Cabochard
Cabochard opens with a blast of green defiance—bitter sage and tarragon cut through citrus like a knife through silk.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 12 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.
- Oakmoss90
- Green70
- Leather70
- Vetiver60
- Patchouli60
By the editors · 2 min readCabochard opens with a blast of green defiance—bitter sage and tarragon cut through citrus like a knife through silk. This is not polite perfumery. The herbal attack feels almost medicinal at first, bracing and unapologetic, before yielding to a surprisingly lush floral heart where jasmine and rose emerge wrapped in oakmoss and leather.
What makes this 1959 chypre remarkable is how it wears its femininity like armor rather than ornament. The base is dense and earthy—vetiver, patchouli, and tobacco create a dark foundation that absorbs rather than reflects light. Sandalwood and amber add roundness without softening the overall impression of severity.
This is fragrance for someone who finds conventional florals too sweet, too eager to please. Cabochard doesn't flatter; it declares. Best suited to cooler weather and those who prefer their elegance unsmiling.
