Poison Esprit de Parfum
The opening announces itself with dark plum and anise, a pairing that feels both bruised and medicinal, like crushed fruit macerated in herbal liqueur.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 16 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.
- Sandalwood75
- Tuberose70
- Incense70
- Amber70
- Vanilla65
By the editors · 2 min readThe opening announces itself with dark plum and anise, a pairing that feels both bruised and medicinal, like crushed fruit macerated in herbal liqueur. This isn't the transparent sweetness of contemporary fruity florals—it carries weight from the first spray, hinting at the density to come.
As it settles, incense smoke threads through a tangle of white flowers and spice. Tuberose and orange blossom provide their characteristic opulence, but they're tempered by cinnamon's dry heat and honey's viscous amber glow. Opoponax adds a balsamic sweetness that borders on resinous, pulling the composition away from brightness toward something more shrouded. The florals never quite separate into distinct notes; they remain intentionally blurred, as though viewed through colored glass.
The base prolongs this heavy-lidded mood with sandalwood, vanilla, and heliotrope creating a powdery, almond-tinged warmth. This is an evening scent for those who prefer their florals shadowed rather than sunlit, built for dim rooms and close conversation rather than open air.
