1872 For Women
The pineapple opening is surprisingly restrained—a whisper of tropical sweetness laced with aromatic rosemary and bergamot, more about brightness than fruit salad exuberance.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 15 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.
- Woody75
- Floral75
- Mossy70
- Rose
The note pyramid
- Pineapple
- Rosemary
- Bergamot
- Jasmine
- Lily of the Valley
- Freesia
- Osmanthus
By the editors · 2 min readThe pineapple opening is surprisingly restrained—a whisper of tropical sweetness laced with aromatic rosemary and bergamot, more about brightness than fruit salad exuberance. Within minutes, the white florals emerge: jasmine and lily of the valley form the core, softened by freesia's soapy transparency and osmanthus's apricot-tinged warmth. Violet and rose add depth without competing for attention.
As it settles, the base reveals a classic chypre skeleton: oakmoss and patchouli provide earthy bitterness, while sandalwood, guaiac, and Virginia cedar layer in resinous woods. The musk anchors everything with vintage polish. This belongs to a lineage of feminine florals that remember when "sophisticated" meant structure and restraint rather than fruity amplification—floral formality with just enough eccentricity in that initial pineapple spark to keep it from feeling entirely nostalgic.
Scent twins
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