Hypnotic Opium
Lime and bergamot open with a sharp, effervescent citrus snap that feels freshly zested rather than candied.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 5 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.
- Amber60
- Woody50
- Floral50
- Citrus
The note pyramid
- Lime
- Bergamot
- Amber
- Sandalwood
- Virginia Cedar
By the editors · 2 min readLime and bergamot open with a sharp, effervescent citrus snap that feels freshly zested rather than candied. The heart introduces amber as a smooth, resinous panel that quickly blankets the citrus, turning the composition from bright to burnished within minutes. Sandalwood dominates the dry-down, its creamy wood grain pushing the amber into a subdued glow while Virginia cedar adds dry, pencil-shaving edges that keep the base from sagging into sweetness. On skin the scent stays close, projecting no more than arm-length after the first hour, yet the sandalwood–cedar tandem lingers quietly for most of a workday. The overall character is a streamlined citrus-woods cologne reinforced with a soft amber lens, making it an easy reach for cool spring mornings or air-conditioned offices where unobtrusive freshness is valued over statement.
Scent twins
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