S.T. Dupont pour Femme S.T. Dupont
A perfume that bridges the melon-heavy aesthetic of late nineties feminines with a surprisingly green, somewhat formal foundation.
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.
- Jasmine35
- Peach30
- Sandalwood25
- Oakmoss25
- Rose20
By the editors · 2 min readA perfume that bridges the melon-heavy aesthetic of late nineties feminines with a surprisingly green, somewhat formal foundation. The opening delivers ripe cantaloupe and blackcurrant tempered by galbanum's vegetal sharpness and a squeeze of citrus—sweet but not cloying, fresh but grounded. As the fruit recedes, a dense white floral bouquet unfolds: gardenia, magnolia, and jasmine dominate, with ylang-ylang adding its banana-custard richness and lily of the valley a soapy shimmer.
The base reveals the composition's more serious ambitions. Oakmoss and cedar provide a chypre-adjacent structure beneath the florals, while patchouli, amber, and sandalwood offer warmth without turning overtly powdery. The result feels caught between eras—part fruity-floral accessibility, part old-school complexity.
Best suited to those who appreciate the period's optimism but prefer their nineties feminines with a bit more backbone. It occupies a middle ground: polished enough for office wear, substantive enough to feel considered.
