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Stella Mccartney · Est. 2009

Stella Nude

Stella Nude opens with a flash of grapefruit cutting through rose petals—bright citrus that feels more awake than romantic.

ConcentrationFragrance
Forunisex
Released2009
Perfumerunknown
Statusenriched
2009 · Fragrance
ros·amb·van·bla
Rating
4.1
0.6k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
basehearttopcitrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

Weighted by intensity across 6 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.

  • Rose
    65
  • Amber
    40
  • Vanilla
    35
  • Black Pepper
    25
  • Musk
    20

By the editors · 2 min readStella Nude opens with a flash of grapefruit cutting through rose petals—bright citrus that feels more awake than romantic. The pink pepper arrives quickly, adding a fizzy sharpness that keeps the peony from turning too soft or sweet. There's a lightness here that persists even as the fragrance settles, never heavy despite the floral core.

The base reveals amber and vanilla tempered by something vaguely mineral, presumably the ambergris note, which adds a subtle saltiness rather than classic warmth. The overall effect is a sheer, skin-close rose that feels modern and slightly androgynous—less garden party, more casual linen. It wears well in warm weather and suits anyone who finds traditional rose perfumes too powdery or sentimental. The nude in the name refers less to skin musk than to restraint itself.

Filed: Stella MccartneySillage · vol. I
Fig. 02

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap