Dragon Blood (Cuir Vermillion)
Black pepper and cardamom create a sharp spicy opening that feels both warm and aromatic.
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.
- Aromatic50
- Warm Spicy50
- Balsamic50
- Woody
The note pyramid
- Black Pepper
- Cardamom
- Rose
- Ginger
- Leather
- Vetiver
By the editors · 2 min readBlack pepper and cardamom create a sharp spicy opening that feels both warm and aromatic. Rose emerges as a floral heart that provides a contrasting softness to the spicy top notes. Leather forms a dominant base accord that feels rugged and slightly animalic in character. Vetiver adds a dry earthy quality while ginger contributes a fresh-spicy accent that lifts the composition. The scent projects strongly initially before settling into a more intimate leather-focused dry-down. Best for cool weather and formal occasions, it offers excellent longevity of eight to ten hours.
Scent twins
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