Grigioperla Nero
Ginger and grapefruit open with a spiced-citrus brightness.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 10 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.
- Fresh50
- Herbal50
- Aromatic50
- Warm Spicy
The note pyramid
- Ginger
- Grapefruit
- Basil
- Vetiver
- Patchouli
By the editors · 2 min readGinger and grapefruit open with a spiced-citrus brightness. The ginger is zesty rather than warm, complementing the grapefruit's tartness well.
Basil in the heart is the unexpected pivot — aromatic, slightly peppery, and very green. It shifts the composition decisively into aromatic herbal territory. Note prior scores herbal and aromatic equally highest, with lavender and earthy also prominent.
Vetiver and patchouli close the base with earthy, smoky depth. The overall composition is a green aromatic with a strong earthy base — dry, herbal, and uncompromising. It suits cooler months better than summer despite the fresh opening. A solid choice for those who prefer nature-forward, non-sweet fragrances.
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.
