Scandal
Lavender and bergamot open with unexpected gentleness, a cool aromatic wash that quickly gives way to the main event: an opulent white floral composition built around gardenia and tuberose.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 10 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.
- Tuberose90
- Floral80
- Lavender60
- White Floral
The note pyramid
- Lavender
- Bergamot
- Gardenia
- Tuberose
- Jasmine
- Lily of the Valley
- Orange Blossom
By the editors · 2 min readLavender and bergamot open with unexpected gentleness, a cool aromatic wash that quickly gives way to the main event: an opulent white floral composition built around gardenia and tuberose. The heart unfolds with the density of a hothouse in full bloom, jasmine and orange blossom amplifying the creamy, almost narcotic quality of the tuberose, while lily of the valley and freesia add a sheer, dewy counterpoint that keeps the arrangement from collapsing under its own weight.
What distinguishes this from other white floral monuments is the lavender's lingering presence, tempering the sweetness with herbal restraint. The sandalwood and musk base provides structure rather than drama, a soft landing for all that floral extravagance. The result feels deliberately paradoxical: lush yet composed, sensual yet polite.
This is formal evening wear in liquid form, confident enough to command attention without raising its voice. It suits someone who appreciates old-school perfumery's unapologetic richness but has the presence to carry it lightly.
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.
