Lord of Misrule
Lord of Misrule opens with a jolt of black pepper and patchouli, dark and earthy, tempered by the sweetness of vanilla.
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.
- Patchouli75
- Vanilla60
- Balsamic50
- Woody
By the editors · 2 min readLord of Misrule opens with a jolt of black pepper and patchouli, dark and earthy, tempered by the sweetness of vanilla. It's the scent of a medieval feast hall after dark—spilled wine, smoke from dying braziers, crushed herbs underfoot. The pepper fades quickly, leaving patchouli to anchor everything with its mossy, almost fungal depth.
As it settles, the vanilla becomes more prominent, though never cloying. There's wine in here, something grape-dark and sticky, giving the whole composition a boozy, festive quality. The drydown is warm patchouli-vanilla with lingering spice, less refined than many mainstream gourmands but more interesting for it.
This is for those who like their sweet scents grounded in earth and shadow. It wears heavy, projects boldly, and suits cold weather or dimly lit rooms better than bright mornings. Unisex in theory, though the patchouli muscle gives it weight.
Scent twins
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