Positano (Carlos Benaim)
Black currant provides a tart, fruity opening that is both juicy and slightly green.
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.
- Herbal50
- Marine50
- Aromatic50
- Warm Spicy
The note pyramid
- Black Currant
- Lavender
- Vetiver
- Patchouli
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min readBlack currant provides a tart, fruity opening that is both juicy and slightly green. Lavender swiftly takes center stage, offering a clean aromatic quality that tempers the fruitiness. This lavender heart acts as a bridge to the earthy base notes, maintaining a fresh yet grounded character. Vetiver and patchouli contribute a dry, rooty texture that adds depth without overwhelming the composition. Musk lingers in the background, providing a soft skin-scent quality that enhances wearability. The scent remains relatively linear after the top notes fade, projecting moderately for the first hour before settling close. Best suited for casual daytime wear in spring or summer, it offers decent longevity for an aromatic fragrance.
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.




