Paperplane
Incense and frankincense open with a dry, smoky resinous quality that feels both meditative and austere.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 13 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.
- Soft Spicy50
- Herbal50
- Aromatic50
- Warm Spicy
The note pyramid
- Incense
- Frankincense
- Sage
- Vetiver
- Cypriol
- Oakmoss
By the editors · 2 min readIncense and frankincense open with a dry, smoky resinous quality that feels both meditative and austere. Sage and cypriol introduce a herbal, earthy character that complements the balsamic top notes. Vetiver adds a green, rooty depth that anchors the heart accord with its dry woody texture. Oakmoss contributes a classic chypre-like mossy undertone that blends with the amber base. Amber and musk provide a warm, slightly sweet foundation that softens the composition's sharper edges. Sillage remains intimate throughout, projecting just beyond skin level for six to eight hours. Ideal for cool fall days and contemplative occasions where its resinous herbal character feels appropriate.
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.
