Alien Liqueur de Parfum 2009
The 2009 flanker to Alien arrives denser and more honeyed than the original, its jasmine sambac sharpened by a resinous amber that borders on burnt sugar.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 10 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.
- Jasmine75
- Amber70
- Honey65
- Musk60
- Vanilla55
By the editors · 2 min readThe 2009 flanker to Alien arrives denser and more honeyed than the original, its jasmine sambac sharpened by a resinous amber that borders on burnt sugar. Where the eau de parfum floats ethereal, this liqueur version clings—thick, almost syrupy in its sweetness, with that signature white floral core now wrapped in something darker and more edible.
The cashmerian woods underneath give it a musky softness that prevents the sweetness from turning cloying, though it comes close. The jasmine reads more indolic here, closer to the flower's animalic side, and the whole composition feels like it's been steeped in vanilla-laced resin until it achieves an almost gourmand weight.
It's unabashedly feminine in the most unapologetic sense—warm-skinned, heady, designed for cold weather and evening hours. Not a perfume for subtlety or those who prefer their florals sheer. This is Alien with its inhibitions lowered, richer and more obvious in its intentions.
