Extatic Balmain 2014 Eau de Parfum
Osmanthus and rose open with a fruity, slightly apricot-tinged warmth — osmanthus carries that characteristic stone-fruit softness that blurs the line between floral and gourmand without tipping into either fully.
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.
- Leather80
- Floral80
- Iris70
- Rose
The note pyramid
- Osmanthus
- Rose
- Jasmine
- Iris
- Cashmere Wood
- Leather
By the editors · 2 min readOsmanthus and rose open with a fruity, slightly apricot-tinged warmth — osmanthus carries that characteristic stone-fruit softness that blurs the line between floral and gourmand without tipping into either fully.
Jasmine and iris take the composition into richer territory in the heart. The jasmine adds white-floral density while iris introduces a cool, powdery, slightly rooty quality. The combination is structured and precise rather than lush.
Leather in the base provides a dry, slightly animalic grounding that sharpens the whole composition. The floral softness from above meets a harder edge at the base. The result is a restrained, slightly austere floral with a leathery backbone — formal in character, best suited to cooler weather and evening settings.
Scent twins
In this family
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