Orchidea della Cina
Orchidea della Cina opens with a candied orange brightness that quickly softens into jasmine and orange blossom, both rendered in a surprisingly generous way for its price point.
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The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 2 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.
- Amber30
- Vanilla15
The note pyramid
- Orange
- Jasmine
- Orange Blossom
- Sandalwood
- Myrrh
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min readOrchidea della Cina opens with a candied orange brightness that quickly softens into jasmine and orange blossom, both rendered in a surprisingly generous way for its price point. The floral heart feels pillowy rather than sharp, as though filtered through something slightly sweet and hazy.
As it settles, sandalwood appears with a dry, almost papery quality, threaded with myrrh's resinous depth and a whisper of musk. The praline listed in the base never announces itself loudly, but it seems to round the edges, preventing the composition from turning austere. The overall effect is warm and enveloping without being heavy.
This is approachable oriental territory—floral wood with a gentle sweetness that never tips into gourmand excess. It suits those drawn to comforting, uncomplicated warmth, the sort of scent that feels lived-in rather than occasion-specific.
Scent twins
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