5th Avenue
A snapshot of mid-nineties New York elegance, this opens with crisp bergamot and a parade of white florals—magnolia and lily of the valley arriving first, bright and almost soapy in their cleanliness.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 16 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.
- Tuberose80
- Powdery70
- Floral70
- Woody
The note pyramid
- Magnolia
- Lily of the Valley
- Bergamot
- Tuberose
- Bulgarian Rose
- Jasmine
- Ylang-Ylang
By the editors · 2 min readA snapshot of mid-nineties New York elegance, this opens with crisp bergamot and a parade of white florals—magnolia and lily of the valley arriving first, bright and almost soapy in their cleanliness. The effect is polished rather than raw, like stepping into a pristine lobby with marble floors.
The heart unfurls into a fuller floral bouquet where tuberose and jasmine take center stage, softened by a whisper of peach and the powdery presence of violet. Nutmeg adds a subtle spice that keeps the composition from veering too sweet. It's generous without being loud, the kind of scent that fills a room when you lean in to sign a contract.
Sandalwood and iris anchor the base with a woody, slightly powdered finish. This is classic American perfumery—confident, conventional, built for the woman who keeps her calendar full and her appearance immaculate. It hasn't aged so much as settled into its era.
Scent twins
In this family
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