Auriel
Lily of the Valley arrives first, cool and waxy, its green-white petals dusted with morning dew.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 10 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.
- White Floral70
- Woody60
- Soft Spicy50
- Sweet
The note pyramid
- Lily of the Valley
- Sandalwood
- Oud
- Labdanum
- Patchouli
By the editors · 2 min readLily of the Valley arrives first, cool and waxy, its green-white petals dusted with morning dew. Within minutes the heart accord folds into sandalwood's creamy blond timber, letting the floral breathe without turning soapy. Labdanum seeps up from below, adding a honeyed resin that warms the wood and stretches the lily's projection. Patchouli darkens the base, supplying an earthy chocolate facet that keeps the sweetness in check, while oud contributes a dry, leathery rasp that lingers on skin like soft suede. The fragrance stays close but persistent, a translucent veil rather than a trail, perfect for office days when you want polish without announcement. Expect six-to-eight-hour skin life, ending in a a clean wood-resin skin finish that favors spring and early fall.
Scent twins
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