Patchouli Dangerous
Jasmine opens as the sole top note — an unusual placement that puts the indolic floral immediately front and center, without citrus or green introduction.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 10 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
- Balsamic50
- Woody50
- Vanilla
The note pyramid
- Jasmine
- Guaiac Wood
- Amber
- Vanilla
- Patchouli
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min readJasmine opens as the sole top note — an unusual placement that puts the indolic floral immediately front and center, without citrus or green introduction. Guaiac wood in the heart brings a smoky, slightly rubbery quality that contrasts with and grounds the jasmine.
Amber, vanilla, patchouli, and musk form a warm, resinous base. The patchouli adds earthiness without dominating; vanilla and amber contribute warmth to what would otherwise feel cold and smoky. Musk keeps the finish accessible.
A patchouli-amber oriental with a jasmine opening and dark woody heart. Linear from the mid-stage. Best in cool weather and evening contexts.
Scent twins
Factual metadata (name, house, year, notes) is seeded from public datasets. The editorial reading and scent fingerprint are written by Claude against our house style — none of it is scraped prose. Read our methodology.
