Balmain Homme
Saffron rides shotgun on bergamot, dusting the citrus with a dry, papery heat that quickly pulls nutmeg into its orbit.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 8 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.
- Leather80
- Soft Spicy50
- Woody50
- Floral
The note pyramid
- Saffron
- Bergamot
- Nutmeg
- Leather
- Violet Leaf
- Tonka Bean
By the editors · 2 min readSaffron rides shotgun on bergamot, dusting the citrus with a dry, papery heat that quickly pulls nutmeg into its orbit. Violet leaf slips in next, sharpening the suede-like leather so it feels crisp rather than creamy, while nutmeg keeps a low glow beneath. As skin warms, tonka bean softens the leather’s edges, adding a faint almond sweetness that mingles with the lingering spice. Moss creeps in last, lending a cool, earthy undercurrent that stops the composition from turning overly sweet. Projection stays within arm’s length for six hours, making it office-safe yet interesting enough for after-work drinks.
Scent twins
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