Vol d'Hirondelle
Petitgrain and rosewood open with a dry, woody-citrus snap that quickly draws lemon and bergamot into a bright, slightly bitter accord.
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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.
- Citrus70
- Woody60
- Fresh50
- Soft Spicy
The note pyramid
- Petitgrain
- Rosewood
- Lemon
- Bergamot
- Jasmine
- Rose
By the editors · 2 min readPetitgrain and rosewood open with a dry, woody-citrus snap that quickly draws lemon and bergamot into a bright, slightly bitter accord. Jasmine and rose bloom together in the heart, the jasmine adding a clean, almost waxy white floral lift while the rose softens the edges with a muted petal texture. Vetiver enters early in the base, its smoky grass rooting the flighty citrus and floral layer, while musk shears off any residual sweetness, leaving a matte, skin-close trail. The scent stays linear after the first hour, a cool vetiver-citrus skin veil rather than a evolving story. Projection sits at arm’s length for three hours then collapses to skin, ideal for warm spring office days when you want polite freshness without statement.
Scent twins
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