Ylang Ylang Nosy Be
The ylang-ylang here announces itself immediately—creamy, almost custard-thick, with none of the rubbery sharpness the flower can sometimes produce.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 10 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.
- Jasmine30
- Vetiver30
- Rose25
- Cardamom25
- Cedar25
By the editors · 2 min readThe ylang-ylang here announces itself immediately—creamy, almost custard-thick, with none of the rubbery sharpness the flower can sometimes produce. Cardamom and citrus keep the opening from collapsing into sweetness, offering a momentary brightness before the heart settles into its true nature. This is ylang presented at full saturation, threaded through with jasmine and orange blossom that deepen rather than lighten the effect.
As it dries down, vetiver and cedar provide just enough structure to prevent the composition from becoming a solar floral. The vanilla remains subtle, rounding edges rather than dominating. What emerges is a portrait of ylang-ylang in its most opulent form—tropical, narcotic, and unapologetically rich.
This wears best on those comfortable with presence. It fills a room without shouting, the way certain flowers announce themselves in humid air. Not a casual choice, but a committed one.