Épine Mortelle
Black pepper and cumin create an immediate spicy aromatic opening with a slightly animalic edge.
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.
- Powdery60
- Fresh Spicy60
- Soft Spicy50
- Sweet
The note pyramid
- Black Pepper
- Cumin
- Pink Pepper
- Nutmeg
- Mimosa
- Violet
- Damask Rose
By the editors · 2 min readBlack pepper and cumin create an immediate spicy aromatic opening with a slightly animalic edge. Pink pepper and nutmeg add warmer spicy notes that round out the initial sharpness. Mimosa and violet form a powdery floral heart that softens the spicy opening with their delicate texture. Damask rose contributes a classic floral character that blends seamlessly with the powdery accords. Vanilla emerges in the base, adding a creamy sweetness that contrasts the spicy top notes. Musk provides a soft skin-adherent quality that extends the wear. The composition transitions from spicy-powdery to sweet-musky over time. Projection remains moderate throughout, settling close to the skin after the first hour. Suitable for casual daytime wear in cooler weather, this scent maintains good complexity with balanced evolution.
Scent twins
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