Private Show
Private Show opens with a direct shot of dark, slightly sweet coffee—bold and immediate, like walking into a dimly lit lounge rather than a sunlit café.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 9 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.
- Musky65
- Amber60
- Lactonic50
- Sweet
The note pyramid
- Coffee
- Coffee
- Orange Blossom
- Orange Blossom
- Amber
- Amber
By the editors · 2 min readPrivate Show opens with a direct shot of dark, slightly sweet coffee—bold and immediate, like walking into a dimly lit lounge rather than a sunlit café. The aroma feels concentrated, almost liqueur-like, without the bitterness of fresh-brewed espresso. This coffee note doesn't linger alone for long.
As it settles, orange blossom emerges with unexpected softness, its white petals threading through the coffee's warmth. There's jasmine here too, subtle and indolic, adding a faint animalic edge that keeps the florals from turning polite. The contrast feels intentional—something sweet and something provocative playing off each other.
The base is all amber and musk, smooth and skin-close, with enough sweetness to recall certain gourmands but restrained enough to avoid dessert territory. It wears close, projects moderately, and tilts decidedly evening. A scent for someone who wants warmth and presence without needing to announce it from across a room.
Scent twins
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