K by Dolce & Gabbana Dolce&Gabbana
The opening strike of blood orange arrives with more juice than zest—bright but grounded, a citrus note that doesn't float away.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 6 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.
- Lavender70
- Orange65
- Cedar55
- Vetiver50
- Patchouli45
By the editors · 2 min readThe opening strike of blood orange arrives with more juice than zest—bright but grounded, a citrus note that doesn't float away. Within minutes, lavender and clary sage step forward, not quite aromatic-fougère and not quite Mediterranean herb garden, but occupying the space between: clean without being soapy, fresh without turning cologne-sharp.
The base settles into a woody trio of vetiver, cedar, and patchouli that feels deliberate and structured. The patchouli here is earthy rather than sweet, reinforcing the cedar's dryness while the vetiver adds a slight smokiness beneath. What emerges is a modern masculine framework—familiar woods handled with restraint.
This reads as office-appropriate versatility with enough character to avoid complete anonymity. The citrus-lavender bridge works efficiently, and the woods provide enough presence to carry through a workday without projecting aggressively. Straightforward, wearable, contemporary.
