Arabesque
A rich fruity-oriental that opens with apple, saffron, and blackberry — a combination that balances crisp, clean apple with the dry, slightly metallic warmth of saffron and the dark, jammy sweetness of blackberry.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 9 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.
- Warm Spicy50
- Rose50
- Woody50
- Sweet
The note pyramid
- Apple
- Saffron
- Blackberry
- Rose
- Sandalwood
- Amber
By the editors · 2 min readA rich fruity-oriental that opens with apple, saffron, and blackberry — a combination that balances crisp, clean apple with the dry, slightly metallic warmth of saffron and the dark, jammy sweetness of blackberry. Saffron adds an exotic, slightly smoky edge to what might otherwise be a straightforward fruity opening.
Sandalwood, amber, vanilla, cedar, and musk form a substantial, warm base. Sandalwood and cedar provide woody depth; amber and vanilla create a soft, resinous-sweet cushion; musk smooths everything together. The composition moves from exotic fruity-spice into warm oriental territory.
This is a full, well-structured oriental — rich but not oppressive, with a saffron signature that elevates the opening above generic fruit. Suited to evenings and cooler weather.
Scent twins
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