Optimistic for Him
Cardamom lands first, its citrusy camphor bite slicing through air before the heat of skin pulls out its ginger-nutmeg sweetness.
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.
- Fresh50
- Soft Spicy50
- Herbal50
- Aromatic
The note pyramid
- Cardamom
- Sage
- Vetiver
- Amber
- Virginia Cedar
By the editors · 2 min readCardamom lands first, its citrusy camphor bite slicing through air before the heat of skin pulls out its ginger-nutmeg sweetness. Sage arrives within minutes, a cool gray-green wave that softens the spice into something softly herbal, almost lavender-like, without ever turning soapy. Vetiver and Virginia cedar drive the dry-down: the grass-root smoke of vetiver tangles with cedar’s dry pencil shavings, while a light amber wash fills gaps with a transparent caramel glow rather than thick resin. The whole structure stays airy, shifting from bright spice to quiet woods in under four hours, wearing close enough for open-plan offices yet distinct when caught in passing. Spring through early fall days, business-casual settings, warm weather where you want polish without weight.
Scent twins
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