Les Nombres d'Or - Vétyver
Despite the name, vetiver is not listed in the pyramid — what actually anchors this is a combination of labdanum, tonka bean, and patchouli.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 9 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.
- Woody70
- Patchouli70
- Balsamic60
- Soft Spicy
The note pyramid
- Labdanum
- Nutmeg
- Tonka Bean
- Patchouli
- Virginia Cedar
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min readDespite the name, vetiver is not listed in the pyramid — what actually anchors this is a combination of labdanum, tonka bean, and patchouli. The labdanum and tonka together produce a warm, slightly sweet resinous character, with the nutmeg adding dry spice rather than warmth.
Patchouli and Virginia cedar give the base an earthy, woody structure that keeps the tonka from becoming sugary. Musk sits underneath as an extension of skin rather than a distinct accord.
This reads as a quietly complex woody-balsamic composition: restrained, close to the skin, more meditative than bold. The absence of top notes means it opens directly onto the resinous heart, which takes a few minutes to fully settle.
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.
