Fruit de Bois
Grapefruit and bergamot offer a bright, zesty opening that is fresh and slightly tart.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 11 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.
- Soft Spicy50
- Aromatic50
- Woody50
- Sweet
The note pyramid
- Grapefruit
- Bergamot
- Nutmeg
- Clary Sage
- Sandalwood
- Vetiver
By the editors · 2 min readGrapefruit and bergamot offer a bright, zesty opening that is fresh and slightly tart. Nutmeg and clary sage introduce a warm, aromatic-spicy heart that adds depth and a subtle herbal complexity. Sandalwood and vetiver form a dry, woody base that is earthy and slightly creamy, while amber adds a faint resinous warmth. Virginia cedar reinforces the woodiness, creating a sturdy, aromatic-woody dry-down. The scent evolves from citrusy freshness to a spiced, woody character over two hours, with good projection that remains moderate. Longevity is solid, around six to eight hours, suitable for fall and winter casual or work occasions in cool weather.
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.
