Secret Absolu
Bergamot offers a crisp citrus opening that quickly gives way to violet leaf's green sharpness and cedar's dry woodiness.
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.
- Soft Spicy50
- Aromatic50
- Warm Spicy50
- Woody
The note pyramid
- Bergamot
- Violet Leaf
- Cedar
- Tonka Bean
- Leather
- Oud
By the editors · 2 min readBergamot offers a crisp citrus opening that quickly gives way to violet leaf's green sharpness and cedar's dry woodiness. Leather and oud emerge strongly in the heart, creating a rugged, animalic accord supported by patchouli's earthiness. The base deepens with tonka bean's sweetness, vetiver's rooty character, and musk's skin-like warmth, all underpinned by a subtle amber glow. This is a complex scent that evolves from fresh to leathery to a sweet-woody dry-down. Projection is strong initially but becomes more intimate over time, with excellent longevity. Ideal for formal evenings in cool weather, where its bold character stands out.
Scent twins
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