Nanshe
Nanshe opens with a bright collision of citrus and spice—yuzu's tart sweetness lifted by cardamom's dry warmth and bergamot's clean zest.
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.
- Woody70
- Iris60
- Musky60
- Citrus
The note pyramid
- Yuzu
- Cardamom
- Bergamot
- Ylang-Ylang
- Rose
- Sandalwood
By the editors · 2 min readNanshe opens with a bright collision of citrus and spice—yuzu's tart sweetness lifted by cardamom's dry warmth and bergamot's clean zest. The introduction feels deliberate but not loud, a measured brightness that doesn't linger long before the florals arrive.
The heart brings ylang-ylang and rose into a softly powdered embrace, tempered by orris and iris that blur the edges into something pale and refined. Sandalwood and patchouli ground the composition without turning it earthy or heavy; the wood here is polished, almost translucent. Musk in the base adds a gentle skin-like quality that keeps everything close.
This is restrained elegance with a modern sensibility—neither overtly masculine nor traditionally feminine, but somewhere in between. It suits those who prefer their florals tailored and their woods whispered rather than shouted, an all-season choice that works equally well in quiet offices and evening settings.
Scent twins
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