Meaningful Work
Grapefruit and bergamot deliver a bright, zesty citrus opening that feels refreshing and slightly tart.
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The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 7 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.
- Citrus70
- Woody60
- Fresh50
- Soft Spicy
The note pyramid
- Grapefruit
- Bergamot
- Magnolia
- Sandalwood
- Vetiver
- Benzoin
By the editors · 2 min readGrapefruit and bergamot deliver a bright, zesty citrus opening that feels refreshing and slightly tart. Magnolia emerges smoothly in the heart, offering a creamy, floral character that softens the citrus edges. Sandalwood provides a warm, creamy woody base that blends seamlessly with the floral heart. Vetiver adds a dry, earthy counterpoint that prevents the composition from becoming too sweet. Benzoin contributes a mild vanillic sweetness and balsamic warmth in the dry-down. The transition from citrus freshness to woody creaminess is gradual and well-integrated over two to three hours. Projection remains intimate throughout, making it suitable for office wear or daytime social events in spring or fall.
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.
