Bois & Or
Saffron and thyme open with a dry, medicinal snap that immediately frames the composition as austere rather than lush.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 12 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.
- Oud80
- Leather60
- Soft Spicy50
- Aromatic
The note pyramid
- Saffron
- Thyme
- Incense
- Frankincense
- Rose
- Oud
By the editors · 2 min readSaffron and thyme open with a dry, medicinal snap that immediately frames the composition as austere rather than lush. The heart layers incense and frankincense into a smoky resinous column that fuses with a muted rose, turning the flower into a leathery, ash-flecked accent rather than a full bouquet. As the incense settles, a clean, slightly barnyard oud emerges in the base, picking up the saffron’s leather nuance and stretching it into a woody, tar-laced skin scent. Projection stays close, wafting no farther than forearm distance, yet the resinous wood persists for seven hours, growing drier and more tobacco-hued as skin chemistry warms it. Cool autumn evenings and smart-casual offices suit its quiet smoke trail best.
Scent twins
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