Homme
Frankincense and iris create an opening that is simultaneously cool, smoky, and powdery, with a resinous lift.
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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.
- Iris60
- Amber60
- Balsamic50
- Woody
The note pyramid
- Frankincense
- Iris
- Myrrh
- Amber
- Honey
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min readFrankincense and iris create an opening that is simultaneously cool, smoky, and powdery, with a resinous lift. Myrrh and amber deepen the heart with a balsamic warmth that contrasts the initial powderiness, adding a meditative resinous quality. Honey sweetens the dry-down subtly, blending with musk to create a soft, skin-close finish that retains a faint incense aura. The composition evolves noticeably from a sharp aromatic opening to a warmer, sweeter base over three hours. Longevity stretches to seven hours with moderate sillage that remains personal after the first hour. Best suited for cool weather evenings or formal occasions, it offers a contemplative and slightly austere character.
Scent twins
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