Narciso Rodriguez for Him Bleu Noir
The first impression is crisp and aromatic, with cardamom and nutmeg providing a sharpness that sits somewhere between spice cabinet and clean shirt.
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.
- Aromatic50
- Powdery50
- Musky50
- Fresh Spicy
The note pyramid
- Cardamom
- Nutmeg
- Musk
- Vetiver
- Amber
- Cedar
By the editors · 2 min readThe first impression is crisp and aromatic, with cardamom and nutmeg providing a sharpness that sits somewhere between spice cabinet and clean shirt. It's less about warmth than about a certain clarity, a coolness that suggests the name's noir more than its bleu.
As it settles, musk takes center stage in Narciso Rodriguez's signature style—soft but persistent, almost talc-like in its smoothness. The vetiver underneath adds a grassy dryness rather than earth, while cedar and amber blur into a woody-resinous backdrop that never quite declares itself loudly.
The overall effect is polished and restrained, masculine without aggression. It works for someone who wants presence without projection, a scent that suggests composure rather than announces arrival. Office-appropriate but not boring, provided you appreciate understatement over drama.
Scent twins
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