The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 11 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.
- Fresh50
- Aromatic50
- Warm Spicy50
- Balsamic
The note pyramid
- Lime
- Lemon
- Grapefruit
- Bergamot
- Magnolia
- Tonka Bean
By the editors · 2 min readA bright citrus quartet opens with sharp lemon and grapefruit edges softened by bergamot's aromatic warmth. Magnolia emerges quickly, its creamy floral heart bridging the zesty top to a complex woody-spicy base. Ginger and pink pepper add a warm-spicy lift while sandalwood and cedar provide a dry woody foundation. Tonka bean and vanilla introduce a subtle sweetness that melds with ambergris's saline musk and patchouli's earthy depth. The composition evolves steadily over several hours, maintaining moderate projection that settles close to skin. Best suited for spring and fall days, it works well in casual or formal settings where its intricate structure can unfold.
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.
