The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 12 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.
- Earthy75
- Sweet65
- Citrus60
- Leather
The note pyramid
- Bergamot
- Anise
- Tonka Bean
- Neroli
- Amberwood
- Leather
By the editors · 2 min readSultan Vetiver opens with a flicker of bergamot brightness softened by anise's licorice-tinted warmth, an unusual pairing that reads more herbal than citrus-fresh. The heart is where things turn opulent: tonka bean's almond-smooth sweetness weaves through neroli, tempering what could have been a bracing vetiver showcase into something more cushioned and wearable.
The base delivers on the name, with vetiver's earthy, slightly bitter roots anchored by soft leather and amber glow. This isn't the razor-sharp vetiver of minimalist compositions, but rather a version dressed in warm spices and resinous comfort. The overall effect skews masculine without being aggressive—imagine a well-worn leather chair in a sunlit room rather than a boardroom power play.
Best suited to those who want vetiver with a softer edge, where the grassiness is present but not dominant. It has enough presence for winter evenings without feeling heavy, and the sweetness from tonka keeps it from ever turning austere.
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.
