Man Pure Jil Sander 1981 Eau de Toilette
Basil and lemon open with a sharp, herbal brightness, quickly undercut by clary sage's dry, slightly camphorous edge.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 12 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.
- Mossy90
- Animalic85
- Leather70
- Earthy
The note pyramid
- Basil
- Lemon
- Clary Sage
- Cinnamon
- Patchouli
- Rose Geranium
By the editors · 2 min readBasil and lemon open with a sharp, herbal brightness, quickly undercut by clary sage's dry, slightly camphorous edge. The opening feels crisp but not clean — there's a bite to it.
Cinnamon and patchouli move in together, adding warmth and a low earthy density. The spice doesn't sweeten; it stays dry and a little rough against the patchouli's gritty texture.
Oakmoss, labdanum, and castoreum anchor the base in unmistakably animalic, mossy territory. Nutmeg adds a faint dusty heat. The overall character is dark, leathery, and resinous — a distinctly pre-modern masculine structure built from raw, animalic materials that make no attempt at softness.
Scent twins
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