Malachite
The pear opens clearly—juicy but not sweet, more like the crisp flesh near the core than syrup.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 6 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.
- Sandalwood65
- Musk60
- Vanilla50
- Peach35
- Iris Powder25
By the editors · 2 min readThe pear opens clearly—juicy but not sweet, more like the crisp flesh near the core than syrup. It sits alongside peony's soft, pink-petalled transparency, creating an early impression that feels approachable and naturally feminine without veering into girlish territory.
As it settles, sandalwood emerges with a slightly dusty warmth, tempered by vanilla that never becomes gourmand. The combination reads as smoothly blended rather than layered, like fabric softened through wear. Musk grounds the composition with skin-close intimacy, keeping the fruitiness from floating away entirely.
Malachite occupies that particular space of early-2000s mall fragrance—polished, easy to wear, designed for broad appeal without sharp edges. It suits professional environments and everyday routines, the kind of scent that generates compliments from colleagues without commanding a room. Discontinued now, but recognizable to anyone who frequented department stores during its era.
