Eau Noire
Eau Noire opens with a rush of medicinal aromatics—sage and thyme that feel almost apothecary-sharp, bitter-green and unsweetened.
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.
- Lavender55
- Leather40
- Cedar35
- Vanilla30
- Iris25
By the editors · 2 min readEau Noire opens with a rush of medicinal aromatics—sage and thyme that feel almost apothecary-sharp, bitter-green and unsweetened. Within minutes, lavender emerges not as the familiar soapy note but something darker, bruised by saffron's metallic warmth and grounded by cedarwood. There's an unexpected thread of coffee running through the heart, lending a roasted, slightly burnt quality that keeps the composition from veering into conventional fougère territory.
As it settles, leather and vanilla provide an animalic softness, while violet adds a powdery, almost iris-like refinement. The overall effect is oddly urban—a study in contrasts between herbal austerity and plush comfort. Eau Noire suits those drawn to lavender's less domesticated side, where familiarity meets strangeness. It wears close but insistent, like ink stains on good paper.
