Splendida Patchouli Tentation
The patchouli arrives immediately, but this is not the headshop variety—it's polished and almost sweet, with a dusty-floral quality that keeps it from feeling heavy.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 12 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.
- Patchouli75
- Musky65
- Iris55
- Warm Spicy
The note pyramid
- Patchouli
- Orris
- Patchouli
- White Musk
By the editors · 2 min readThe patchouli arrives immediately, but this is not the headshop variety—it's polished and almost sweet, with a dusty-floral quality that keeps it from feeling heavy. Bvlgari has clearly worked to present the note in its most refined state, stripping away the earthier associations while maintaining its distinctive resinous character.
As it settles, orris brings a powdery coolness that softens the patchouli's edges. The two materials circle each other carefully, the iris lending an almost lipstick-like smoothness. White musk in the base keeps everything close to the skin, creating a clean backdrop rather than warmth.
This reads as patchouli for those who typically avoid it—restrained, almost corporate in its polish. It wears like a silk blouse rather than a vintage shawl, making it suitable for environments where a stronger interpretation might feel out of place. The overall effect is more serene than seductive.
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.
