Le Bouquet Absolu
A fruited floral that opens with bright neroli and bergamot tempered by ripe strawberry, more jammy than sharp.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 14 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.
- Cherry70
- Fresh50
- Aromatic50
- White Floral
The note pyramid
- Neroli
- Strawberry
- Bergamot
- Jasmine
- Rose
- Ambergris
By the editors · 2 min readA fruited floral that opens with bright neroli and bergamot tempered by ripe strawberry, more jammy than sharp. The effect is immediately cheerful without tipping into candy, the citrus keeping the berry honest. As it settles, classic French florals emerge—jasmine and rose in soft focus, their contours blurred by vanilla and musk.
The base is warmer and fuzzier than the crisp opening suggests. Ambergris and musk wrap around the florals like cashmere, giving the composition a skin-close intimacy. The strawberry never fully disappears, lending a persistent sweetness that some will find approachable and others may tire of.
This is Givenchy's take on modern femininity: polite, pretty, designed for broad appeal. It suits someone who wants recognizable flowers with a contemporary softness, a perfume that won't challenge but won't fade into nothing either.
Scent twins
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