Arabesque
Black pepper and saffron open with a warm-spicy intensity that is immediately complex and slightly aromatic.
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.
- Soft Spicy50
- Warm Spicy50
- Rose50
- Woody
The note pyramid
- Black Pepper
- Saffron
- Black Currant
- Bergamot
- Jasmine
- Rose
By the editors · 2 min readBlack pepper and saffron open with a warm-spicy intensity that is immediately complex and slightly aromatic. Bergamot adds a faint citrus lift while black currant provides a dark fruity undertone to the spicy top. Jasmine and rose form a floral heart that is rich but balanced by the ongoing spicy accord. Oud and patchouli create a deep woody-earthy base with animalic undertones, supported by moss's green-mossy texture. Musk adds a clean dry-down that tempers the darker base elements. The scent evolves significantly from spicy-opening to woody-floral depth with strong projection and longevity for evening wear in cooler seasons.
Scent twins
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