Noir
Eucalyptus and bergamot open sharply, the eucalyptus lending a medicinal, camphor-edged clarity that immediately sets a dark, slightly austere tone.
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.
- Violet60
- Earthy60
- Aromatic50
- Warm Spicy
The note pyramid
- Eucalyptus
- Bergamot
- Cedar
- Patchouli
- Violet
- Rose
By the editors · 2 min readEucalyptus and bergamot open sharply, the eucalyptus lending a medicinal, camphor-edged clarity that immediately sets a dark, slightly austere tone. The citrus tempers this without softening it entirely.
Patchouli, cedar, rose, and violet form a dense heart. The patchouli is earthy and pronounced; the violet adds a cool, slightly powdery note that offsets the rose. This combination leans gothic rather than romantic.
Incense and musk anchor the dry-down in smoky, resinous territory. The incense reads as dry rather than churchy, blending with the patchouli's earthiness to create a quietly dark, persistent finish. This suits cooler weather and evening use without demanding attention.
Scent twins
In this family
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.
