Eau de Narcisse Bleu
The narcissus here appears cool and mineral rather than heady or white-floral sweet.
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.
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- Yellow Floral50
- Iris40
- Marine
The note pyramid
- Orange Blossom
- Galbanum
- Narcissus
By the editors · 2 min readThe narcissus here appears cool and mineral rather than heady or white-floral sweet. What arrives first is a wet-stone freshness, almost aquatic, cut through with citrus and green stems. The blue in the name makes sense—this interprets narcissus as a spring bulb emerging from cold soil, not a vase arrangement in a warm room.
As it settles, a subtle powderiness emerges, but it stays transparent. The flower is filtered through something like iris or soft musk, giving an impression of clean linen or rain-damp petals. There's none of the indolic weight you find in tuberose or jasmine; this stays restrained.
The overall effect is precise and quietly elegant, closer to cologne structure than floral perfume. It suits someone who wants recognizable beauty without volume, formality without stiffness. Best in temperate weather where its delicate balance won't evaporate too quickly.
Scent twins
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