Cabaret
Cabaret opens with a delicate flutter of powdered florals—lily of the valley and peony lending an almost vintage softness, while rose provides structure without turning soapy.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 8 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.
- Sandalwood75
- Incense75
- Iris Powder70
- Patchouli70
- Iris65
By the editors · 2 min readCabaret opens with a delicate flutter of powdered florals—lily of the valley and peony lending an almost vintage softness, while rose provides structure without turning soapy. The effect is refined rather than loud, more velvet curtain than stage spotlight.
As it settles, incense and frankincense emerge with surprising weight, threading smoke through the floral heart. Iris and violet deepen the powdery quality, but the resinous undercurrent keeps it from becoming purely cosmetic. There's a deliberate contrast here between the demure florals and the ecclesiastical darkness beneath.
The base wraps everything in a warm, slightly musty embrace of sandalwood and patchouli, tempered by amber's glow and skin-close musk. This is restrained sensuality—less cabaret showgirl than the patron in the back booth, dressed impeccably, watching through cigarette smoke. A fragrance for those who appreciate the tension between propriety and indulgence.
