Basil & Neroli
Basil & Neroli opens with a green jolt—fresh basil leaves bruised and bracing, nothing like the dried herb in your pantry.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 9 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.
- Orange55
- Musk50
- Green45
- Rosemary45
- Vetiver35
By the editors · 2 min readBasil & Neroli opens with a green jolt—fresh basil leaves bruised and bracing, nothing like the dried herb in your pantry. It's botanical rather than culinary, bright and slightly peppery. Within minutes, neroli softens the edges, bringing bitter orange blossom into the mix without any sweetness. The two notes circle each other, one sharp and verdant, the other luminous and slightly soapy in the best way.
The base settles into clean white musk with a whisper of vetiver that keeps things grounded without turning woody. It stays close to the skin, polite but present. This is a warm-weather scent for someone who wants to smell scrubbed and awake—post-shower clarity rather than evening glamour. Straightforward, refreshing, and surprisingly versatile for layering.
