Very Hollywood
Very Hollywood opens with a bright slash of raspberry against crisp bergamot, sweet but not cloying, like sunlight through tinted glass.
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.
- Bergamot30
- Amber30
- Jasmine25
- Vetiver25
- Oakmoss25
By the editors · 2 min readVery Hollywood opens with a bright slash of raspberry against crisp bergamot, sweet but not cloying, like sunlight through tinted glass. The fruit dissolves quickly into a billowing white floral heart—gardenia dominates, waxy and full-bodied, with jasmine and ylang-ylang adding depth without competing for attention. There's a retro glamour to the composition, reminiscent of Hollywood Regency interiors: bold, unambiguous, unapologetically feminine.
The base brings unexpected structure. Oakmoss and vetiver anchor the florals with a mossy, slightly bitter edge that keeps the sweetness in check, while amber adds warmth without turning the whole thing into dessert. This is not a subtle fragrance—it projects confidence and occupies space. Best suited to someone who wants to be noticed without saying a word, who understands that sometimes more is exactly right.