Betrothal Grossmith 2011 Eau de Parfum
Neroli and bergamot open with a bright, slightly honeyed citrus flash that feels more yellow than green, the neroli adding a soft floral edge to the bergamot's sparkle.
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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.
- Yellow Floral90
- Vanilla60
- Fresh50
- Woody
The note pyramid
- Neroli
- Bergamot
- Ylang-Ylang
- May Rose
- Sandalwood
- Vetiver
By the editors · 2 min readNeroli and bergamot open with a bright, slightly honeyed citrus flash that feels more yellow than green, the neroli adding a soft floral edge to the bergamot's sparkle. Ylang-ylang surges in early heart, its custard-like richness pushing the rose into a supporting role and creating a creamy tropical floral accord that muffles the citric snap. May rose emerges as the ylang quiets, lending a clean tea-like petal facet that keeps the composition from turning cloying. Vanilla and sandalwood merge into a supple, lightly powdered base while vetiver threads a cool, rooty lift through the sweetness. Patchouli provides quiet earthiness that anchors the white florals, and musk rounds edges without adding weight. Projection stays polite for the first three hours then settles close to skin, making it office-friendly yet quietly sensual by evening.
Scent twins
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