Chypre 21
Petitgrain and bergamot open with a sharp, woody-citrus brightness that carries a faint herbal edge from rosemary.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 12 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.
- Mossy90
- Patchouli70
- Citrus60
- Earthy
The note pyramid
- Petitgrain
- Bergamot
- Neroli
- Bulgarian Rose
- Saffron
- Sandalwood
By the editors · 2 min readPetitgrain and bergamot open with a sharp, woody-citrus brightness that carries a faint herbal edge from rosemary. The combination is crisp without being cold. Neroli and Bulgarian rose form a restrained floral heart, while saffron introduces spice that is earthy rather than sweet.
Oakmoss and patchouli define the base entirely — this is a textbook chypre structure, dense and green-earthy. Sandalwood adds softness beneath the moss, and musk ties it together without sweetening the overall effect.
The character is dry, structured, and clearly chypre in intent: green and earthy at the core, with citrus and floral elements orbiting rather than dominating. Best suited to cooler temperatures where the dryness reads as elegant.
Scent twins
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