Sex And The Sea Neroli
Sex And The Sea Neroli opens with a burst of bright neroli and bergamot that feels almost edible in its intensity, immediately tempered by a saline, faintly animalic undertone.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 17 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.
- Citrus80
- Woody75
- Musky70
- Earthy
The note pyramid
- Sandalwood
- Petitgrain
- Civet
- Neroli
- Ambergris
- Vetiver
- Benzoin
- Vanilla
- Bergamot
- Mimosa
- Rose
By the editors · 2 min readSex And The Sea Neroli opens with a burst of bright neroli and bergamot that feels almost edible in its intensity, immediately tempered by a saline, faintly animalic undertone. The citrus doesn't behave politely—there's a raw quality here, something skin-close and humid, as if the petitgrain and neroli have been crushed against warm flesh rather than distilled into sterile elegance.
As it settles, sandalwood and vetiver provide a soft, earthy foundation while civet and ambergris contribute a frank sensuality that justifies the name. This isn't the clean oceanic fantasy of marine fragrances, but something more ambiguous—sun-warmed skin after a swim, salt dried into the hollow of a collarbone. Benzoin and vanilla add just enough sweetness to keep it from turning austere, while mimosa lends a powdery whisper in the background.
The result is a neroli fragrance that refuses to be innocent, embracing both freshness and intimacy without apology. It suits those who want citrus with complexity and aren't afraid of a little indecency.
Scent twins
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