Madrigal
Madrigal opens with a surprisingly bright patchouli—earthy but clean, tempered by bergamot that keeps the introduction from feeling too heavy.
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.
- Smoky80
- Mossy70
- Patchouli70
- Rose
The note pyramid
- Tarragon
- Tarragon
- Patchouli
- Patchouli
- Lemon
- Lemon
- Bergamot
- Bergamot
By the editors · 2 min readMadrigal opens with a surprisingly bright patchouli—earthy but clean, tempered by bergamot that keeps the introduction from feeling too heavy. Within minutes, incense appears, threading smoke through a soft floral core of violet and rose. The combination feels deliberate rather than decorative, as if each element has been pared down to its essential character.
As it settles, oakmoss lends a gray-green cushion beneath the florals, while vanilla and musk provide just enough warmth to prevent the composition from turning austere. The overall effect is reminiscent of older French perfumery—structured, slightly formal, but not distant.
This suits someone who wants presence without loudness, a fragrance that suggests refinement but doesn't announce it. Best in cooler weather, when its incense and moss can breathe without becoming cloying.
Scent twins
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