Heat Wild Orchid
Heat Wild Orchid opens with a sharp burst of pomegranate—tart, juicy, almost fizzy—that quickly softens into something warmer.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 2 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.
- Amber50
- Iris40
The note pyramid
- Pomegranate
- Lychee
- Magnolia
- Lily of the Valley
- White Musk
By the editors · 2 min readHeat Wild Orchid opens with a sharp burst of pomegranate—tart, juicy, almost fizzy—that quickly softens into something warmer. The magnolia at its heart is more abstract than botanical, a clean floral sweetness that hovers between soap and petal without landing firmly on either. It's approachable rather than complex, the kind of scent that announces itself without demanding attention.
As it settles, amber and musk create a soft, slightly powdery base that wraps the magnolia in gentle warmth. The overall effect is straightforward and wearable, sweeter than the original Heat but not cloying. It feels designed for someone who wants something floral and fruity without drama or edge—daytime-friendly, uncomplicated, reliably pleasant. The wild orchid of the name is more suggestion than reality; this is magnolia's show from start to finish.
Scent twins
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