Opus XV – King Blue
Opus XV – King Blue opens with clean spiced citrus — mandarin and blackcurrant sweetening the bite of pink pepper, the effect sharp and modern rather than richly oriental.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 14 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.
- Smoky70
- Amber65
- Woody55
- Soft Spicy
The note pyramid
- Pink Pepper
- Black Currant
- Frankincense
- Amber
- Sandalwood
By the editors · 2 min readOpus XV – King Blue opens with clean spiced citrus — mandarin and blackcurrant sweetening the bite of pink pepper, the effect sharp and modern rather than richly oriental. Frankincense and amber form a relatively spare heart for an Amouage composition, but that restraint creates space for the frankincense to register as individual rather than dissolved into a composite accord. The base builds: sandalwood, patchouli, oud, and leather pressing into a drydown that is considerably warmer and denser than the opening suggests, the transition spanning several hours.
Opus XV follows a clear arc from cool-fresh to warm-resinous. The contrast makes it versatile across cooler months, performing well in both formal and evening contexts.
Scent twins
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