Los Angeles
Los Angeles opens with a peculiar green sharpness—eucalyptus cutting through sweet pineapple in a way that feels both medicinal and sunny, like a spa hidden behind a fruit stand.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 11 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.
- Tuberose70
- Musky60
- Marine50
- Aromatic
The note pyramid
- Pineapple
- Eucalyptus
- Clary Sage
- Tuberose
- Narcissus
By the editors · 2 min readLos Angeles opens with a peculiar green sharpness—eucalyptus cutting through sweet pineapple in a way that feels both medicinal and sunny, like a spa hidden behind a fruit stand. The clary sage adds an herbal bitterness that keeps the tropical element from tipping into vacation cliché.
As it settles, tuberose arrives without its usual creamy indole weight. Instead, it feels lean and slightly metallic, wrapped in narcissus's cool, waxy greenness. The florals stay close to the skin, never blooming into full opulence.
The base is where the composition finds its identity: guaiac wood's smoky pencil-shaving quality mingles with heliotrope's almond softness and a clean musk. The result suggests Los Angeles not as Hollywood glamour, but as contradictions—desert wind, chlorinated pools, jasmine vines against concrete. It wears best on those who prefer their florals restrained and slightly melancholic.
Scent twins
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