Jacomo de Jacomo
A forceful opening of galbanum and bergamot cuts through the air with green brightness before the spices arrive—cinnamon and clove announce themselves loudly, warmed by cardamom's resinous heat.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 7 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.
- Oakmoss45
- Cinnamon40
- Patchouli40
- Leather35
- Cardamom30
By the editors · 2 min readA forceful opening of galbanum and bergamot cuts through the air with green brightness before the spices arrive—cinnamon and clove announce themselves loudly, warmed by cardamom's resinous heat. This is not a subtle perfume. Lavender emerges soon after, but it's rough-edged and herbal rather than soothing, tangled with a leather note that smells more like worn riding boots than polished goods.
The oakmoss and patchouli in the base anchor everything with earthy weight, creating a thick, tenacious structure that holds the spice and aromatic notes in place for hours. The overall effect is unapologetically masculine in the classical sense—dense, austere, built for cold weather and strong opinions.
This is fragrance from an era when men's perfumery favored impact over intimacy. It wears like a statement, best suited to those who appreciate the bracing intensity of early eighties composition and don't mind being noticed from across a room.