No. 5 - Chocolat Mourning
Clary sage opens with a sharp, herbaceous greenness that feels both aromatic and slightly medicinal.
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The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 7 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.
- Fruity70
- Green60
- Fresh50
- Soft Spicy
The note pyramid
- Clary Sage
- Pineapple
- Leather
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min readClary sage opens with a sharp, herbaceous greenness that feels both aromatic and slightly medicinal. Pineapple emerges almost immediately, adding a sweet-tart fruity character that contrasts surprisingly with the herbal opening. The fruit note remains prominent through the heart phase, creating an unusual bridge between the green top and animalic base. Leather provides a dry, slightly smoky foundation while musk adds a clean skin-like quality to the dry-down. The composition feels relatively linear after the initial contrast, with moderate projection that stays close to the body. Suitable for casual wear in warmer weather, this minimalist fragrance maintains its character for several hours before fading.
Scent twins
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