Nahema
Guerlain's 1979 release remains one of the more unflinching rose statements in the classical canon.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 18 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.
- Rose85
- Floral55
- Fresh50
- White Floral
The note pyramid
- Peach
- Peach
- Bergamot
- Bergamot
- Rose
- Rose
- Bulgarian Rose
By the editors · 2 min readGuerlain's 1979 release remains one of the more unflinching rose statements in the classical canon. The opening is generous: peach and bergamot establish warmth before the rose arrives, which it does with full commitment — Bulgarian rose and then more rose, buttressed by jasmine and ylang-ylang, the kind of floral that doesn't negotiate with subtlety. Lily of the valley threads through the heart, lifting the weight slightly. The base is a Guerlain signature: sandalwood and vanilla deepening into quiet warmth, vetiver adding an earthy note that keeps the sweetness honest. Rich and unapologetic — suited to someone who owns, rather than apologizes for, their presence.
Scent twins
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