The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 8 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.
- Patchouli80
- Leather60
- Incense50
- Black Pepper50
- Honey40
By the editors · 2 min readYlang-ylang opens alone — creamy, tropical, and slightly heady. It's a provocative soloist, promising richness rather than citrus freshness, and it prepares the nose for what comes next.
Black pepper and patchouli take over with authoritative earthiness. The pepper brings a sharp, dry heat; the patchouli provides its characteristic dark-earth depth. Together they form a dense, spiced-earth heart that is unambiguous in its intentions — this is not a fragrance that hedges.
Incense, leather, and honey complete the composition's portrait. The honey provides beeswax warmth rather than fruity sweetness; the leather is dry rather than clean; the incense adds smoke and gravity. A serious, assertive patchouli-leather that rewards wearers comfortable with density — and leaves a trail that hours can't erode.
