The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 15 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.
- Floral60
- Fresh50
- Aromatic50
- Warm Spicy
The note pyramid
- Bergamot
- Bamboo
- Jasmine
- White Musk
- Tonka Bean
- Sandalwood
By the editors · 2 min readBergamot and bamboo open with a clean, slightly green lift — cool without being sharp. The pairing reads almost aquatic in texture, softening quickly as jasmine steps in to add a mild floral warmth that stays restrained rather than heady.
The base settles into the predictable territory of white musk and tonka, with sandalwood providing a smooth, dry foundation. Patchouli adds just enough earthy depth to keep things from feeling entirely transparent, while amber rounds out the drydown with a gentle warmth.
Overall this is a clean, undemanding composition — musky and lightly floral with a soft woody base. It sits close to the skin and suits daytime wear when something effortless is needed.
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.
