Artisan Blu
The opening is immediate and Mediterranean—lavender and basil cut through with bergamot's brightness, like walking into a sunlit herb garden rather than a conventional cologne counter.
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.
- Lavender40
- Cedar35
- Bergamot30
- Iris28
- Patchouli28
By the editors · 2 min readThe opening is immediate and Mediterranean—lavender and basil cut through with bergamot's brightness, like walking into a sunlit herb garden rather than a conventional cologne counter. It feels deliberate but unforced, aromatic without veering into barbershop territory.
As it settles, orange blossom and iris soften the herbal edges while clary sage keeps things from becoming too polite. The combination suggests a man who chooses linen over performance fabric, who values craft but doesn't announce it. There's an appealing tension between the verdant top and the subtle floral heart that keeps it from reading as purely masculine.
The drydown brings woody composure—cedar and patchouli anchor without weighing down. This is artisanal in the genuine sense: thoughtfully constructed, wearable for work or weekends, built for someone who prefers understatement to projection. Modern casual rather than dressed-down formal.
