N°5 L’EAU – Limited edition
Neroli dominates the opening, delivering a bright, slightly bitter citrus-floral edge that immediately sets this apart from standard cologne territory.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 8 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.
- White Floral60
- Fresh50
- Woody50
- Sweet
The note pyramid
- Neroli
- Lime
- Orange
- Lemon
- Bergamot
- Jasmine
- Ylang-Ylang
By the editors · 2 min readNeroli dominates the opening, delivering a bright, slightly bitter citrus-floral edge that immediately sets this apart from standard cologne territory. The lime and lemon add a tart snap, while bergamot smooths the transition into the heart where jasmine and ylang-ylang create a creamy white-floral accord. May rose keeps the composition airy rather than heavy, preventing the white florals from becoming too opulent. As it settles, white musk emerges as the primary base note, creating a clean skin-scent effect that feels deliberately understated. Cedar provides subtle wood structure but stays in the background, letting the musk dominate the dry-down. Projection stays within arm's length throughout, making this office-appropriate while maintaining enough floral character for spring and summer wear. The composition shows moderate complexity for a fresh interpretation, evolving from bright citrus to soft musk over four to six hours.
Scent twins
Factual metadata (name, house, year, notes) is seeded from public datasets. The editorial reading and scent fingerprint are written by Claude against our house style — none of it is scraped prose. Read our methodology.
