Vetiver Elemi
The opening is bright citrus with a resinous edge—grapefruit and bergamot cut through by elemi's lemony, peppery greenness.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 12 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.
- Earthy90
- Citrus60
- Patchouli60
- Aromatic
The note pyramid
- Grapefruit
- Bergamot
- Jasmine
- Cumin
- Cardamom
- Nutmeg
- Rose
By the editors · 2 min readThe opening is bright citrus with a resinous edge—grapefruit and bergamot cut through by elemi's lemony, peppery greenness. It's immediately transparent, more aromatic than sweet, and the vetiver starts showing through early, grounding what could have been a fleeting start.
As it settles, a spice blend emerges: cumin and cardamom add warmth without heaviness, while jasmine and rose provide soft florals that never dominate. The interplay between clean vetiver and the earthy patchouli-moss base keeps things rooted, almost meditative. The amber here reads more like soft woods than sweetness.
This is vetiver for someone who wants clarity rather than drama—a stripped-down, linear composition that stays close to the skin. It suits warm weather and daily wear, feeling more like a well-chosen shirt than a statement piece. Straightforward, wearable, unpretentious.
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.
