Iris Poudre
A thick veil of powdered iris settles immediately, buttressed by tonka and sandalwood that feel almost edible in their warmth.
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.
- Iris Powder100
- Iris95
- Tonka70
- Sandalwood65
- Vanilla55
By the editors · 2 min readA thick veil of powdered iris settles immediately, buttressed by tonka and sandalwood that feel almost edible in their warmth. The ylang-ylang appears briefly at the opening, tropical and faintly narcotic, before retreating into the composition's soft architecture. What follows is less a floral parade than a study in texture—violet and rose abstracted into dusty, cosmetic references, like the inside of a vintage compact.
The drydown extends this powder theme into something plush and enveloping. Vetiver adds a whisper of earthiness beneath the iris, grounding what could otherwise drift into pure confection. Vanilla and amber provide weight without obvious sweetness, keeping the composition mature rather than nostalgic.
This is powdered makeup rendered as haute perfumery—deliberate, unapologetic, almost sculptural in its density. It suits those who want presence without projection, formality without coldness, and aren't afraid of smelling decidedly composed.
