Awake
Awake opens with a jolt—bright lemon cut through with green cardamom, sharp enough to register before the coffee arrives.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 6 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.
- Lemon75
- Vetiver65
- Cardamom60
- Tobacco35
- Incense15
By the editors · 2 min readAwake opens with a jolt—bright lemon cut through with green cardamom, sharp enough to register before the coffee arrives. The coffee note isn't sweet or creamy; it reads dry and roasted, almost medicinal in its bitterness, like espresso grounds left too long in the cup. This isn't a gourmand interpretation but something more austere.
As it settles, vetiver anchors the composition with smoky, earthy weight. The lemon fades but leaves a citric brightness that keeps the coffee from turning heavy. The cardamom persists as a spicy thread throughout, warming the blend without sweetening it.
The overall effect is bracing rather than comforting—a caffeinated wake-up call rendered in scent. It suits those drawn to raw materials over polish, and anyone who prefers their fragrances functional and uncompromising. Brief longevity, close to skin.