Duel
**Duel** opens with the sharp, bitter-green snap of petitgrain—more aromatic than citrus, almost medicinal in its clarity.
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.
- Leather65
- Herbal50
- Aromatic50
- Woody
The note pyramid
- Petitgrain
- Petitgrain
- Iris
- Nutmeg
- Leather
- Leather
By the editors · 2 min read**Duel** opens with the sharp, bitter-green snap of petitgrain—more aromatic than citrus, almost medicinal in its clarity. It's an austere beginning that refuses to charm outright, setting a tone of restraint rather than seduction.
As it settles, leather emerges not as polished saddle but as something smokier and less refined, propped up by guaiac wood's dry, resinous backbone. The musk underneath stays quiet, lending warmth without sweetness. The composition feels deliberate in its spareness, almost ascetic—closer to a worn riding coat hung in a country house than anything urban or contemporary.
This is fragrance as understatement. It suits someone comfortable with formality but suspicious of flourish, someone who prefers a gray flannel suit to anything louder. The name suggests confrontation, but what you get is composure—tense, perhaps, but never showy.
Scent twins
In this family
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