Oxford Bleu
Oxford Bleu opens with a brisk snap of mint and lemon — the kind of cold-water clarity that precedes a clean shirt.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 9 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.
- Iris60
- Tonka50
- Lemon50
- Oakmoss45
- Sandalwood40
By the editors · 2 min readOxford Bleu opens with a brisk snap of mint and lemon — the kind of cold-water clarity that precedes a clean shirt. Within minutes, iris emerges with its characteristic chalk-and-root coolness, steadied by tonka's soft sweetness. The heart is restrained: this isn't a floral composition but an exercise in cool contrast, mint's green bite balanced against iris powder.
The base is where the fougère character declares itself — oakmoss and vetiver weave an earthy, slightly bitter foundation beneath sandalwood's warmth. Vanilla softens the landing without tipping into gourmand. The overall arc is short but coherent: brisk, cool, and dry, settling close to skin. Best suited for office wear or any context where discretion is preferred over projection.