Essence Eau de Musc
The iris arrives with a papery coolness, softened by a whisper of bergamot and rose that never quite blooms into fullness.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 11 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.
- Musky75
- Iris55
- Fresh50
- Sweet
The note pyramid
- Iris
- Bergamot
- Rose
- Iris
- Musk
- White Musk
By the editors · 2 min readThe iris arrives with a papery coolness, softened by a whisper of bergamot and rose that never quite blooms into fullness. This is restraint made tangible—pale, clean, almost austere in its opening moments. The floral notes feel like pressed petals viewed through frosted glass rather than a bouquet in sunlight.
As it settles, the musk reveals itself not as warmth but as quiet presence. It's soapy without being laundry-fresh, intimate without turning animalic. The iris maintains its composure throughout, lending a slightly powdery texture that keeps the composition from dissolving into simple skin-scent territory.
This is minimalism for those who find most musks either too insistent or too apologetic. It sits close, speaks softly, and asks nothing of its wearer beyond patience. Best suited to someone who prefers their presence felt rather than announced—a fragrance that occupies the space between skin and shirt collar and stays there.
Scent twins
In this family
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