Eau Parfumee au The Noir
The opening is bright and fleeting—a whisper of bergamot that fades almost immediately into something darker and more resinous.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 16 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.
- Oud55
- Fresh50
- Soft Spicy50
- Rose
The note pyramid
- Bergamot
- Magnolia
- Oud
- Patchouli
By the editors · 2 min readThe opening is bright and fleeting—a whisper of bergamot that fades almost immediately into something darker and more resinous. This isn't the sharp citrus fanfare of classic colognes but a brief glint of light before the curtain falls on heavier materials.
What unfolds is a smooth, polished oud that never veers into barn or medicine cabinet. The magnolia stays quiet, lending a faint powdery coolness rather than white-floral drama. Patchouli grounds everything with earthy weight, but the overall effect is restrained, almost monochrome—black tea steeped in sandalwood-toned darkness.
It reads as intentionally understated, designed for those who want oud without the performance. Closer to skin than sillage, it suits minimalist wardrobes and quiet confidence. A flanker to Bvlgari's original tea theme, stripped of sweetness and rendered in shadow.
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.
