DKNY Men 2009
Bergamot and clary sage open clean and slightly herbal, with sage's quiet sweat-and-tea quality keeping the citrus from reading as standard cologne territory.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 15 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.
- Aromatic50
- Aquatic50
- Ozonic50
- Woody
The note pyramid
- Bergamot
- Clary Sage
- Violet Leaf
- Jasmine
- Cardamom
- Vetiver
By the editors · 2 min readBergamot and clary sage open clean and slightly herbal, with sage's quiet sweat-and-tea quality keeping the citrus from reading as standard cologne territory. It's a familiar opening done with more care than the price suggests.
The heart is where things get more interesting: violet leaf adds a cool, metallic green; cardamom brings a dry spice lift; jasmine softens the join between them. The transition from top to base feels gradual rather than abrupt.
Vetiver, patchouli, and Virginia cedar in the base give it a serious, late-day woodiness — slightly mineral, never sweet. A workweek scent for someone who doesn't want to telegraph effort. Best in cooler months when the green-woody character has room to read clearly.
Scent twins
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