Avenue
An unusual opening puts patchouli at the top, with its earthy, slightly camphorous quality setting an immediate oriental tone rather than the customary citrus lift.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 12 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.
- Vanilla75
- Balsamic55
- Sweet55
- Amber
The note pyramid
- Pink Pepper
- Patchouli
- Bergamot
- Jasmine
- Vanilla
- Patchouli
- Lemon
By the editors · 2 min readAn unusual opening puts patchouli at the top, with its earthy, slightly camphorous quality setting an immediate oriental tone rather than the customary citrus lift.
In the heart, jasmine, vanilla, and lemon arrive together: the lemon brightens, the jasmine adds an indolic floral curve, and the vanilla begins building a creamy gourmand undercurrent. The combination feels both classical and a little theatrical.
The base settles into tonka bean, amber, and musk, deepening the vanilla into a balsamic, almond-tinged warmth that joins the patchouli for a chewy oriental drydown. The overall character is sweet, warm, and adult, suited to cool weather and evenings, with strong longevity and a presence that stays room-filling through the first hours.
Scent twins
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