Zaad
Zaad opens with a brief flash of bergamot that quickly gives way to its core: a straight-ahead masculine built on cedar and patchouli.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 13 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.
- Woody75
- Patchouli65
- Soft Spicy50
- Aromatic
The note pyramid
- Bergamot
- Cedar
- Clove
- Patchouli
- Amber
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min readZaad opens with a brief flash of bergamot that quickly gives way to its core: a straight-ahead masculine built on cedar and patchouli. The woody accord is clean and linear, without much complexity or smoke. It sits close to the skin, projecting modestly, and wears like the kind of dependable office scent that won't turn heads but won't offend either.
As it dries down, amber and musk round out the edges, adding a subtle warmth that keeps the composition from feeling too austere. There's nothing particularly Brazilian or exotic here despite the brand's heritage—this could have come from any number of mass-market houses. It's a safe, straightforward woody aromatic for men who want something uncomplicated and affordable for daily wear.
Scent twins
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