In Red
Armand Basi in Red opens with a crisp slap of ginger and cardamom that feels almost medicinal at first, before bergamot softens the edges.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 15 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.
- Vanilla60
- Floral55
- Fresh50
- Aromatic
The note pyramid
- Ginger
- Cardamom
- Bergamot
- Violet Leaf
- Jasmine
- Lily
- Pink Pepper
By the editors · 2 min readArmand Basi in Red opens with a crisp slap of ginger and cardamom that feels almost medicinal at first, before bergamot softens the edges. The sharpness dissipates quickly, giving way to a lush, slightly soapy floral heart where violet leaf and jasmine dominate. Pink pepper adds a metallic tingle that keeps the bouquet from turning too demure, while blackcurrant lends a tart, fruity brightness.
The base is where this fragrance reveals its intentions: sweet praline and vanilla anchor everything in a gauzy, skin-close warmth. White musk and a whisper of oakmoss provide just enough structure to prevent the drydown from collapsing into pure dessert. The result feels deliberately feminine in an early-2000s sense—polished, approachable, unmistakably meant for evening wear.
In Red suits someone comfortable with sweetness but not looking for gourmand excess. It occupies that middle ground between fresh florals and amber orientals, landing somewhere quietly seductive rather than loud.
Scent twins
In this family
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