Frangipani
The lime opening is bright but brief, quickly giving way to something richer and more resinous than the name suggests.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 6 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.
- Tuberose45
- Amber40
- Vanilla35
- Rose30
- Cedar25
By the editors · 2 min readThe lime opening is bright but brief, quickly giving way to something richer and more resinous than the name suggests. This isn't the sweet, poolside frangipani of beach holidays. Tuberose and magnolia arrive together, but they're muffled under amber and vanilla—waxy white petals seen through tinted glass. The plum adds a subtle jammy quality that keeps the florals from floating away entirely.
As it settles, the composition grows increasingly abstract. The cedar and musk provide a soft, almost suede-like backdrop that diffuses the flowers rather than framing them sharply. What emerges is something between a white floral and an amber oriental: pillowy, slightly narcotic, with enough sweetness to feel enveloping but not cloying.
This suits someone who wants the idea of white flowers without the full-throttle intensity, or who finds straight ambers too dry. It's intimate rather than projecting, warm without being heavy, best in cooler weather when its plush character feels like comfort rather than excess.
