The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 13 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.
- Fresh50
- Yellow Floral50
- Tuberose50
- White Floral
The note pyramid
- Black Currant
- Grapefruit
- Tuberose
- Ylang-Ylang
- Amber
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min readBlack currant and grapefruit create a tart, fruity opening that is juicy and slightly sharp. Tuberose and ylang-ylang form a lush, creamy white floral heart that is indolic and richly tropical. Amber and musk in the base provide a warm, soft foundation that slightly sweetens and sensualizes the floral intensity. Sandalwood adds a subtle creamy woodiness that blends seamlessly. The scent projects moderately with good longevity, maintaining its floral richness throughout. It is well-suited for evening wear in warmer weather, though it can feel overwhelming in high heat.
Scent twins
Factual metadata (name, house, year, notes) is seeded from public datasets. The editorial reading and scent fingerprint are written by Claude against our house style — none of it is scraped prose. Read our methodology.
