Mistral Patchouli
Black pepper and star anise open Mistral Patchouli with a dry, slightly anisic warmth — the anise is spice rather than liqueur, restrained, and the pepper adds heat that focuses the opening without sharpening it.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 14 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.
- Patchouli65
- Smoky55
- Soft Spicy50
- Herbal
The note pyramid
- Black Pepper
- Star Anise
- Incense
- Iris
- Benzoin
- Patchouli
By the editors · 2 min readBlack pepper and star anise open Mistral Patchouli with a dry, slightly anisic warmth — the anise is spice rather than liqueur, restrained, and the pepper adds heat that focuses the opening without sharpening it. There's a Mediterranean atmosphere to the start.
The heart is where Mistral becomes more distinctive. Incense adds a cool, smoky quality; iris introduces a powdery, slightly floral counterpoint. Together they create a spare, meditative accord — more cathedral than bistro, despite the Provençal name. The combination is unusual for a patchouli fragrance and gives the midpoint genuine character.
Benzoin and patchouli form a resinous, earthy base. The patchouli is textural rather than perfumy, adding depth without the sweet-dark heaviness that makes it polarizing. Mistral Patchouli finishes grounded, dry, and quietly distinctive.
Scent twins
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