Wonderwood
Wonderwood opens with a crackle of dry spices—nutmeg and cinnamon—over cedar shavings, as if someone struck a match in a lumber yard.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 14 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
- Earthy65
- Cinnamon55
- Soft Spicy
The note pyramid
- Bergamot
- Nutmeg
- Cashmeran
- Sandalwood
- Oud
- Vetiver
By the editors · 2 min readWonderwood opens with a crackle of dry spices—nutmeg and cinnamon—over cedar shavings, as if someone struck a match in a lumber yard. The citrus notes barely register; this is wood announcing itself without ceremony or softness. Cashmeran gives the heart a synthetic, almost metallic smoothness that some find polarizing, wrapping the natural woods in something deliberately modern and austere.
As it settles, sandalwood and vetiver create a pale, papery dryness rather than the creamy warmth you might expect. The oud here feels more like an idea than a presence—no animalic richness, just angular woodiness. The overall effect is stark and architectural, a study in texture rather than traditional woody comfort. It suits those who prefer their fragrance cerebral and unadorned, more concerned with structure than seduction.
Scent twins
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