Citrus Tonic
Lime opens with snap and clarity, the kind of clean citrus that signals morning rather than evening.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 11 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.
- Herbal70
- Earthy70
- Fresh50
- Aromatic
The note pyramid
- Leaves
- Rosemary
- Lime
- Tonic Water
- Guaiac Wood
- Vetiver
By the editors · 2 min readLime opens with snap and clarity, the kind of clean citrus that signals morning rather than evening. Rosemary adds an herbal edge — slightly medicinal without being harsh — while papery leaf notes keep the opening from going purely tropical. The heart is brief and quinine-tinged: tonic water holds the citrus honest and prevents the sweetness from taking over.
Guaiac wood and vetiver arrive in the dry-down with smoky, rooty warmth; musk and patchouli extend the composition without adding weight. The overall arc is short and focused — a citrus-green splash that fades to dry, slightly earthy wood. Suited to warm mornings, long commutes, and office days where a heavy fragrance would be too much.
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.
