Pegasus
Pegasus opens with an unusual brightness—heliotrope's powdery almond sweetness colliding with cumin's warm, slightly animalic edge, softened by bergamot.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 9 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.
- Sandalwood70
- Lavender70
- Jasmine60
- Amber60
- Bergamot50
By the editors · 2 min readPegasus opens with an unusual brightness—heliotrope's powdery almond sweetness colliding with cumin's warm, slightly animalic edge, softened by bergamot. The effect is both clean and oddly savory, a tension that keeps the opening from settling into predictable sweetness.
As it develops, lavender emerges aromatic and full-bodied, threading through jasmine's indolic richness. The cumin lingers faintly beneath, adding texture without dominating. This middle phase feels traditionally masculine in structure but wears lighter than expected, more sheer than dense.
The drydown is where Pegasus finds its character: sandalwood and amber create a creamy, slightly woody base that vanilla rounds without tipping into gourmand territory. The heliotrope persists, lending that distinctive almond-like softness throughout. It suits someone drawn to classical men's fragrances but wanting something less austere—approachable warmth with just enough strangeness to stay interesting.
