Malabah Penhaligon's
Malabah opens with a bright lemon that quickly gives way to the real story: a warm, spice-laden heart where ginger and cardamom take the lead.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 7 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.
- Sandalwood75
- Cardamom65
- Amber60
- Lemon50
- Musk50
By the editors · 2 min readMalabah opens with a bright lemon that quickly gives way to the real story: a warm, spice-laden heart where ginger and cardamom take the lead. The rose here isn't sweet or soliflore—it's woven into the spices as a soft, resinous accent, almost honeyed. Nutmeg adds a dusty warmth that keeps the composition from veering too sharp.
As it settles, sandalwood provides a smooth, milky foundation while amber and musk round out the edges without dominating. The effect is comforting rather than dramatic—a spiced woods fragrance with enough citrus memory to keep it lifted. It wears close to the skin and feels decidedly unisex, though it leans slightly masculine in drydown.
This is Penhaligon's in a quieter mood: restrained, well-blended, suitable for someone who wants spice without spectacle.
