20 Iconic Feminine 2019
Saffron opens with its distinctive warm-spicy character, immediately establishing an aromatic and slightly medicinal edge that commands attention.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 12 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.
- Honey50
- Warm Spicy50
- Rose50
- Tobacco
The note pyramid
- Saffron
- Plum
- Violet
- Damask Rose
- Amber
- Honey
By the editors · 2 min readSaffron opens with its distinctive warm-spicy character, immediately establishing an aromatic and slightly medicinal edge that commands attention. Plum adds a dark, jammy fruitiness that blends with the saffron's spice, creating a rich and opulent opening accord. Damask rose and violet form a powdery floral heart, with rose's classic richness and violet's cosmetic-like quality adding complexity. Amber and honey in the base provide a warm, sweet foundation that envelops the spices and florals in a resinous embrace. Sandalwood contributes a creamy woodiness that smooths the transition to the dry-down, while musk adds subtle animalic depth. The composition evolves significantly over hours, projecting strongly initially before settling into a warm, spicy-ambery skin scent perfect for formal evening wear in cold weather.
Scent twins
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