Fleur de Lys
The anise arrives like a cool breath through church stone, sharp and faintly medicinal, softened almost immediately by bergamot that keeps the opening from turning too austere.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 6 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.
- Tuberose85
- Jasmine60
- Rose50
- Amber45
- Bergamot40
By the editors · 2 min readThe anise arrives like a cool breath through church stone, sharp and faintly medicinal, softened almost immediately by bergamot that keeps the opening from turning too austere. This isn't the warm, spiced anise of pastry but something greener and more herbal, a prelude to the floral density that follows.
Tuberose and narcissus form the white-petaled core, but galbanum and violet leaf give them an oddly verdant, almost bitter edge—less hothouse indulgence, more wildflowers pressed between encyclopedia pages. The lily contributes powdery weight while rose adds a classical backbone. It's a substantial white floral that never quite settles into sweetness.
The base holds violet and amber in careful tension, neither dominating, while jasmine threads through with an indolic whisper. The overall effect is formal and slightly remote, an old-world white floral with a cooler, greener temperament than most. Best suited to those who find typical white florals too heavy or sweet, and who appreciate restraint over exuberance.
