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Saffron opens with a warm-spicy and slightly leathery aroma that feels rich and opulent.
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.
- Aromatic50
- Warm Spicy50
- Tobacco50
- Balsamic
The note pyramid
- Saffron
- Incense
- Ylang-Ylang
- Iris
- Violet
- Tonka Bean
By the editors · 2 min readSaffron opens with a warm-spicy and slightly leathery aroma that feels rich and opulent. Incense and ylang-ylang quickly bloom, adding a smoky and tropical floral accent that deepens the composition. Iris and violet contribute a powdery and rooty floral layer that softens the intensity of the spices. The base is complex with tonka bean and vanilla providing a sweet balsamic foundation, while sandalwood and guaiac wood add creamy and smoky woody textures. Vetiver offers an earthy green nuance, and tobacco lends a dry, hay-like sweetness that lingers on skin. This scent evolves significantly over hours, starting strong and settling into a warm, resinous trail with excellent longevity. It is ideal for fall evenings or formal events in cool weather.
Scent twins
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