Ivoire Ivoire de Balmain Balmain 1980 Parfum
Lemon and bergamot offer a sharp citrus introduction, while violet adds a powdery floral nuance that quickly takes center stage.
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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.
- Mossy90
- Floral70
- Soft Spicy60
- Woody
The note pyramid
- Lemon
- Bergamot
- Violet
- Cinnamon
- Neroli
- Jasmine
- Ylang-Ylang
By the editors · 2 min readLemon and bergamot offer a sharp citrus introduction, while violet adds a powdery floral nuance that quickly takes center stage. A complex heart of cinnamon, nutmeg, neroli, jasmine, ylang-ylang, lily of the valley, and narcissus creates a spicy floral bouquet that is both warm and aromatic. The base is deeply mossy and woody, with oakmoss, sandalwood, and vetiver providing an earthy foundation complemented by tonka bean, amber, and vanilla's sweetness. Patchouli and frankincense add resinous and slightly smoky undertones, while musk ensures a skin-scent dry-down. This chypre-style composition evolves dramatically over many hours, from citrus-powdery to woody-mossy-resinous. Longevity is exceptional, projecting moderately for hours before settling close. Best for formal occasions in cool to cold weather.
Scent twins
Factual metadata (name, house, year, notes) is seeded from public datasets. The editorial reading and scent fingerprint are written by Claude against our house style — none of it is scraped prose. Read our methodology.
