Ylang-Ylang Espresso
Ylang Ylang Espresso opens with rose — an unexpected single-note top that makes sense only when the heart arrives.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 13 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.
- Chocolate70
- Rose60
- Floral60
- Patchouli
The note pyramid
- Rose
- Jasmine
- Ylang-Ylang
- Patchouli
- Guaiac Wood
- Coffee
By the editors · 2 min readYlang Ylang Espresso opens with rose — an unexpected single-note top that makes sense only when the heart arrives. The rose is fresh and slightly green here, more bud than bloom, setting up the florals to come.
Jasmine and ylang-ylang in the heart are classic white floral partners joined by patchouli, which gives the combination an earthy, slightly dirty weight that anchors the sweetness. The integration of patchouli into the heart rather than the base is a compositional choice that pays off — it connects the florals to the coffee before the coffee actually arrives.
Guaiac wood and coffee in the base are the title accord realized: smoky, warm, and slightly bitter, the coffee providing depth without overwhelming the florals. A clever, genuinely cohesive concept executed with care.
Scent twins
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