Spectre 565 - 248 Ode To The Mandarin Alûstre
Yuzu and bergamot open with a juicy, slightly bitter citrus brightness — yuzu in particular brings a more exotic, slightly grapefruit-mandarin twist than standard lemon work.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 15 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.
- Aromatic50
- Warm Spicy50
- Balsamic50
- Woody
The note pyramid
- Yuzu
- Bergamot
- Tomato Leaf
- Fennel
- White Musk
- Sandalwood
By the editors · 2 min readYuzu and bergamot open with a juicy, slightly bitter citrus brightness — yuzu in particular brings a more exotic, slightly grapefruit-mandarin twist than standard lemon work. The start is clean but not aggressive.
The heart is the surprise: tomato leaf supplies a sappy, almost vegetal green character, and fennel adds a licorice-anise sweetness with herbal depth. Together they pull the composition away from a standard citrus cologne toward something more savory.
The base swings to a marine-resinous register — ambergris and white musk for a salty skin warmth, sandalwood and patchouli for woody depth, myrrh and vetiver for resinous earthiness. Overall character: green-citrus on top, briny-resinous-woody beneath. Projection moderate, longevity surprisingly long for the bright opening.
Scent twins
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