Pierre Cardin pour Femme l'Intense
Bergamot and freesia open with a bright, slightly aquatic flash that quickly folds into heliotrope's almond-powder softness.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 6 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.
- Vanilla70
- Powdery60
- White Floral50
- Musky
The note pyramid
- Lily
- Freesia
- Bergamot
- Violet Leaf
- Jasmine
- Heliotrope
By the editors · 2 min readBergamot and freesia open with a bright, slightly aquatic flash that quickly folds into heliotrope's almond-powder softness. The heart layers violet leaf's cool green crunch beneath jasmine's creamy white petals, while heliotrope keeps the powdery thread alive. Vanilla and sandalwood arrive early, wrapping the florals in a warm, musky cocoon that dulls any sharp edges within twenty minutes. What begins as dewy green floral settles into a clean, skin-hugging vanilla musk with only a whisper of violet leaf to keep it airy. Projection stays polite, a one-arm conversation bubble perfect for open office plans or humid spring errands. The whole arc feels weightless yet persistent, a pastel sweater of scent rather than a statement coat.
Scent twins
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