Wings for Men
Wings for Men opens with a rush of bright citrus—bergamot and lemon cut through with a powdery lavender that feels both bracing and smooth.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 15 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.
- Fresh50
- Herbal50
- Aromatic50
- White Floral
The note pyramid
- Lavender
- Neroli
- Lemon
- Bergamot
- Jasmine
- Lily of the Valley
- Clary Sage
By the editors · 2 min readWings for Men opens with a rush of bright citrus—bergamot and lemon cut through with a powdery lavender that feels both bracing and smooth. The neroli adds a faint bitterness, keeping the start from sliding into softness too quickly. Within minutes, the florals arrive: jasmine and lily of the valley lend an almost soapy freshness, while clary sage brings a green, slightly herbal edge that grounds the composition.
The drydown shifts toward warmth without turning heavy. Tonka bean sweetens the base, but oakmoss and cedar provide enough structure to keep it from feeling overly cozy. The musk and amber settle into a skin-close glow that hovers somewhere between clean and comforting. It's a fragrance that belongs to its era—polished, versatile, designed for the office or an evening out without demanding attention. Approachable rather than daring, it speaks to a time when men's fragrance leaned toward refinement over provocation.
Scent twins
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