Narcisse Noir
Orange blossom and neroli open loud, waxy-bitter petals dusted with faint soap, their indolic edge already hinting at dusk.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 10 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.
- Warm Spicy50
- White Floral50
- Rose50
- Woody
The note pyramid
- Neroli
- Orange Blossom
- Jasmine
- Rose
- Sandalwood
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min readOrange blossom and neroli open loud, waxy-bitter petals dusted with faint soap, their indolic edge already hinting at dusk. Jasmine and rose bloom next, the jasmine amplifying the white-flower radiance while rose adds a plush, slightly powdered cushion that keeps the composition from turning shrill. Sandalwood arrives early, its dry creaminess knitting the florals together and shaving off any overt sweetness. Vetiver and petitgrain inject a green, twig stem facet that keeps the profile taut; musk settles into a skin-close, linen-clean hum rather than animalic growl. The scent stays linear: bright citrus-white floral over muted woods, never quite tipping into noir darkness yet carrying a cool, dusky restraint. Projection hovers at arm’s length for four hours, perfect for spring office or understated evening.
Scent twins
In this family
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