The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 11 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.
- White Floral50
- Balsamic50
- Woody50
- Sweet
The note pyramid
- Petitgrain
- Violet
- Tuberose
- Magnolia
- Lily
- Pink Pepper
- Violet
By the editors · 2 min readPetitgrain and violet open with a crisp aromatic and powdery lift that quickly settles into a dense floral heart. Tuberose and magnolia dominate the mid-stage, their creamy white-floral character amplified by a soft pink pepper spice. Lily adds a green floral depth that intertwines with the recurring violet powder. The dry-down introduces a resinous base where sandalwood provides a creamy woody texture beneath smoky incense and balsamic myrrh. Vanilla lends a subtle sweetness that softens the resinous edges without becoming overtly gourmand. This scent projects moderately for the first hour before settling closer to the skin with a powdery and slightly smoky trail that lasts through the day. It suits cooler weather and evening occasions where its complex floral-resinous character can unfold.
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.