Bowling Green Geoffrey Beene 1987 Eau de Toilette
Basil and bergamot open with a sharp, clean snap — herbal and citrus edges that feel almost edible before lavender and cardamom push into the foreground.
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.
- Aromatic80
- Lavender80
- Mossy70
- Citrus
The note pyramid
- Juniper
- Basil
- Lemon
- Bergamot
- Cinnamon
- Lavender
- Jasmine
By the editors · 2 min readBasil and bergamot open with a sharp, clean snap — herbal and citrus edges that feel almost edible before lavender and cardamom push into the foreground. The cinnamon adds a gentle warmth without tipping sweet, while jasmine keeps the floral note restrained and background-level.
Moss and patchouli anchor the dry-down firmly, layering a damp earthiness beneath sandalwood's mild creaminess. Cedar sharpens the wood without going arid, and amber smooths the transition between spice and base.
The overall character sits squarely in fougère territory — aromatic, balanced, and unhurried. It reads confidently masculine without leaning aggressive, suited to cooler temperatures where the mossy base can fully develop.
Scent twins
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