Shanghai Night
Grapefruit and bergamot offer a tart citrus opening that is brisk and slightly bitter fading within the first thirty minutes.
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.
- Herbal60
- Aromatic50
- Warm Spicy50
- Woody
The note pyramid
- Grapefruit
- Bergamot
- Rosemary
- Incense
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min readGrapefruit and bergamot offer a tart citrus opening that is brisk and slightly bitter fading within the first thirty minutes. Rosemary emerges swiftly bringing a pungent herbal aromatic quality that feels medicinal and clean without any sweetness. The heart is dominated by this aromatic herbal character which holds steady as the fragrance transitions toward the base. Incense introduces a dry smoky resinous note that blends with the herbal tones creating a contemplative almost ecclesiastical atmosphere. Musk provides a soft skin-like foundation that ensures the dry-down remains wearable and intimate. Projection is modest from the start and becomes skin-centric within two hours with longevity around four to six hours. Best for casual wear in cool or mild weather.
Scent twins
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