Emotion Men
The opening is brief—a spark of bergamot that clears the air before cinnamon takes hold.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 13 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.
- Cinnamon80
- Amber75
- Lavender75
- Sweet
The note pyramid
- Bergamot
- Cinnamon
- Lavender
- Violet
- Rose
- Tonka Bean
By the editors · 2 min readThe opening is brief—a spark of bergamot that clears the air before cinnamon takes hold. This is not a sweet, pastry cinnamon but something drier, almost resinous, tempered quickly by lavender's herbal calm. Violet and rose appear together in the heart, their presence soft and slightly powdery, lending an old-fashioned warmth rather than outright florality.
The base is where Emotion settles into its true character: tonka and amber create a honeyed sweetness, while sandalwood and patchouli add earthy ballast. Musk gives it reach without overwhelming. The overall effect is that of a traditional oriental fougère—aromatic spice grounded by woods and vanilla-tinged resins.
It suits someone comfortable with classic masculine fragrance structures but looking for density and presence. Conservative in style, generous in projection.
Scent twins
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