Dark Purple
The opening is a rush of plum that feels more jammy than fresh, darkened immediately by earthy patchouli rising from beneath.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 14 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.
- Patchouli85
- Musky60
- Amber55
- Aromatic
The note pyramid
- Plum
- Orange
- Patchouli
- Rose
- Amber
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min readThe opening is a rush of plum that feels more jammy than fresh, darkened immediately by earthy patchouli rising from beneath. There's a whisper of orange that softens the edge, but this is not a bright or cheerful fragrance. The plum here isn't orchard fruit—it's dense, almost stewed, with a slight medicinal undertone that Montale's patchouli often brings.
As it settles, rose emerges through the purple haze, but it never takes center stage. Instead, it blends into a musky amber base that feels smooth and slightly sweet, like polished wood with a coating of syrup. The whole composition sits close and warm, more enveloping than projecting.
This is for someone who wants their gourmand tendencies tempered by something earthy and grounded. It leans feminine but doesn't insist on it, occupying a twilight zone between dessert and incense, fruit and soil. Best in cooler weather when its heaviness feels intentional rather than oppressive.
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