1881 Essentiel
Grapefruit and bergamot create a bright citrus opening that feels fresh and slightly tart without being overly sweet.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 9 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.
- Herbal50
- Aromatic50
- Woody50
- Green
The note pyramid
- Grapefruit
- Bergamot
- Basil
- Pink Pepper
- Oakmoss
- Vetiver
By the editors · 2 min readGrapefruit and bergamot create a bright citrus opening that feels fresh and slightly tart without being overly sweet. Basil adds a green herbal quality that complements the citrus with its aromatic freshness, while pink pepper provides subtle spicy warmth. Vetiver forms an earthy woody base that grounds the composition with its dry rooty character, supported by cedar's clean woodiness. Oakmoss contributes classic chypre-like mossy undertones that add depth and complexity to the dry-down. The fragrance maintains its fresh-aromatic character throughout wear with moderate evolution from bright top to earthy base. Projection stays intimate after the first hour, making it suitable for professional settings. Ideal for spring and summer wear in warm to cool conditions.
Scent twins
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