Arabian Diamond
Star anise opens with a sharp licorice snap that bergamot immediately citruses into a cool, metallic twang.
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The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 5 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.
- Floral70
- Woody60
- Yellow Floral50
- Amber
The note pyramid
- Star Anise
- Bergamot
- Ylang-Ylang
- Lily of the Valley
- Rose
By the editors · 2 min readStar anise opens with a sharp licorice snap that bergamot immediately citruses into a cool, metallic twang. The heart folds in ylang-ylang’s custard-like sweetness, letting lily of the valley’s rain-green edge slice through while rose keeps the bouquet rounded rather than sugary. Sandalwood and cedar arrive early, towing a dry, pencil-shaving wood that steadies the florals and prevents them from going syrupy. Amber warms the base, musk keeps everything hazy-close, so the final skin scent is creamy wood flecked with soft yellow petals rather than obvious spice. Projection stays polite, a one-arm’s-length veil perfect for spring office days or cool summer weddings.
Scent twins
Factual metadata (name, house, year, notes) is seeded from public datasets. The editorial reading and scent fingerprint are written by Claude against our house style — none of it is scraped prose. Read our methodology.