Memento Mori
Orris opens with a dense, earthy powder that feels cool and slightly root-like against the skin.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 10 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.
- Rose50
- Balsamic50
- Lactonic50
- Iris
The note pyramid
- Orris
- Civet
- Ambergris
- Amber
- Patchouli
By the editors · 2 min readOrris opens with a dense, earthy powder that feels cool and slightly root-like against the skin. Civet and ambergris introduce a complex animalic warmth that intertwines with the iris, creating a textured, almost leathery floral character. Patchouli grounds the composition with its dry, earthy depth while amber provides a subtle resinous sweetness in the background. The dry-down becomes increasingly intimate, with the animalic notes softening into a musky, skin-close veil. Longevity extends well beyond twelve hours though projection remains moderate and personal after the first hour. Best suited for cool weather evenings where its contemplative, somber character can unfold fully.
Scent twins
Factual metadata (name, house, year, notes) is seeded from public datasets. The editorial reading and scent fingerprint are written by Claude against our house style — none of it is scraped prose. Read our methodology.
