Malabah
Malabah opens with a bright citrus clarity before the spices arrive—ginger and cardamom warming the air without overwhelming it.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 3 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.
- Amber60
- Rose50
- Cinnamon35
The note pyramid
- Lemon
- Lemon
- Ginger
- Ginger
- Cardamom
- Cardamom
- Iris
By the editors · 2 min readMalabah opens with a bright citrus clarity before the spices arrive—ginger and cardamom warming the air without overwhelming it. This is restrained heat, the kind that suggests colonial drawing rooms and wooden ceiling fans rather than bustling souks. The rose at its heart remains quietly present, never dominating, softened by the ginger's subtle rasp.
As it settles, sandalwood and amber create a polished, slightly powdery foundation that feels both formal and intimate. The musk adds a clean whisper beneath everything, keeping the composition from becoming too heavy or sweet. There's a nostalgic quality here, something that gestures toward traditional British perfumery's fascination with the East.
Best suited to those who appreciate spice-led compositions that favour elegance over intensity. Malabah wears close to the skin, civilized and understated, the kind of scent that invites proximity rather than announcing itself across a room.
Scent twins
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