Babylon
Babylon opens with a burnished spice accord—saffron and nutmeg meeting in a dry, faintly metallic haze that reads more incense shop than kitchen.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 4 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.
- Leather65
- Oud60
- Amber55
- Vanilla
The note pyramid
- Saffron
- Nutmeg
- Cypriol
- Sandalwood
- Vanilla
- Cedar
By the editors · 2 min readBabylon opens with a burnished spice accord—saffron and nutmeg meeting in a dry, faintly metallic haze that reads more incense shop than kitchen. The effect is austere at first, almost dusty, until cypriol in the heart introduces a smoky, leathery undertone that anchors the composition in something earthier and less overtly precious.
As it settles, sandalwood and vanilla emerge but refuse to sweeten the blend into conventional warmth. The vanilla here is restrained, almost chalky, while the sandalwood carries a papery dryness reinforced by twin cedar notes. The result feels like aged wood and faded textiles rather than plush luxury.
Babylon suits those drawn to fragrances that privilege atmosphere over immediate appeal—contemplative, slightly austere, more library than lounge. It wears close and evolves slowly, revealing its character to patient wearers who appreciate spice handled with a light, almost ascetic touch.
Scent twins
Factual metadata (name, house, year, notes) is seeded from public datasets. The editorial reading and scent fingerprint are written by Claude against our house style — none of it is scraped prose. Read our methodology.
