Shalimar Parfum Initial A Fleur de Peau
Orange and bergamot create a zesty, effervescent opening that quickly settles into a complex floral heart.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 8 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.
- Sweet70
- Powdery60
- Floral60
- Caramel
The note pyramid
- Orange
- Bergamot
- Vetiver
- Jasmine
- Patchouli
- Iris
- Rose
By the editors · 2 min readOrange and bergamot create a zesty, effervescent opening that quickly settles into a complex floral heart. Vetiver adds an earthy greenness that contrasts with jasmine's indolic richness and rose's soft sweetness. Iris and patchouli contribute a powdery, slightly rooty texture that deepens the floral bouquet. The base reveals tonka bean and vanilla's creamy sweetness alongside caramel's rich, gourmand warmth. Musk provides a soft, skin-hugging trail that carries the sweet, powdery dry-down for hours. Projection is moderate initially, settling to an intimate aura within two hours. Best for spring and fall evenings, this scent suits dates and special occasions with its evolving, layered character.
Scent twins
Factual metadata (name, house, year, notes) is seeded from public datasets. The editorial reading and scent fingerprint are written by Claude against our house style — none of it is scraped prose. Read our methodology.
