Rush
Rush is one of those fragrances that divided the 90s into before and after.
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.
- Jasmine55
- Vanilla55
- Musk55
- Rose50
- Peach50
By the editors · 2 min readRush is one of those fragrances that divided the 90s into before and after. Michel Almairac's combination of gardenia and peach in the top — creamy, slightly narcotic, immediately approachable — was surprising in 1999 and remains effective now. Freesia adds a green, slightly fizzy brightness before jasmine and rose take over the heart with the particular warmth that made the fragrance iconic.
The base is where Rush earns its name: vetiver's cool, earthy dryness cuts through patchouli and vanilla, producing a drydown that sits somewhere between skin and perfume. It smells like confidence, which is probably why it still sells.
