Kuhuyan
Violet leaf and jasmine open green-floral and faintly metallic, a brief hint of indolic lift before the composition turns inward.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 17 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
- Almond50
- Aquatic50
- Ozonic
The note pyramid
- Violet Leaf
- Jasmine
- Leather
- Heliotrope
- Tonka Bean
- Oud
By the editors · 2 min readViolet leaf and jasmine open green-floral and faintly metallic, a brief hint of indolic lift before the composition turns inward. The opening reads more sober than sweet.
Leather arrives quickly, supple rather than tarry, with heliotrope adding a powdery almond softness that smooths the leather's edge. The pairing has a suede-and-marzipan feel, gently animalic without being aggressive.
The base is where it settles: tonka bean, oud, ambergris, and amber building a warm resinous floor. The oud is plush rather than smoky, blending into the amber rather than spiking through it. Overall a refined leather-amber with floral preamble — close-wearing once developed, suited to cooler weather and evening contexts.
Scent twins
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