L'Extase Rose Absolue
The pepper opening feels almost abrasive—a sharp, dry heat that clears the air before anything sweet arrives.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 4 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.
- Patchouli70
- Vanilla60
- Amber50
- Rose
The note pyramid
- Black Pepper
- Pink Pepper
- Atlas Cedar
- Benzoin
- Vanilla
By the editors · 2 min readThe pepper opening feels almost abrasive—a sharp, dry heat that clears the air before anything sweet arrives. It's less about spice as decoration and more like the contrast you get from cracked black peppercorns over something creamy. The rose never declares itself outright, but there's a faint floral ghost woven through the cedar, which gives the heart a woody, pencil-shaving texture rather than softness.
What emerges is a cocooning base of vanilla and benzoin that feels more resinous than gourmand, grounded by patchouli that keeps it from tipping into dessert territory. The musk sits low and skin-close, adding warmth without much projection. This works best in cooler weather on someone who wants the comfort of vanilla without the sweetness, or who finds straight florals too pretty. It's intimate rather than bold—a scent that stays near.
Scent twins
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