À La Vie
Black currant and bergamot create a bright, tart fruity opening that is both juicy and slightly green.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 6 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.
- Floral70
- Fruity60
- Fresh50
- Sweet
The note pyramid
- Black Currant
- Bergamot
- Neroli
- Jasmine
- Freesia
- May Rose
By the editors · 2 min readBlack currant and bergamot create a bright, tart fruity opening that is both juicy and slightly green. Neroli and jasmine soon follow, introducing a soft white floral character that feels airy and slightly powdery. May rose and freesia add a delicate, dewy floralcy that blends seamlessly with the initial fruitiness. The base shifts toward warmth with tonka bean and amber, while patchouli provides an earthy grounding that prevents excessive sweetness. Vanilla and musk soften the dry-down, making it creamy and skin-close within a few hours. Sillage is moderate at first but recedes to an intimate radius, with longevity around five hours. Well-suited for daytime wear in spring or summer.
Scent twins
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