Petales
Gardenia opens with a creamy, lush white-floral character that is both tropical and slightly indolic.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 6 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.
- Tuberose50
- White Floral50
- Woody50
- Amber
The note pyramid
- Gardenia
- Tuberose
- Jasmine
- Sandalwood
- Amber
- Virginia Cedar
By the editors · 2 min readGardenia opens with a creamy, lush white-floral character that is both tropical and slightly indolic. Tuberose and jasmine intensify the floral heart with a narcotic, heady richness that feels opulent and dense. Sandalwood provides a smooth, creamy wood base that supports the florals without overpowering them. Amber adds a warm, resinous glow that enhances the floral sweetness, while musk gives a soft skin affinity. Virginia cedar contributes a dry, pencil-shaving wood note that adds texture to the base. The scent remains a linear white floral bouquet with moderate projection and longevity, ideal for warm-weather evenings.
Scent twins
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