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.
- White Floral80
- Leather60
- Rose50
- Balsamic
The note pyramid
- Bergamot
- Anise
- Tuberose
- Magnolia
- Neroli
- Ylang-Ylang
- Orange Blossom
By the editors · 2 min readBergamot and anise create an aromatic-spicy opening that quickly yields to a rich floral heart. Tuberose and magnolia dominate with white floral intensity supported by ylang-ylang and orange blossom sweetness. Violet adds powdery texture while neroli provides citrus-floral brightness. The base combines sandalwood warmth with leather sophistication and ambergris animalic depth. Benzoin and labdanum contribute balsamic richness while vanilla and musk provide lasting sweetness. This complex composition has strong projection and longevity for formal evening wear in cooler seasons.
Scent twins
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.
