Reine de Nuit (2019)
A fragment from Byredo's more shadowed registers.
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.
- Smoky55
- Rose50
- Woody50
- Floral
The note pyramid
- Saffron
- Black Currant
- Incense
- Rose
- Ambrette
- Patchouli
By the editors · 2 min readA fragment from Byredo's more shadowed registers. Saffron opens warm and spiced before black currant introduces a tart, jammy dark-fruit quality; together they form an unusual pairing that Ben Gorham resolves in the heart with incense's smoky resinous depth alongside rose — a classical combination handled with the house's characteristic restraint. Ambrette in the base provides an earthy-musky quality with a distinctive floral-woody edge; patchouli adds dark depth. Six notes, each earning its place. Reine de Nuit is best understood as a nocturnal companion piece to Byredo's lighter offerings — the fragrance to reach for when the occasion calls for something quieter and more interior.
Scent twins
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