5th Avenue After Five
The opening bursts with dark plum and crisp bergamot, a duet that feels both tart and sweet, like the first sip of something forbidden after work hours.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 7 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.
- Sandalwood25
- Tonka25
- Bergamot20
- Jasmine20
- Musk15
By the editors · 2 min readThe opening bursts with dark plum and crisp bergamot, a duet that feels both tart and sweet, like the first sip of something forbidden after work hours. This brightness quickly softens as lily of the valley and jasmine emerge, their floral transparency laced with an unexpected saffron warmth that adds subtle spice without overwhelming the composition.
The drydown is where the fragrance settles into its intention: tonka bean and sandalwood create a smooth, almost creamy base, while birch introduces a faint smokiness that keeps things from becoming too sweet. The musk stays close to the skin, intimate rather than projecting.
This is a deliberate contrast to its daytime predecessor—still polished and urban, but designed for evenings when formality loosens slightly. It suits someone who enjoys fruity florals but wants them anchored by wood and warmth rather than left floating in pure sweetness.
