Molecule 05
Molecule 05 isolates cashmeran, a synthetic molecule developed in the 1970s that smells neither of wood nor musk nor amber but something adjacent to all three.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 5 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.
- Sandalwood60
- Cedar50
- Musk50
- Amber30
- Leather10
By the editors · 2 min readMolecule 05 isolates cashmeran, a synthetic molecule developed in the 1970s that smells neither of wood nor musk nor amber but something adjacent to all three. On skin, it reads as warm and slightly mineral, with a faint dustiness that suggests cedarwood shavings or suede left in the sun. Some detect a resinous sweetness underneath, others a clean, almost soapy quality.
The effect is subtle and close to the skin, hovering rather than projecting. It doesn't evolve dramatically—cashmeran maintains its woody-musky character for hours, occasionally seeming to disappear before returning. This is by design: a single-molecule study rather than a composition.
Suited to those curious about perfume's building blocks or anyone who finds conventional fragrances too loud. It occupies the space between skin and fabric, present without announcing itself.
