16a Orchard
Cardamom and ginger snap open with a cool, peppery sparkle that lifts the bergamot into something almost effervescent.
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.
- Fresh Spicy70
- Fresh50
- Soft Spicy50
- Aromatic
The note pyramid
- Tonka Bean
- Ginger
- Jasmine
- Lily of the Valley
- Lemon
- Cardamom
- Bergamot
- Suede
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min readCardamom and ginger snap open with a cool, peppery sparkle that lifts the bergamot into something almost effervescent. A swift heart of jasmine and lily-of-the-valley adds a clean, white floral glow, while tonka folds in a soft, almond-like cream that blunts the spices without turning sugary. Suede slips underneath, lending a matte, skin-warm texture that keeps the flowers from floating away. As the citrus oils recede, tonka and musk merge into a pale, cashmere-like haze that stays close to the body and smells like clean shirt linen brushed with spice. Projection is office-polite, lasting about six hours on skin; it feels brightest in spring and early fall, especially under a light jacket.
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Scent twins
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