Kenzo Homme Eau de Parfum
The opening announces itself with crisp mint cooled by marine accents, quickly warmed by cardamom's gentle spice.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 18 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.
- Woody85
- Earthy75
- Leather70
- Patchouli
The note pyramid
- Mint
- Cardamom
- Leather
- Sage
- Sandalwood
- Vetiver
By the editors · 2 min readThe opening announces itself with crisp mint cooled by marine accents, quickly warmed by cardamom's gentle spice. This isn't the minty freshness of cologne splashes but something more deliberate, almost meditative—the mint feels botanical rather than synthetic, grounded by earthy undertones that hint at what's coming.
As it settles, leather emerges not as aggression but as soft suede, flanked by sage's herbal clarity and oakmoss's mossy depth. The heart feels both green and warm, an unusual balance that keeps the composition from tilting too aromatic or too sweet. Sandalwood and vetiver build quietly beneath, adding woody substance without heaviness.
The base reveals itself as an enveloping blend of woods, vanilla, and patchouli—comfort without cloying. This is fragrance for someone who wants presence without projection, refinement without formality. It feels like a well-tailored piece you'd wear until it becomes part of you, equally at home in a library or a quiet dinner. Approachable, understated masculinity for those who prefer suggestion to statement.
Scent twins
In this family
Factual metadata (name, house, year, notes) is seeded from public datasets. The editorial reading and scent fingerprint are written by Claude against our house style — none of it is scraped prose. Read our methodology.
