Ablaze
Ablaze announces itself with a sharp aromatic flare—cardamom and nutmeg warming the brightness of citrus until it glows like embers rather than flame.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 13 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.
- Labdanum80
- Sandalwood75
- Incense70
- Amber70
- Cardamom65
By the editors · 2 min readAblaze announces itself with a sharp aromatic flare—cardamom and nutmeg warming the brightness of citrus until it glows like embers rather than flame. The spice doesn't vanish so much as sink into the composition, becoming the heat beneath everything that follows.
The heart brings guaiac wood and labdanum forward, their resinous, slightly smoky quality giving weight to jasmine and rose that might otherwise drift too sweet. Cedar adds structure while ylang-ylang lends a creamy, almost narcotic richness. This is florals seen through a veil of incense and woodsmoke.
The base settles into classic territory—sandalwood, amber, patchouli—but the suede note keeps it from feeling purely oriental. There's a textured, skin-like quality that makes the whole composition feel wearable rather than ceremonial. Ablaze works for someone who wants presence without volume, warmth without obvious sweetness.
