Intime
Patchouli and iris open together in an unusual pairing: the patchouli grounds with damp earth while the iris brings a cool, rooty powder that softens the entry's bitterness.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 9 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.
- Rose50
- Woody50
- Iris50
- Violet
The note pyramid
- Patchouli
- Iris
- Violet
- Rose
- Sandalwood
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min readPatchouli and iris open together in an unusual pairing: the patchouli grounds with damp earth while the iris brings a cool, rooty powder that softens the entry's bitterness. The combination reads neither floral nor fully woody, but somewhere in between.
Violet and rose form the heart, the violet pulling the powdered iris register further toward a candied-cosmetic feel, with rose adding a soft warmth. The bouquet is muted rather than blooming, holding the iris-patchouli axis steady.
Sandalwood and musk in the base give a creamy, skin-soft drydown that lets the violet-iris powder linger longest. Quiet, intimate, and slightly retro in feel. Suited to cooler weather and close settings.
Scent twins
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