Cabochard Cherie
The original Cabochard's fierce chypre has been softened here into something sweeter and more approachable, though traces of its leather ancestry remain.
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.
- Chocolate70
- Leather60
- Patchouli60
- Herbal
The note pyramid
- Pear
- Basil
- Bergamot
- Orange Blossom
- Freesia
- Narcissus
By the editors · 2 min readThe original Cabochard's fierce chypre has been softened here into something sweeter and more approachable, though traces of its leather ancestry remain. It opens with the green snap of basil cutting through sugared pear and bergamot, a contrast that feels deliberate rather than accidental. The herbal brightness keeps the fruit from turning cloying.
As it settles, white florals emerge with a gentle narcissus at the center, flanked by orange blossom's soapy warmth and freesia's quiet powderiness. The base introduces a whisper of leather—more suede than riding boot—alongside earthy patchouli and a praline note that adds roundness without veering into gourmand territory.
This reads as Grès attempting to bridge generations: familiar enough for those who remember the house's bold heritage, gentle enough for anyone who finds classic chypres too austere. It's a daytime fragrance that wears politely, neither demanding attention nor disappearing entirely.
Scent twins
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