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The opening is surprisingly direct—lavender without the herbal sharpness, more like folded linen left in a wooden drawer.
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.
- Sandalwood70
- Iris70
- Tonka60
- Jasmine60
- Cedar60
By the editors · 2 min readThe opening is surprisingly direct—lavender without the herbal sharpness, more like folded linen left in a wooden drawer. It doesn't linger alone for long. Within minutes, a crowded heart emerges: jasmine and ylang-ylang jostle against cedar and patchouli, while iris adds a cool, powdery restraint. The florals never quite bloom into fullness; they're hemmed in by wood and earth, creating a soft tension between lightness and weight.
As it settles, the base asserts itself with warmth—tonka and benzoin bring sweetness, sandalwood adds creaminess, and a whisper of leather keeps it from turning too cozy. The styrax gives a faint resinous darkness at the edges. The overall effect is enveloping but oddly introspective, like walking through a garden at dusk when the air holds both flowers and damp soil.
This suits someone drawn to complexity that doesn't announce itself, a fragrance that asks for attention rather than demanding it.
