L'Attesa
L'Attesa opens with a burst of citrus clarity—neroli and bergamot that feel less like sunshine than like polished glass, cool and transparent.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 3 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.
- Tuberose80
- Iris65
- Leather50
The note pyramid
- Neroli
- Bergamot
- Tuberose
- Ylang-Ylang
- Iris
- Sandalwood
By the editors · 2 min readL'Attesa opens with a burst of citrus clarity—neroli and bergamot that feel less like sunshine than like polished glass, cool and transparent. There's an immediate sense of restraint, as if the fragrance is holding something back on purpose. The title means "the waiting," and that tension is there from the start.
As it settles, tuberose arrives without its usual creaminess, sharpened by iris into something more austere. Ylang-ylang adds a whisper of indolic richness, but the overall effect remains controlled, almost architectural. The florals don't bloom so much as hover in place, suspended.
The base brings sandalwood and a suggestion of leather, with oakmoss lending a vintage quality that feels deliberate rather than nostalgic. This is a fragrance about anticipation itself—elegant, composed, and slightly aloof. It suits someone comfortable with silence, who understands that waiting can be its own kind of presence.
Scent twins
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