L'Eau
A tonic of cold metal and crushed mint leaves, this slants sharp and bracing from the first spray.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 15 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.
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- Soft Spicy50
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- Green
The note pyramid
- Clary Sage
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min readA tonic of cold metal and crushed mint leaves, this slants sharp and bracing from the first spray. Aldehydes hiss against herb oils—lavender, clary sage, perhaps a wisp of eucalyptus—while citrus peels turn translucent in the background. The effect is more apothecary than garden, more astringent than fresh.
As it settles, the aromatics soften into something pale and skin-close, but that metallic edge never quite vanishes. A faint musk holds the structure together, keeping the composition austere rather than comforting. The overall impression is deliberate restraint, almost surgical in its precision.
This suits those who find most freshness too sweet or too obviously clean. It reads as intellectual rather than easy-wearing, a scent that asks for attention without raising its voice. Best in heat or after the gym, when bare simplicity feels like clarity itself.
Scent twins
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