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.
- Bergamot65
- Orange40
- Musk40
- Jasmine35
- Rose35
By the editors · 2 min readThe original No. 5 carried decades of ceremony; l'Eau strips that weight down to something almost casual. Bergamot and lime arrive crisp and bright, neroli lending a slightly waxy sweetness that softens the opening's edge. There's a transparency here that the original never had — a deliberate step back from presence.
The heart settles into May rose and jasmine with ylang-ylang adding a creamy note, but nothing deepens dramatically. This is Chanel No. 5 held against a window rather than under candlelight. White musk and cedar close quietly, leaving a clean, skin-close warmth.
It suits someone who finds the original's weight intimidating — a summer interpretation of a monument.
