L'Elégant
Incense and frankincense open with a smoky, church-like resinous quality that is immediately warm and meditative.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 8 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.
- Smoky90
- Warm Spicy80
- Amber60
- Oud
The note pyramid
- Incense
- Black Pepper
- Frankincense
- Saffron
- Cardamom
- Sandalwood
- Orris
By the editors · 2 min readIncense and frankincense open with a smoky, church-like resinous quality that is immediately warm and meditative. Black pepper, saffron, and cardamom add a sharp, aromatic spice that cuts through the smoke with peppery and slightly medicinal edges. Sandalwood and orris in the heart provide a creamy, woody-powdery foundation that softens the spicy top notes and adds texture. Cinnamon, cumin, and nutmeg contribute additional warm spices that blend with honey for a sweet, animalic undertone. Oud, myrrh, and labdanum in the base deepen the resinous character with leathery, balsamic darkness, while tonka and musk offer a sweet, musky dry-down. The scent is complex and evolving, with strong projection that remains potent for hours, ideal for formal evening wear in cool or cold weather.
Scent twins
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