The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 9 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.
- Tropical70
- Fruity60
- Fresh50
- White Floral
The note pyramid
- Pineapple
- Melon
- Rosewood
- Ylang-Ylang
- Black Currant
- Bergamot
- Jasmine
By the editors · 2 min readPineapple and melon create a juicy tropical opening that feels immediately sun-lit, while black currant adds a tart green edge that keeps the sweetness in check. The heart folds jasmine and lily of the valley into a clean white-floral bouquet, violet lending a cool, slightly powdery air that softens the fruity top. As the fruits recede, vetiver steps forward with a dry grass accent, letting iris powder the remaining peach so the finish is skin-close musk dusted with pale earth. Projection stays polite, a one-arm-length halo perfect for office days when you want tropical lift without overt dessert. Lasts about six hours on fabric, longer on humid skin, and works best in spring through early fall when its watery facets can breathe.
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.
