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Black pepper and cardamom open with a brisk, aromatic spice that feels both warm and stimulating on initial contact.
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.
- Fresh50
- Aromatic50
- Cinnamon50
- Warm Spicy
The note pyramid
- Black Pepper
- Cardamom
- Bergamot
- Nutmeg
- Orris
- Saffron
- Lily of the Valley
By the editors · 2 min readBlack pepper and cardamom open with a brisk, aromatic spice that feels both warm and stimulating on initial contact. Bergamot provides a sharp citrus lift that cuts through the peppery heat, establishing a complex and invigorating top accord. Orris root and saffron emerge in the heart, introducing a dry, powdery floral character that melds seamlessly with the cedar's pencil-shaving woodiness. Cinnamon and leather define the dry-down, adding a sweet, resinous warmth and a subtle, supple animalic texture over the vanilla and vetiver base. The composition evolves from a bright spice bouquet into a deeper, woody-oriental character with notable persistence on skin. Projection remains moderate for several hours before settling into a closer, intimate scent trail best suited for cooler weather and evening occasions.
Scent twins
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.




