Flora Gorgeous Magnolia 2023
The opening unfolds with unexpected brightness—a shimmer of blackberry and citrus tempered by milky coconut that feels almost edible without tipping into gourmand territory.
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.
- Powdery73
- White Floral50
- Lactonic50
- Sweet
The note pyramid
- Coconut
- Blackberry
- Orange
- Magnolia
- Ylang-Ylang
- Lily of the Valley
- Clary Sage
By the editors · 2 min readThe opening unfolds with unexpected brightness—a shimmer of blackberry and citrus tempered by milky coconut that feels almost edible without tipping into gourmand territory. This tropical-leaning introduction quickly gives way to magnolia at its most luminous, flanked by ylang-ylang's creamy richness and the green, dewy snap of lily of the valley. Clary sage adds a subtle herbal coolness that keeps the florals from becoming too plush.
The base settles into softly textured patchouli and clean musk, providing just enough grounding to anchor the brightness above. The overall effect is modern white florals with tropical warmth—neither heavy nor purely airy, but somewhere comfortably between. It wears close and feels intentionally optimistic, suited to someone who wants floral presence without vintage density or overly sweet romance.
Scent twins
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