Art collection 102 M. Micallef
Star anise provides a sharp, licorice-like warmth that dominates the opening alongside sweet peach and apricot.
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.
- Warm Spicy60
- Soft Spicy50
- Balsamic50
- Woody
The note pyramid
- Star Anise
- Peach
- Apricot
- Violet
- Rose
- Vanilla
By the editors · 2 min readStar anise provides a sharp, licorice-like warmth that dominates the opening alongside sweet peach and apricot. Violet and rose form a powdery floral heart that feels both romantic and slightly retro, softening the initial spice. Vanilla adds a creamy sweetness that smooths the transition into the base, where patchouli introduces an earthy, dry texture. The composition shifts from fruity-spicy to a powdery, vanillic-woody dry-down with a subtle earthy undertone. It maintains moderate projection for the first hour before becoming a skin scent with good longevity. Best for fall and winter casual or date wear, it suits cool, dry conditions.
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.
