Water Calligraphy
Grapefruit provides a bright and tart citrus opening, immediately refreshing and slightly bitter.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 9 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.
- Citrus90
- Woody60
- Floral60
- Fresh Spicy
The note pyramid
- Magnolia
- Vetiver
- Grapefruit
- Cardamom
By the editors · 2 min readGrapefruit provides a bright and tart citrus opening, immediately refreshing and slightly bitter. Cardamom adds a soft-spicy warmth that complements the citrus without overpowering it. Magnolia introduces a creamy floral heart, offering a smooth and slightly sweet contrast to the top notes. Vetiver grounds the composition with its dry, earthy woody character, providing structure and depth. The scent remains relatively linear, maintaining a fresh and aromatic profile throughout its wear. Projection is moderate and longevity is average, best suited for warm weather casual or daytime use. Its simplicity makes it versatile for spring and summer occasions.
Scent twins
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.




