Acqua Fresca
The bergamot opening arrives clean and sharp, no sweetness to soften it—just citrus oil and a green, almost medicinal clarity.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 2 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.
- Lavender75
- Patchouli35
The note pyramid
- Lemon
- Bergamot
- Lavender
- Rosemary
- Jasmine
- Orange Blossom
By the editors · 2 min readThe bergamot opening arrives clean and sharp, no sweetness to soften it—just citrus oil and a green, almost medicinal clarity. Within moments, lavender and rosemary emerge in equal measure, neither fully floral nor strictly herbal, but something between a barbershop and a Mediterranean hillside. The jasmine stays subtle, more texture than bloom, rounding the edges without tilting the composition toward cologne territory.
As it settles, oakmoss and cedar provide a dry, woody foundation that feels distinctly vintage—this is the skeletal structure of classic fougères before reformulation smoothed them out. The patchouli and musk add earthiness and soft skin-warmth, but they remain in the background. The overall effect is straightforward and unapologetic: a bracingly fresh cologne with enough woody depth to last through the day.
Acqua Fresca wears like a relic from an era when men's fragrances didn't need to announce themselves. It's austere, functional, and surprisingly versatile—equally at home after a morning shave or an evening shower.
Scent twins
In this family
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.
