Bharat
Frankincense dominates the opening, releasing a dry, resinous smoke that feels church-cool rather than exotic.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 7 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.
- Smoky90
- Fruity60
- Fresh50
- Aquatic
The note pyramid
- Frankincense
- Ginger
- Plum
- Sandalwood
By the editors · 2 min readFrankincense dominates the opening, releasing a dry, resinous smoke that feels church-cool rather than exotic. Within minutes ginger slices through the incense, adding a bright, peppery heat that keeps the composition from turning too austere. A dark, jammy plum lands next, softening the spice with a bruised-fruit sweetness that sticks close to the skin. The base is stripped-down sandalwood, creamy but pale, acting more as a quiet wooden frame than a statement of its own. Wear is linear: the incense never fully departs, the plum never fully ripens, and the ginger’s sparkle stays locked in the heart. Projection stays polite—an arm’s-length bubble for about five hours—making it office-safe yet still recognisably incense-forward. Cool autumn days and smart-casual settings suit it best; heat flattens the fruit and cold mutes the spice.
Scent twins
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