Opus V – Woods Symphony
Opus V opens with a striking pairing: orris root's cold, earthy quality against rum, a combination that is simultaneously rooty and slightly boozy, unlike anything else in the house's catalog.
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.
- Oud75
- Iris70
- Soft Spicy50
- White Floral
The note pyramid
- Orris
- Rum
- Orris
- Jasmine
- Rose
- Sandalwood
By the editors · 2 min readOpus V opens with a striking pairing: orris root's cold, earthy quality against rum, a combination that is simultaneously rooty and slightly boozy, unlike anything else in the house's catalog. Rose and jasmine appear in the heart but remain subdued under a second wave of orris, which gives the composition a dusty, powdery weight that keeps the florals from projecting cleanly. Oud and civet in the base take the drydown into animalic territory — the civet is noticeable and deliberate — while sandalwood grounds the composition and softens the transition.
The overall impression is of a dark, atmospheric study rather than a conventional floral or oriental. It suits cooler weather and evenings; wears with quiet intensity.
Scent twins
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