Mandarine Glaciale
The name promises ice, and that's what arrives—citrus lifted into something almost menthol-sharp by a bracing ginger note.
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.
- Citrus65
- Aromatic50
- Woody50
- Mossy
The note pyramid
- Lemon
- Bergamot
- Ginger
- Petitgrain
- Jasmine
- Oakmoss
By the editors · 2 min readThe name promises ice, and that's what arrives—citrus lifted into something almost menthol-sharp by a bracing ginger note. The lemon and bergamot feel stripped of their sweetness, presenting instead as pale rinds and white pith, while petitgrain adds a metallic, green edge that keeps everything taut and borderline astringent.
As it settles, a whisper of jasmine softens the architecture without warming it, and oakmoss lends a gray-green dryness that reads more Nordic forest floor than Mediterranean garden. The vetiver stays quiet, contributing texture rather than the usual earthy weight. What emerges is cologne in the most literal sense—refreshing, unadorned—but with enough restraint and chill to feel deliberate rather than simple.
This is for those who find most citrus fragrances too sweet or too sunny, who want brightness without cheer. It wears close, fades politely, and suits hot weather or anyone allergic to opulence.
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.
