Shaghaf
Ginger and cardamom spark a dry, peppery heat that crackles above the skin for minutes before leather folds in, smooth yet faintly tarry, pushing the spice into dark tobacco leaves.
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.
- Soft Spicy50
- Warm Spicy50
- Tobacco50
- Balsamic
The note pyramid
- Ginger
- Cardamom
- Leather
- Cedar
- Cashmeran
- Tobacco
By the editors · 2 min readGinger and cardamom spark a dry, peppery heat that crackles above the skin for minutes before leather folds in, smooth yet faintly tarry, pushing the spice into dark tobacco leaves. Cedar and cashmeran arrive together, adding splintered wood dryness that keeps the tobacco from turning sweet while letting the leather breathe. Mid-stage warms as oud meets amber and vanilla in a resinous layer that stays close, never dessert-like; patchouli and opoponax supply a murky, bittersweet earthiness that smolders rather than projects. Dry-down is a muted skin-hugging accord of soft oud, leathery tobacco and powdered wood, persistent but polite, gaining a salty skin musk after four hours. Cool fall evenings and dim restaurants fit its restrained aura; sillage stays within handshake distance even when temperature rises. Confident low-key oriental for wearers who want darkness without announcement.
Scent twins
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