Ombre Noire
The opening arrives cool and almost medicinal—peppermint and bergamot flash bright before fig leaf adds a bitter green snap.
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.
- Incense65
- Tonka45
- Cinnamon40
- Tobacco35
- Cedar35
By the editors · 2 min readThe opening arrives cool and almost medicinal—peppermint and bergamot flash bright before fig leaf adds a bitter green snap. This isn't the sweetness mint usually promises, but something sharper, more aromatic, like crushed stems rather than candy.
As it settles, the frankincense and myrrh take over, wrapping the initial brightness in resinous smoke. Cinnamon weaves through without turning gourmand, kept in check by dry papyrus and tobacco leaf. The composition reads more ancient temple than spice market—incense-forward, contemplative, slightly austere.
The base lets tonka bean soften the edges without sweetening the whole. Cedar adds structure while the resins linger. This is for those who want their fragrance to feel substantial and centering, something that smells quietly serious rather than overtly seductive.
