Sartorial Nuit
The opening is clean and faintly medicinal—lavender and clary sage rendered herbaceous rather than soft, grounded by bergamot that sharpens the edges.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 12 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.
- Lavender90
- Sweet80
- Woody70
- Vanilla
The note pyramid
- Lavender
- Bergamot
- Clary Sage
- Tonka Bean
- Orange Blossom
By the editors · 2 min readThe opening is clean and faintly medicinal—lavender and clary sage rendered herbaceous rather than soft, grounded by bergamot that sharpens the edges. There's an austere quality here, like the interior of a cedar-lined wardrobe or the faint scent of shaving soap on a collar. It feels deliberate, composed.
As it settles, tonka and vanilla emerge without sweetness overwhelming the structure. The orange blossom adds a brief floral whisper, more waxy than heady, while sandalwood and musk anchor everything in a smooth, skin-close finish. The herbal coolness from the opening persists faintly underneath, preventing the base from turning too plush.
This is lavender for evening rather than daylight—restrained, slightly formal, suited to someone who appreciates aromatic fragrances but wants something warmer than a traditional fougère. The name suggests tailoring, and it wears accordingly: put-together without being stiff.
Scent twins
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