Black Phantom - Memento Mori
Black Phantom opens with a jolt of dark rum, sweet and spiritous, cut almost immediately by roasted coffee that keeps the sweetness from turning cloying.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 6 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.
- Sandalwood75
- Amber40
- Incense35
- Caramel25
- Vanilla15
By the editors · 2 min readBlack Phantom opens with a jolt of dark rum, sweet and spiritous, cut almost immediately by roasted coffee that keeps the sweetness from turning cloying. The sandalwood underneath provides a smooth, creamy foundation that mellows the sharper edges of both rum and coffee within minutes.
As it settles, the composition becomes more unified—imagine a wood-paneled bar at closing time, the air thick with spilled liquor and espresso grounds. The rum fades to a warm boozy haze while the coffee note stays present but softened, almost caramelized. The sandalwood gains prominence, adding a slightly powdery, incense-like quality that tempers the gourmand elements.
This is a night fragrance for someone who likes their sweetness laced with darkness. It leans masculine but isn't exclusively so—bold, unapologetic, and more wearable than its pirate-skull bottle might suggest. The projection is strong initially, then becomes an intimate skin scent that lingers for hours.