Myrrh & Tonka
Lavender opens with a medicinal, almost austere clarity before the myrrh arrives—resinous and slightly bitter, like incense burned down to its last threads.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 7 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.
- Tonka85
- Amber60
- Lavender55
- Incense50
- Vanilla40
By the editors · 2 min readLavender opens with a medicinal, almost austere clarity before the myrrh arrives—resinous and slightly bitter, like incense burned down to its last threads. This isn't the sweet lavender of soap or the sharp myrrh of church; both materials feel restrained, each tempering the other's usual volume.
As it settles, tonka bean and almond soften the edges into something warmer and rounder, though never quite plush. The vanilla stays in the background, lending sweetness without turning gourmand. What emerges is a skin-close fragrance that reads as clean but not scrubbed, comforting but not cozy.
It works best in cooler months and suits anyone drawn to woody ambers that avoid heaviness. The lavender-myrrh pairing gives it an androgynous character—neither traditionally masculine nor overtly feminine, just quietly assured.
