Pierre de Velay No. 11
Pierre de Velay No.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 14 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.
- Mossy70
- Fresh50
- Aromatic50
- Warm Spicy
The note pyramid
- Lemon
- Jasmine
- Violet
- Oakmoss
- Vetiver
- Vanilla
By the editors · 2 min readPierre de Velay No. 11 opens with lemon — a clean, simple citrus note — before violet surfaces alongside jasmine in the heart. The violet brings a powdery, cool quality while jasmine adds warmth; together they establish a gently contrasting floral pair.
Oakmoss, vetiver, vanilla, cedar, patchouli, and musk converge in the base — a dense, layered foundation that is the composition's most interesting feature. The oakmoss-vetiver combination suggests a chypre structure, while vanilla and patchouli add warmth and earthy sweetness.
The result moves from simple citrus through a powdery floral heart to a complex, multi-material mossy base. The base has more character than the opening suggests, making this a fragrance that rewards wearing to completion.
Scent twins
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