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M. Micallef · Est. 2005

Ananda

Ananda opens with a rush of dark fruit—plum and blackcurrant lending a jammy sweetness that's cut by the sharper edge of pear and lemon.

ConcentrationFragrance
Forunisex
Released2005
Statusenriched
Ananda — M. Micallef
2005 · Fragrance
jas·mus·iri·hon
Rating
3.9
1.6k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
basehearttopcitrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

Weighted by intensity across 6 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.

  • Jasmine
    75
  • Musk
    65
  • Iris Powder
    50
  • Honey
    40
  • Rose
    40

By the editors · 2 min readAnanda opens with a rush of dark fruit—plum and blackcurrant lending a jammy sweetness that's cut by the sharper edge of pear and lemon. The effect is immediately generous, almost candied, but never cloying. Within minutes, the florals begin to surface: jasmine and ylang-ylang arrive first, full-bodied and slightly heady, followed by the softer powdery touches of violet and mimosa that temper the initial exuberance.

As it settles, white musk smooths everything into a clean, skin-close finish, while mimosa—present in both heart and base—threads a delicate honeyed sweetness throughout. The whole composition reads as unabashedly feminine in the mid-2000s style: fruit-forward, floral-rich, unapologetically pretty. It's the kind of perfume that announces presence without raising its voice, best suited to someone who enjoys sweetness but prefers it polished rather than playful.

Filed: M. MicallefSillage · vol. I
Fig. 02

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap