Jasmin Noir
The first impression is deceptively floral—gardenia blooms with a creamy richness that soon reveals something darker underneath.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 5 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.
- Tonka75
- Jasmine70
- Amber70
- Patchouli65
- Musk60
By the editors · 2 min readThe first impression is deceptively floral—gardenia blooms with a creamy richness that soon reveals something darker underneath. As it settles, almond emerges not as marzipan sweetness but as a slightly bitter, skin-like warmth that grounds the white flowers and pulls them toward shadow rather than light.
The base is where the "noir" arrives in full. Tonka and amber add a resinous sweetness, while patchouli and musk create a soft, earthy haze that wraps around the earlier notes. The result is less "dark floral" drama and more a muted, after-hours elegance—gardenia seen through smoke-tinted glass.
This suits someone who wants floral depth without brightness, a fragrance that feels intimate rather than projecting across a room. It wears close to the skin, quietly insistent, with a velvety warmth that lingers well into evening.
