Alchimie
Alchimie opened in 1998 when fruity-floral-gourmand was crystallizing as a category, and Rochas contributed one of the more generously built entries.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 15 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.
- Vanilla65
- Tonka55
- Peach55
- Caramel55
- Amber50
By the editors · 2 min readAlchimie opened in 1998 when fruity-floral-gourmand was crystallizing as a category, and Rochas contributed one of the more generously built entries. The top is an abundance of stone fruit and citrus — pear, plum, peach, black currant, grapefruit — arriving in a wave rather than a careful procession. Coconut and heliotrope in the heart add creaminess and almond-warmth alongside the floral trio of jasmine, rose, and lily of the valley. The base is unapologetically sweet: tonka, caramel, vanilla, amber, and sandalwood building a warm, gourmand dry-down that lingers. Late-90s opulence fully expressed — for someone who doesn't believe in understatement.
