Germaine
Lavender dominates the opening, its cool herbal bite sharpened by bergamot's metallic citrus edge.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 12 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.
- Lavender90
- Herbal50
- Aromatic50
- Woody
The note pyramid
- Lavender
- Bergamot
- Sage
- Basil
- Violet
- Leather
By the editors · 2 min readLavender dominates the opening, its cool herbal bite sharpened by bergamot's metallic citrus edge. The heart layers clary sage and basil atop violet leaf, creating an aromatic-green accord that softens the lavender's medicinal snap while adding a damp, crushed-leaf nuance. As the herbs fade, vetiver's dry grassiness merges with patchouli's earthy chocolate undertone, forming a dirty-rooted foundation that the leather note rides like saddle soap on old boots. The leather doesn't scream; it settles into the vetiver-patchouli core, turning the composition from barbershop fresh to skin-worn utility. Projection stays within arm's length for six hours before collapsing to a musky leather whisper clinging to shirt cuffs. Cool spring mornings and crisp fall offices suit its split personality between crisp herbs and rugged base materials.
Scent twins
In this family
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