Notorious
Ylang-ylang and saffron open with a lush, slightly spicy floral intensity that feels opulent and slightly indolic.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 11 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.
- Leather90
- Smoky70
- Animalic60
- Woody
The note pyramid
- Ylang-Ylang
- Saffron
- Incense
- Castoreum
- Moss
- Leather
By the editors · 2 min readYlang-ylang and saffron open with a lush, slightly spicy floral intensity that feels opulent and slightly indolic. Incense and castoreum emerge quickly, adding a smoky, animalic warmth that deepens the floral richness into something more resinous and leather-adjacent. Moss and patchouli provide an earthy, damp foundation that grounds the composition, while cedar and leather add dry, woody texture. Amber lends a subtle sweetness that prevents the dry-down from becoming overly austere or harsh. This scent projects strongly for the first hour before settling into a closer, resinous skin scent with significant longevity. Best for cool weather evenings or formal occasions where its bold character can resonate fully.
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.
