent twins
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