Herbae
Herbae opens with a snap of pink pepper tempered by bergamot, immediately fresh but not citrus-heavy.
The scent fingerprint
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.
- Bergamot40
- Green35
- Honey30
- Musk30
- Black Pepper25
By the editors · 2 min readHerbae opens with a snap of pink pepper tempered by bergamot, immediately fresh but not citrus-heavy. The sharpness softens quickly as blackberry emerges, not sweet or jammy but more green-fruited, like crushing berries still on the vine. Clary sage weaves through, lending an herbal bitterness that keeps the composition from tilting gourmand.
The drydown settles into a skin-close veil where honey and cashmeran create warmth without heaviness, while grass and musk anchor it in something earthier than typical fruity florals. There's a meadow-after-rain quality here, damp stems and wildflowers rather than manicured garden blooms.
This suits someone drawn to nature-inspired scents but wary of overly literal green fragrances. It captures the memory of outdoors without resorting to cut grass or petrichor alone, balancing approachability with enough character to avoid blandness. Wears close, fades gently.

