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Kerosene · Est. 2016

Follow

Follow opens with a dark roast espresso note—literal, unvarnished coffee rather than sweetened abstraction.

ConcentrationEau de Parfum
Forunisex
Released2016
Statusenriched
Follow — Kerosene
2016 · Eau de Parfum
ton·amb·van·lab
Rating
3.9
0.9k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
citrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

Weighted by intensity across 8 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.

  • Tonka
    75
  • Amber
    70
  • Vanilla
    65
  • Labdanum
    40
  • Tobacco
    30

By the editors · 2 min readFollow opens with a dark roast espresso note—literal, unvarnished coffee rather than sweetened abstraction. Within moments, tonka and benzoin wrap around it like warm milk foam, softening the bitterness into something luxurious and almost edible. The amber beneath adds weight without turning syrupy, keeping the composition from collapsing into pure gourmand territory.

As it dries down, vanilla emerges slowly, grounding the coffee into a skin-close sweetness that feels more like worn leather than dessert. There's a resinous quality throughout, slightly smoky, that prevents the blend from becoming too cozy or predictable.

This is for people who want their warmth with an edge—coffee drinkers who take it black, or those drawn to scents that occupy the space between comforting and intense. It wears close and linear, more meditation than performance.

Filed: KeroseneSillage · vol. I
Fig. 02

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap