Gardens of the Night Mists
Almond and black currant open with a curious, almost gourmand tartness—almond provides a marzipan-like warmth while currant adds a dark, berry-rich juiciness.
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.
- Almond60
- Warm Spicy50
- Tobacco50
- Woody
The note pyramid
- Almond
- Black Currant
- Mint
- White Musk
- Oakmoss
- Leather
By the editors · 2 min readAlmond and black currant open with a curious, almost gourmand tartness—almond provides a marzipan-like warmth while currant adds a dark, berry-rich juiciness. Mint cuts through unexpectedly, lending a cool, herbal sharpness that contrasts with the dense opening and adds a touch of aromatic freshness. The base is complex and darkly textured: leather and tobacco offer smoky depth, guaiac wood and vetiver contribute dry earthiness, and chocolate hints at a sweet, almost edible undertone. Oakmoss and benzoin round it out with a classic chypre-like bitterness and resinous warmth that unfolds over many hours. Sillage is substantial but not overwhelming, best for cool weather evenings where its intriguing, shadowy evolution feels atmospheric and bold.
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.
