Madras Cardamom
Cardamom opens with a warm, aromatic spice that mingles with pink pepper's sharpness and bergamot's bright citrus lift.
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.
- Fresh Spicy60
- Aromatic50
- Warm Spicy50
- Woody
The note pyramid
- Pink Pepper
- Cardamom
- Bergamot
- Coffee
- Vetiver
- Ambroxan
By the editors · 2 min readCardamom opens with a warm, aromatic spice that mingles with pink pepper's sharpness and bergamot's bright citrus lift. Coffee emerges in the heart, adding a roasted bitterness that contrasts with the initial spice accord. Vetiver and labdanum form a dry, earthy base that grounds the composition with woody texture. Ambroxan amplifies the dry-down's musky warmth while vanilla lends a subtle sweetness. Development is moderately complex, shifting from spicy-citrus to a resinous-woody character over several hours. Projection is moderate with good longevity, suited for cool weather evenings and casual occasions.
Scent twins
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