Bucephalus IX
Grapefruit and bergamot provide a sharp, fresh citrus opening that feels energizing and clean.
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.
- Fresh50
- Aromatic50
- Warm Spicy50
- Aquatic
The note pyramid
- Grapefruit
- Bergamot
- Violet Leaf
- Black Pepper
- Tonka Bean
By the editors · 2 min readGrapefruit and bergamot provide a sharp, fresh citrus opening that feels energizing and clean. Violet leaf introduces a green, slightly powdery metallic quality in the heart. Black pepper adds a distinct fresh-spicy kick that contrasts with the greenness. The base combines tonka bean's sweet warmth, patchouli's earthy depth, and musk's clean skin scent. It evolves from bright citrus to a green, spicy, and musky dry-down. Sillage is moderate, ideal for casual or work settings in spring and fall.
Scent twins
Factual metadata (name, house, year, notes) is seeded from public datasets. The editorial reading and scent fingerprint are written by Claude against our house style — none of it is scraped prose. Read our methodology.
