Patchouli Noir
Bergamot snaps open with a brief citrus flash, then patchouli surges forward, dark and slightly bitter, already laced with the sweet-balsamic pull of tonka.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 4 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.
- Soft Spicy50
- Woody50
- Sweet50
- Earthy
The note pyramid
- Bergamot
- Tonka Bean
- Ginger
- Cinnamon
- Coconut
- Patchouli
- Nutmeg
By the editors · 2 min readBergamot snaps open with a brief citrus flash, then patchouli surges forward, dark and slightly bitter, already laced with the sweet-balsamic pull of tonka. The heart adds ginger heat and a dusting of nutmeg that keeps the coconut from turning tropical; instead the coconut reads like toasted shavings folded into earthy leaves. As the rum and almond rise from the base, the patchouli softens, picking up a creamy, almost boozy latte edge while leather and smoke give the underside a dry, matte texture that reins in the sweetness. Moss and sandalwood lock the dry-down into a cool, brown-wood hum that lingers close to skin for hours. Projection stays within arm’s length; the scent feels best on cool evenings when its spiced-coconut darkness can breathe without cloying.
Scent twins
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