Apparition Facets
Grapefruit opens with a tart, slightly bitter citrus edge that bergamot softens into a cleaner, more effervescent sparkle.
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.
- Aromatic50
- Rose50
- Amber50
- Powdery
The note pyramid
- Grapefruit
- Bergamot
- Damask Rose
- Rose
- Amber
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min readGrapefruit opens with a tart, slightly bitter citrus edge that bergamot softens into a cleaner, more effervescent sparkle. The dual rose heart—Damask and standard—blooms quickly, adding a plush, slightly sweet floral creaminess that smooths the citrus without erasing it. Amber in the base warms the composition, lending a resinous, honeyed glow that cushions the rose and prevents it from turning sharp or soapy. Musk sits close to skin, extending the amber-rose accord quietly for several hours while keeping projection modest and polite. The overall feel is a bright, slightly sweet floral with a soft amber haze, neither heavy nor edgy. It wears easiest in mild weather, projecting an arm’s-length aura suitable for office days or casual spring strolls.
Scent twins
Factual metadata (name, house, year, notes) is seeded from public datasets. The editorial reading and scent fingerprint are written by Claude against our house style — none of it is scraped prose. Read our methodology.
