Ananda M. Micallef
Ananda opens with a lush, slightly syrupy fruit accord where black currant and plum dominate, their dark sweetness tempered by a bright lemon edge.
The scent fingerprint
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.
- Iris Powder70
- Musk60
- Jasmine40
- Honey35
- Rose25
By the editors · 2 min readAnanda opens with a lush, slightly syrupy fruit accord where black currant and plum dominate, their dark sweetness tempered by a bright lemon edge. The pear reads more as orchard ripeness than clean modernity. This fruited opening gives way quickly to a powdery floral heart where mimosa asserts itself with soft, honeyed warmth, supported by jasmine and ylang-ylang that add indolic depth without turning heavy.
The drydown is where Ananda settles into its true character: mimosa again, this time wrapped in white musk that smooths everything into a skin-close veil. The violet contributes a retro powderiness that feels deliberate, almost nostalgic, like revisiting a vanity table from another era.
This is a perfume for those drawn to unapologetically feminine florals with a gourmand tilt. It skews sweet and soft rather than sharp or green, best suited to someone comfortable with vintage sensibilities rendered in a modern, streamlined composition. Intimate rather than projecting.
