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The opening is a taut contrast: pear and plum offer coolness and weight, but not sweetness in the conventional sense.
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.
- Sandalwood75
- Cedar65
- Amber60
- Fig Leaf55
- Patchouli50
By the editors · 2 min readThe opening is a taut contrast: pear and plum offer coolness and weight, but not sweetness in the conventional sense. They read almost green, a fruit skin dampness that sets the tone for something restrained. As it settles, fig leaf emerges with its mineral, latex-like sharpness, tempered by guaiac's slight smokiness and jasmine that stays low and soapy rather than floral in the decorative way.
The dry-down leans into sandalwood and amber with cedar lending structure, while patchouli and musk keep it from going soft. It's a woody composition that stays close to the skin, more about composure than projection. This suits someone who wants the finish of a fragrance without the announcement, a scent built for discretion rather than entrance.
