Black Dog
Magnolia and bergamot introduce a bright, slightly citrus-floral opening that feels both fresh and creamy.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 7 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.
- Floral70
- White Floral60
- Animalic60
- Sweet
The note pyramid
- Magnolia
- Bergamot
- Tonka Bean
- Tuberose
- Benzoin
- Vanilla
- Rose
By the editors · 2 min readMagnolia and bergamot introduce a bright, slightly citrus-floral opening that feels both fresh and creamy. A dense heart of tuberose and rose builds a potent white floral accord intensified by sweet benzoin and vanillic tonka bean. Animalic civet and musky labdanum provide a deep, fur-like texture that contrasts sharply with the floral sweetness. Sandalwood and vetiver ground the base with a dry, earthy woodiness that tempers the intensity of the floral and animalic elements. This complex blend projects strongly for the first hour before settling into a persistent, skin-close aura with notable longevity. Its dramatic character suits formal evening wear in cooler seasons.
Scent twins
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