Essencial Supreme
The opening is a burst of contradictions—grapefruit and plum together, tart and sweet, with sage adding an herbal astringency that keeps everything from turning too fruity.
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.
- Sandalwood85
- Vanilla70
- Cedar70
- Amber65
- Iris55
By the editors · 2 min readThe opening is a burst of contradictions—grapefruit and plum together, tart and sweet, with sage adding an herbal astringency that keeps everything from turning too fruity. Pink pepper and cardamom provide a gentle heat that fades quickly, letting the citrus settle into something softer.
As it develops, the composition grows dense and ambery, with ylang-ylang's creamy florals merging into cashmeran's woody warmth. There's iris and violet somewhere in the middle, lending a powdery sophistication, while cedar begins to anchor the sweetness. The rose feels muted, more textural than floral.
What emerges is a smooth, enveloping scent—sandalwood and vanilla dominate the base, rounded out by myrrh's resinous depth and a whisper of patchouli. It leans oriental but stays wearable, the kind of fragrance that wraps rather than announces. Best suited for cooler weather and those who prefer their warmth softened with a touch of powder.
