River
River opens with lemon and bergamot — a clean, slightly bright citrus opening without complexity.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 8 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
- Aromatic50
- Woody50
- Lavender
The note pyramid
- Lemon
- Bergamot
- Sage
- Lavender
- Nutmeg
- Vetiver
By the editors · 2 min readRiver opens with lemon and bergamot — a clean, slightly bright citrus opening without complexity. Sage, lavender, and nutmeg form the herbal-spiced heart: sage's dry, camphorous quality pairs with lavender's familiar aromatic floralcy, while nutmeg adds a quiet dry warmth.
Vetiver and cedar close the composition — the vetiver grounding it with characteristic earthiness and smoke, cedar providing clean, pale wood structure. No sweetness, no florals, no warmth beyond the nutmeg.
The overall character is a clean, herbal aromatic — woody, dry, and slightly medicinal in the sage-lavender combination. Classic masculine territory, uncomplicated and functional. Well-suited to casual daytime occasions in cooler weather.
Scent twins
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