Cafe Noir
Cardamom crackles over bitter coffee grounds, the spice's citrus edge sharpening the roasted bean into an almost espresso-like snap.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 10 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.
- Aromatic50
- Warm Spicy50
- Woody50
- Sweet
The note pyramid
- Lavender
- Cardamom
- Coffee
- Patchouli
- Virginia Cedar
- Rose
By the editors · 2 min readCardamom crackles over bitter coffee grounds, the spice's citrus edge sharpening the roasted bean into an almost espresso-like snap. Lavender swirls underneath, its cool herbal lift preventing the opening from collapsing into pure bitterness while adding a barbershop cleanliness that feels slightly surreal against the dark brew. Patchouli takes over early, earthy and slightly sweet, letting cedar splinters add dry woodiness that keeps the coffee from turning syrupy; a tight rose thread provides quiet floral lift without prettiness. As the base settles, sandalwood smooths the woods into a creamy, nutty warmth while benzoin deposits a honeyed resin that reads like the last teaspoon of sugar dissolved in cup-bottom sludge. Projection stays close; the coffee never vanishes but softens into a wearable skin-stain perfect for cool autumn days and unhurried café afternoons.
Scent twins
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