Epicentro
Epicentro opens with a sharp cumin note cutting through bergamot's pale citrus, creating an immediate tension between warm body and cool rind.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 15 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.
- Balsamic90
- Smoky60
- Fresh50
- Soft Spicy
The note pyramid
- Cumin
- Benzoin
- Amber
- Virginia Cedar
- Bergamot
- Guaiac Wood
- Vetiver
By the editors · 2 min readEpicentro opens with a sharp cumin note cutting through bergamot's pale citrus, creating an immediate tension between warm body and cool rind. Benzoin and amber appear early, dulling the edges and pulling the composition toward resinous territory.
As it settles, guaiac wood and vetiver ground the fragrance in dry, smoky earth. The cumin persists through the base, not as spice but as something closer to skin — almost animalic without crossing that line. Virginia cedar adds a pencil-shaving dryness that keeps the resin from feeling heavy.
The overall effect is dense and slow-burning: a resinous, woody skin scent with persistent warmth. It wears close and lasts quietly.
Scent twins
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