Radio Bombay
Radio Bombay opens with a smoky, almost singed quality—cedar that feels less like shavings and more like old radio casings left in the sun.
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.
- Sandalwood75
- Cedar65
- Iris40
- Iris Powder40
- Musk35
By the editors · 2 min readRadio Bombay opens with a smoky, almost singed quality—cedar that feels less like shavings and more like old radio casings left in the sun. There's an immediate warmth that borders on nostalgic, recalling the scent memory of vintage electronics and wood paneling in tropical humidity.
As it settles, sandalwood takes center stage, flanked by a soft iris powder and the faintest whisper of peach that reads more as skin-warmed sweetness than fruit. The coconut never announces itself overtly but lends a creamy, slightly waxy texture that holds everything together. This is sandalwood filtered through memory rather than presented raw—dusty, worn-in, gentler than you expect.
The overall effect is intimate and oddly specific: a private radio station broadcasting from somewhere coastal and warm, all teak furniture and salt-aired evenings. It wears close, suits those drawn to woody scents that feel lived-in rather than polished.
