Rosa Imperial
Gardenia and jasmine open with a lush white floral character, creamy and slightly indolic against a supporting rose.
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.
- Fresh50
- Aromatic50
- White Floral50
- Rose
The note pyramid
- Gardenia
- Jasmine
- Rose
- Sandalwood
- Vetiver
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min readGardenia and jasmine open with a lush white floral character, creamy and slightly indolic against a supporting rose. The floral heart remains dense and narcotic, avoiding excessive sweetness while retaining a natural petal texture. Sandalwood emerges gradually, its creamy woodiness tempering the floral intensity and adding a soft, skin-like warmth. Vetiver provides an earthy counterpoint that grounds the composition without overt greenness. Musk integrates seamlessly, enhancing the floral-woody dry-down with a clean, intimate trail. Projection stays moderate for the first hour before receding to a personal scent bubble. Best suited for spring evenings or formal occasions where its floral richness can unfold without overwhelming.
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.




