Cedro di Taormina
Cedro di Taormina opens with a sharp Mediterranean brightness—petitgrain cutting through air with citrus-green clarity, amplified by basil's anise-tinged herbal edge.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 13 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.
- Woody70
- Earthy65
- Lavender60
- Warm Spicy
The note pyramid
- Petitgrain
- Basil
- Lavender
- Black Pepper
- Vetiver
- Labdanum
By the editors · 2 min readCedro di Taormina opens with a sharp Mediterranean brightness—petitgrain cutting through air with citrus-green clarity, amplified by basil's anise-tinged herbal edge. This isn't the sunlit lemon of Acqua di Parma's classic colognes, but something more shadowed and vegetal, as if the citrus trees stand in cool stone courtyards rather than open groves.
The lavender that emerges keeps its aromatic spine thanks to black pepper, which prevents any drift toward soapiness. Vetiver anchors the composition with earthy, slightly smoky roots, while Virginia cedar adds pencil-shaving dryness. Labdanum brings a subtle amber warmth without sweetness.
The result feels like a dressed-down interpretation of fougère traditions—crisp enough for summer heat, structured enough for tailoring. It suits those who want Mediterranean freshness with more texture and less cologne prettiness, a scent that suggests linen shirts and architectural shadows rather than beach towels.
Scent twins
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