Diabolique
Diabolique opens with a single, bright cardamom that reads more green and eucalyptus-adjacent than the usual oriental sweetness — a clean, almost medicinal spark that makes sense of the name only in retrospect.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 11 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.
- Jasmine70
- Iris70
- Musk60
- Sandalwood50
- Cardamom50
By the editors · 2 min readDiabolique opens with a single, bright cardamom that reads more green and eucalyptus-adjacent than the usual oriental sweetness — a clean, almost medicinal spark that makes sense of the name only in retrospect.
The heart expands considerably: jasmine and violet provide the florals, while heliotrope brings a faintly powdery, almond-like softness. Iris threads through them with a cool, slightly rooty presence, and cedar gives structural lift, keeping the bouquet from collapsing into softness.
The base is quiet: sandalwood and vetiver in a dry, earthy accord, with benzoin offering minimal sweetness. An understated feminine floral that doesn't announce itself. Better experienced close up, where the interplay between cardamom, iris, and heliotrope reads clearly.
