Xenial
Lemon and bergamot offer a sharp, zesty citrus opening that feels bright and refreshing.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 14 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.
- Tobacco70
- Honey60
- Herbal50
- Aromatic
The note pyramid
- Lemon
- Bergamot
- Lavender
- Ambergris
- Clary Sage
- Oakmoss
By the editors · 2 min readLemon and bergamot offer a sharp, zesty citrus opening that feels bright and refreshing. Lavender and clary sage introduce an aromatic, herbal quality that is both clean and slightly medicinal. Ambergris adds a musky, saline depth that bridges the heart to a complex base of tobacco, honey, and suede. Tobacco provides a dry, leafy richness, while honey lends a sweet, viscous counterpoint. Suede contributes a soft, leather-like texture, and vanilla rounds out the dry-down with a creamy sweetness. Oakmoss and cedar add earthy, woody grounding. Sillage is strong initially, settling to moderate over time. Best for cool weather evenings.
Scent twins
Factual metadata (name, house, year, notes) is seeded from public datasets. The editorial reading and scent fingerprint are written by Claude against our house style — none of it is scraped prose. Read our methodology.
