Oranges and Lemons, say the Bells of St. Clement's
Bergamot, lemon, and orange open with a clean, slightly tart brightness that reads closer to fresh-squeezed citrus than a polished cologne.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 9 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.
- Citrus90
- Aromatic60
- Fresh50
- Soft Spicy
The note pyramid
- Orange
- Lemon
- Bergamot
- Petitgrain
- Neroli
- Vetiver
By the editors · 2 min readBergamot, lemon, and orange open with a clean, slightly tart brightness that reads closer to fresh-squeezed citrus than a polished cologne. There is nothing synthetic or strident here — the opening is simply direct and crisp.
Petitgrain and neroli pull the composition toward a woody, green-bitter quality in the heart, grounding the citrus without sweetening it. Ylang-ylang adds a quiet floral breath without dominating.
Vetiver and musk anchor the dry-down with an earthy, slightly smoky base that keeps everything restrained. The result is a cool, considered citrus that leans aromatic rather than fruity, suited to warm weather and relaxed settings.
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.
