Esperanza Alain Daniel 2007 Eau de Parfum
Oud opens sharp and resinous, with an almost medicinal edge that commands attention.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 11 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.
- Oud95
- Soft Spicy75
- Animalic60
- Smoky
The note pyramid
- Oud
- Cumin
- Saffron
- Rose
- Tonka Bean
- Mysore Sandalwood
By the editors · 2 min readOud opens sharp and resinous, with an almost medicinal edge that commands attention. As the fragrance settles, cumin and saffron emerge — earthy, animalic, faintly metallic — wrapping around a rose that reads dark and dusty rather than fresh.
The base softens the composition considerably. Tonka bean rounds the spice into something warmer, while Mysore sandalwood adds a creamy, smooth foundation. The overall effect is dense and close-worn, sitting against skin like a second layer.
This is an uncompromising oud-forward fragrance built for cool evenings. Its spice is raw, not polished, and the animalic thread from cumin and oud never fully disappears through the dry-down.
Scent twins
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