Samsara Eau de Parfum
A meditation on sandalwood rendered in the grand Guerlain manner, Samsara opens with a soft citrus brightness quickly overtaken by ylang-ylang's creamy, almost narcotic richness.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 15 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.
- Woody100
- Iris80
- Powdery80
- Sweet
The note pyramid
- Ylang-Ylang
- Peach
- Lemon
- Bergamot
- Jasmine
- Ylang-Ylang
- Iris
By the editors · 2 min readA meditation on sandalwood rendered in the grand Guerlain manner, Samsara opens with a soft citrus brightness quickly overtaken by ylang-ylang's creamy, almost narcotic richness. The peach note adds roundness rather than sweetness, cushioning the transition into a heart where jasmine and iris intertwine with unusual gravity. This isn't the sparkling florals of earlier decades but something more inward, more contemplative.
The sandalwood core reveals itself gradually, dusted with iris powder and anchored by tonka's almond-like warmth. Vanilla and amber deepen without overwhelming, creating a base that feels both meditative and skin-close. The overall effect is enveloping but never heavy, radiating a quiet, almost spiritual calm.
Best suited to those who appreciate perfume as ritual rather than accessory. Samsara doesn't announce; it settles. The projection is moderate, the longevity substantial, and the impression it leaves is one of deliberate, unhurried presence.
Scent twins
In this family
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