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Etat Libre D'Orange · Est. 2015

True Lust Rayon Violet de Ses Yeux

**Rayon Violet de Ses Yeux** opens with violet and rose tempered by ginger's bite and a boozy rum sweetness, the coconut barely present but rounding the edges.

ConcentrationFragrance
Forunisex
Released2015
Statusenriched
2015 · Fragrance
lea·san·amb·jas
Rating
4.1
0.7k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
basehearttopcitrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

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.

  • Leather
    70
  • Sandalwood
    65
  • Amber
    60
  • Jasmine
    55
  • Iris Powder
    45

By the editors · 2 min read**Rayon Violet de Ses Yeux** opens with violet and rose tempered by ginger's bite and a boozy rum sweetness, the coconut barely present but rounding the edges. It reads less like a tropical concoction and more like a floral composition with unusual shadows, the violet turning oddly powdery-green against the warmth.

As it settles, ylang-ylang and jasmine deepen the florals without shouting, while osmanthus adds a subtle apricot-leather texture. The base brings sandalwood and leather together in a way that feels lived-in rather than polished, with ambergris lending a soft mineral glow beneath the sweetness.

The result is a violet scent that refuses the expected innocence. It has swagger—part opulent floral, part louche glamour—and it wears like someone who knows exactly what they're doing. Not understated, but not as loud as some of the house's more notorious offerings.

Filed: Etat Libre D'OrangeSillage · vol. I
Fig. 02

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap