Pleasures Intense
The opening arrives heavy with ylang-ylang—not the whisper-sweet version, but the full custard density of the flower, amplified by a dark berry note that reads almost purple.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 12 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.
- Floral75
- Vanilla55
- Fresh50
- Woody
The note pyramid
- Ylang-Ylang
- Black Currant
- Peony
- Jasmine
- Lily
- Maple
By the editors · 2 min readThe opening arrives heavy with ylang-ylang—not the whisper-sweet version, but the full custard density of the flower, amplified by a dark berry note that reads almost purple. There's a pink pepper bite that keeps it from sliding into complete richness, though this is clearly a fragrance that commits to volume from the first spray.
As it settles, the white florals assert themselves. Jasmine and lily merge into something that feels less botanical garden and more hothouse at dusk, their natural freshness tempered by maple and benzoin that add a honeyed, balsamic warmth. The vanilla in the base stays blurred rather than distinct, a supporting softness rather than a focal point.
This is the original Pleasures turned up and slowed down—same floral bones, but weighted with resin and sweetness until it becomes something for cooler weather and deliberate application. It belongs to an era when "intense" meant unabashedly more rather than darker or edgier.
Scent twins
In this family
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.
