Persian Saffron 2017
Saffron lands first, its leathery metallic edge slicing the citrus brightness of bergamot so the opening feels simultaneously dry and sparkling.
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.
- Rum70
- Woody60
- Warm Spicy50
- Rose
The note pyramid
- Sandalwood
- Guaiac Wood
- Ambergris
- Rum
- Saffron
- Bergamot
- Rose
By the editors · 2 min readSaffron lands first, its leathery metallic edge slicing the citrus brightness of bergamot so the opening feels simultaneously dry and sparkling. A dark rose follows, petals soaked in rum whose molasses sweetness softens the spice and lets the guaiac’s smoky ember curl underneath, forming a warm-boozy heart that smells like polished wood soaked in liquor. As the glow subsides, creamy sandalwood rises, merging with salty ambergris to create a skin-hugging haze that carries flickers of saffron and the last sweet breath of rum for hours. Projection stays at arm’s length, perfect for cool autumn evenings or intimate winter dates when you want presence without announcement.
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.
