December
Ginger and clove create a sharp, spicy opening that is immediately tempered by orange’s citrus brightness and galbanum’s green bitterness.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 10 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.
- Smoky70
- Fresh50
- Aromatic50
- Warm Spicy
The note pyramid
- Ginger
- Clove
- Orange
- Galbanum
- Rose
- Tonka Bean
By the editors · 2 min readGinger and clove create a sharp, spicy opening that is immediately tempered by orange’s citrus brightness and galbanum’s green bitterness. Rose emerges as the heart note, its floralcy softened by the spicy-top notes and given depth by incense’s smoky resinousness. Tonka bean and olibanum blend in the base, adding a vanillic sweetness and balsamic warmth that contrast Virginia cedar’s dry woodiness. The scent evolves significantly, moving from bright spice to a smoky, woody-resinous dry-down with rose lingering throughout. Projection is moderate but persistent, lasting over seven hours with consistent complexity. Ideal for cool weather and formal occasions, it feels both intricate and commanding.
Scent twins
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