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Balenciaga · Est. 1947

Le Dix Perfume

The opening feels like sliced peach dusted with citrus peel—bright but immediately rounded, cushioned by the warmth waiting beneath.

ConcentrationFragrance
Forunisex
Released1947
Statusenriched
1947 · Fragrance
san·jas·ros·pea
Rating
4.2
0.6k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
basehearttopcitrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

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.

  • Sandalwood
    75
  • Jasmine
    75
  • Rose
    70
  • Peach
    65
  • Musk
    65

By the editors · 2 min readThe opening feels like sliced peach dusted with citrus peel—bright but immediately rounded, cushioned by the warmth waiting beneath. This is aldehydic florals at their most luxurious, never shrill. Within minutes, the jasmine and rose assert themselves with old-fashioned confidence, dense and powdery, supported by a creamy ylang that softens their edges. Lily of the valley adds a whisper of green formality.

The drydown is where Le Dix earns its vintage reputation. Civet and musk lend an animalic undertow that modern compositions rarely attempt, giving the sandalwood and benzoin a faintly smoky, skin-like quality. Tonka and vanilla keep it from turning austere, but this is not a gourmand sweetness—it's the warmth of expensive fabric, of a well-kept interior.

A perfume that belongs to tailored elegance and unrushed evenings, worn by someone who doesn't need to announce themselves.

Filed: BalenciagaSillage · vol. I
Fig. 02

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap