Black M. Micallef
The opening is a stewed, wine-dark plum—thick and slightly fermented, more compote than fresh fruit.
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.
- Tuberose85
- Jasmine75
- Vanilla65
- Musk55
- Orange15
By the editors · 2 min readThe opening is a stewed, wine-dark plum—thick and slightly fermented, more compote than fresh fruit. It's surprisingly heavy for a white floral composition, lending an immediate richness that feels almost gothic.
The heart unfolds into a generous bouquet dominated by tuberose and jasmine, with neroli providing citrus clarity and ylang-ylang adding its characteristic creamy sweetness. The florals are full-bodied rather than sheer, amplified by that plum undercurrent that never quite disappears. The combination veers toward the indolic—there's a fleshy, almost overripe quality that some will find intoxicating and others may find too much.
The base settles into soft vanilla-benzoin warmth with clean white musk keeping everything from turning too heavy. This is a floral fragrance for those who prefer their flowers in dim rooms rather than bright gardens—opulent, unapologetically sweet, and distinctly evening-appropriate. It wears close but persistent, best suited to someone who enjoys being enveloped rather than announced.
