White Jasmine & Mint
The opening is a jolt of cool mint, almost medicinal in its clarity, tempered by cardamom's warmth and a whisper of bergamot.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 14 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.
- Floral55
- Fresh50
- Aromatic50
- White Floral
The note pyramid
- Mint
- Black Currant
- Cardamom
- Bergamot
- Jasmine
- Ylang-Ylang
- Lily of the Valley
By the editors · 2 min readThe opening is a jolt of cool mint, almost medicinal in its clarity, tempered by cardamom's warmth and a whisper of bergamot. It's bracing rather than sweet, the kind of freshness that clears the mind before settling into something softer. Within minutes, white florals emerge—jasmine and orange blossom primarily—but they never crowd out that persistent herbal coolness threading through the heart.
What makes this composition unusual is how the mint lingers, refusing to vanish as most top notes do. Instead, it weaves through the jasmine like menthol through steam, creating an almost contradictory effect: aromatic and clean, yet floral and warm. The woods in the base are subtle, providing structure without heaviness.
This is for someone who finds traditional white florals too thick or cloying. The mint acts as constant punctuation, keeping everything lifted and transparent. Best in warm weather, though its coolness works surprisingly well in overheated winter rooms.
Scent twins
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