Arlesienne
The 2014 Arlésienne opens with mandarin orange's sunny brightness, quickly warmed by saffron's gentle spice — a combination that evokes Provençal afternoons without heavy-handedness.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 3 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.
- Rose60
- Vanilla25
- Amber20
The note pyramid
- Saffron
- Hawthorn
- Galbanum
- Mandarin Orange
- Bergamot
- Violet Leaf
- Heliotrope
By the editors · 2 min readThe 2014 Arlésienne opens with mandarin orange's sunny brightness, quickly warmed by saffron's gentle spice — a combination that evokes Provençal afternoons without heavy-handedness. The floral heart is modest and uncomplicated: Grasse rose and lily of the valley sitting together cleanly, neither fighting for dominance.
The base is the most interesting part — violet petals soften into sandalwood and tonka bean's warm, slightly sweet wood, with white musk extending the finish close to the skin. It wears quietly. A spring and early fall fragrance best suited to casual or informal daywear, with an accessible character that favors warmth over sillage.
Scent twins
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