Angel Schlesser Oriental Edition II
Oriental Edition II opens with a surprisingly bright floral salvo—jasmine and lily of the valley cushioned by violet and bergamot—that feels almost spring-like before the weight of the composition asserts itself.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 13 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.
- Sandalwood75
- Jasmine65
- Amber65
- Vetiver60
- Vanilla55
By the editors · 2 min readOriental Edition II opens with a surprisingly bright floral salvo—jasmine and lily of the valley cushioned by violet and bergamot—that feels almost spring-like before the weight of the composition asserts itself. The whiteness doesn't last. Within minutes, saffron threads through sweetened praline, pulling the florals into a warmer, more ambered register that hints at incense without committing fully.
The drydown is where the perfume finds its identity: a sandalwood-vetiver alliance tempered by vanilla and patchouli, with musk softening the edges. It's substantial without being heavy, sweet without tipping into dessert territory. The woods stay polished rather than raw, and the amber provides a smooth, resinous glow that lingers close to the skin.
This is the sort of fragrance that works for someone who wants oriental warmth but finds classic ambers too cloying or retro. It straddles day and evening without drama, settling into something quietly enveloping rather than announcing itself from across the room.
