Black Orchid Eau de Toilette (2023)
Plum and patchouli hit simultaneously at the opening — a rich, dark fruit layered over the earthy-camphor weight that patchouli brings.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 10 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.
- Warm Spicy50
- Tuberose50
- White Floral50
- Woody
The note pyramid
- Plum
- Patchouli
- Tuberose
- Clove
- Patchouli
By the editors · 2 min readPlum and patchouli hit simultaneously at the opening — a rich, dark fruit layered over the earthy-camphor weight that patchouli brings. There is immediate density here, with no hesitation or light introduction.
Clove sharpens the heart, cutting through the tuberose's creamy, slightly indolic floral quality. The result is a push-pull between spice and bloom that stops the composition from tipping entirely into sweetness. Patchouli continues through the base, anchoring everything in a dark, resinous earth that does not fully relent.
This is a concentrated, moody fragrance built around contrast — dark fruit against heavy florals, spice against earth. It wears best in cooler months and lower-light settings where its intensity finds room.
Scent twins
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