The Formal
Violet opens with its characteristic powdery floral quality, immediately establishing a soft yet distinct aromatic presence.
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.
- Fresh50
- Aromatic50
- Warm Spicy50
- Balsamic
The note pyramid
- Violet
- Ginger
- Sage
- Clove
- Nutmeg
- Sandalwood
By the editors · 2 min readViolet opens with its characteristic powdery floral quality, immediately establishing a soft yet distinct aromatic presence. Ginger, clove, and nutmeg introduce a warm-spicy heart that contrasts with violet’s cool powderiness, creating a dynamic tension. Sage and clary sage add an herbal, slightly camphorous edge that prevents the spices from becoming overly gourmand. Sandalwood provides a creamy woody base that grounds the composition, while amber adds a warm resinous glow. Cedar contributes a dry, pencil-shaving sharpness that enhances structural definition and longevity. The scent projects moderately with a balanced blend of powdery, spicy, and woody elements, settling into a skin-close trail. Best for cool weather formal or evening occasions, it offers a refined and complex wear.
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.
