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Guy Laroche · Est. 1966

Fidji Parfum

The opening salvo is unapologetically green—lemon zest cut through with the bitter, resinous snap of galbanum that characterized a generation of French chypres.

ConcentrationParfum
Forunisex
Released1966
Statusenriched
1966 · Parfum
lem·san·jas·ros
Rating
4.4
0.6k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
basehearttopcitrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

Weighted by intensity across 10 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.

  • Lemon
    70
  • Sandalwood
    65
  • Jasmine
    60
  • Rose
    55
  • Amber
    55

By the editors · 2 min readThe opening salvo is unapologetically green—lemon zest cut through with the bitter, resinous snap of galbanum that characterized a generation of French chypres. It announces itself without ceremony, a sharp intake of breath before the perfume softens into something more forgiving.

As it settles, white florals emerge through the verdant canopy: jasmine and rose tempered by violet's powdery coolness, creating a composition that feels constructed rather than natural, intentionally so. This is florals seen through the lens of the sixties, shaped and structured like a Courrèges silhouette.

The base rounds into classic territory with sandalwood and amber providing warmth, while patchouli and musk anchor the greenness from ever floating away entirely. Fidji wears like an artifact of its moment—a time when perfume could be both aggressively modern and utterly composed, demanding attention without raising its voice. It suits those who appreciate perfumery as architecture rather than atmosphere.

Filed: Guy LarocheSillage · vol. I
Fig. 02

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap