Rose Par Essence
Lemon and bergamot deliver a sharp citrus opening that feels bright and slightly zesty against the skin.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 12 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.
- Woody70
- Fresh50
- Herbal50
- Aromatic
The note pyramid
- Lemon
- Bergamot
- Sandalwood
- Ambroxan
- Musk
- Sandalwood
- Lemon
- Bergamot
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min readLemon and bergamot deliver a sharp citrus opening that feels bright and slightly zesty against the skin. Sandalwood quickly emerges as a creamy woody foundation, tempering the citrus's acidity with its smooth texture. Ambroxan adds a clean ambery warmth that amplifies the wood's presence, while musk provides a subtle skin-close diffusion. The composition remains relatively linear after the initial citrus fade, settling into a woody-amber accord with mild projection. Longevity extends through a half-day, best suited for casual or work settings in warmer seasons. The dry-down feels clean and unobtrusive, making it appropriate for close-quarters environments.
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.
