Duende
Duende opens with a melon-bergamot freshness typical of its era — fruit as a brightening agent rather than a statement, with the citrus providing enough structure to anchor the sweetness.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 10 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.
- Jasmine70
- Sandalwood50
- Bergamot40
- Cedar40
- Tuberose30
By the editors · 2 min readDuende opens with a melon-bergamot freshness typical of its era — fruit as a brightening agent rather than a statement, with the citrus providing enough structure to anchor the sweetness. The 1992 context sets the tone: this is pre-gourmand, pre-aquatic, from a moment when floralcy still led.
Jasmine and ylang-ylang form the core of the heart — an indolic, heady pairing that doesn't soften for comfort. Mimosa adds a powdery, spring-flowering touch that rounds the edges without defusing the intensity. Together they build a warm, white-floral mid-stage with noticeable presence.
Thyme in the base is an unusual choice that gives the dry-down an herbal, slightly medicinal edge, anchored by sandalwood and cedar. Duende has the clarity and confidence of Spanish perfumery from its era: few frills, direct character.
