Paragon
Paragon opens with sage, lavender, and bergamot in close alignment — three clean, aromatic notes each contributing a different kind of freshness.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 8 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.
- Sandalwood55
- Black Pepper55
- Lavender50
- Bergamot45
- Peach30
By the editors · 2 min readParagon opens with sage, lavender, and bergamot in close alignment — three clean, aromatic notes each contributing a different kind of freshness. Sage reads slightly medicinal and green, lavender adds a gentle floral-herb softness, bergamot provides citrus lift. Together they make an opening that is quiet and deliberate rather than attention-seeking.
Black pepper and plum in the heart provide contrast: plum's dark sweetness and black pepper's dry warmth shift the composition away from the fresh aromatic register without fully abandoning it. The pairing is effective — the fruit-spice combination gives the middle act a slight tension that the opening doesn't have.
Sandalwood in the base is minimal — smooth, creamy, providing a landing pad for the spiced-plum heart. A fragrance that rewards the wear rather than the first impression.
