Uomini
Galbanum opens with a cool, green sharpness that reads almost medicinal before bergamot softens it into something fresher.
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.
- Oakmoss65
- Vetiver50
- Sandalwood35
- Bergamot35
- Musk35
By the editors · 2 min readGalbanum opens with a cool, green sharpness that reads almost medicinal before bergamot softens it into something fresher. It's the kind of opening that signals seriousness — this isn't a casual citrus burst.
The heart is where Uomini plants its flag: basil and thyme together form a dry, aromatic accord that feels genuinely herbal, the kitchen-garden variety of masculinity common in 1990s European perfumery. It's assertive without being loud.
The base is built for longevity. Oakmoss and vetiver anchor everything in a grassy, mossy earthiness; sandalwood provides warmth; musk rounds the drydown without sweetness. A well-structured aromatic chypre that rewards those who remember what masculine fragrance smelled like before aquatics and synthetic woods took over.
