Vent Vert
The 1991 reformulation of Vent Vert arrives with a softer profile than Germaine Cellier's 1947 radical, though the galbanum still cuts through, sharp and almost metallic beneath a cushion of white florals.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 16 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.
- Mossy70
- Citrus70
- Woody60
- Floral
The note pyramid
- Basil
- Neroli
- Lime
- Peach
- Orange Blossom
- Lemon
- Bergamot
By the editors · 2 min readThe 1991 reformulation of Vent Vert arrives with a softer profile than Germaine Cellier's 1947 radical, though the galbanum still cuts through, sharp and almost metallic beneath a cushion of white florals. The opening citrus and peach blur that raw green edge just enough to make it approachable, while basil adds an herbal sharpness that keeps things from turning purely decorative.
As it settles, the lily of the valley and jasmine create a soapy, old-fashioned cleanness—the kind found in good department stores before everything smelled of vanilla and pralines. Oakmoss and sage anchor the base with a dusty, almost chalky elegance that reads more refined than aggressive.
This is a fragrance for those who want a taste of classic green chypre structure without the full austerity of the original. It wears like a well-cut linen blazer: formal enough to signal seriousness, relaxed enough to breathe.
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