AMBROSIVS
Frankincense dominates the opening, releasing a resinous pine-smoke haze sharpened by lemon and grapefruit zest.
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.
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- Aromatic50
- Warm Spicy
The note pyramid
- Incense
- Rosemary
- Frankincense
- Lemon
- Grapefruit
- Birch
- Cedar
By the editors · 2 min readFrankincense dominates the opening, releasing a resinous pine-smoke haze sharpened by lemon and grapefruit zest. Rosemary adds a cool, camphoraceous lift that keeps the incense from turning churchy while the citric edge flickers for ten minutes. Birch tar and cedar arrive together, the former supplying a charred-wood ember note that marries with the lingering incense to form a dry, smoky timber accord; clove injects a muted, dusty spice that warms the heart without sweetness. As the birch recedes, tonka and vanilla soften the smoke, sandalwood smooths the cedar planks, and labdanum plus patchouli fold in a leathery, ambered darkness that lasts close to the skin. Projection stays reserved, projecting an arm-length incense cloud for roughly six hours, ideal for cool autumn nights or contemplative indoor wear.
Scent twins
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