Sculpture
Nikos Sculpture opens on a paradox: the slight anise-green bite of tarragon alongside bright lemon, bergamot, and freesia.
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.
- Jasmine55
- Tonka50
- Vanilla45
- Sandalwood35
- Bergamot30
By the editors · 2 min readNikos Sculpture opens on a paradox: the slight anise-green bite of tarragon alongside bright lemon, bergamot, and freesia. The combination reads fresher than a typical 1990s oriental — the tarragon cuts through what could have been purely fruit-forward sweetness and gives the opening real edge.
The floral heart is generous but not overdone. Jasmine and ylang-ylang bring warmth and density, while lily of the valley adds a cooler, greener note that stops the composition from becoming heavy. This is a full floral in the classical sense: layered, interconnected, unhurried.
The base is what you'd expect from the era: tonka bean and vanilla provide the warm cushion, sandalwood and cedar give structure, benzoin adds a resinous creaminess. Sculpture holds its shape across a long wear and finishes clean and warm.
