London
London opens with a jolt of spice—black pepper and cumin threading through saffron and cardamom, their heat tempered by a dark coffee note that keeps the opening from feeling purely savory.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 8 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.
- Incense90
- Black Pepper80
- Cardamom70
- Labdanum70
- Jasmine60
By the editors · 2 min readLondon opens with a jolt of spice—black pepper and cumin threading through saffron and cardamom, their heat tempered by a dark coffee note that keeps the opening from feeling purely savory. There's an unpolished quality here, almost rough around the edges, that refuses to settle into easy elegance.
As it develops, jasmine emerges through dense incense smoke, while labdanum adds a honeyed, leathery depth. The florals never dominate; they're tethered to something earthier, more resinous. The birch in the base introduces a subtle tar-like quality, smoky and slightly medicinal, grounded by clean cedar and skin-close musk.
This is a study in contrasts—simultaneously spiced and incensed, floral and smoky, refined yet deliberately unrefined. It fits someone who appreciates complexity without needing to announce it, comfortable in both tailored wool and weathered leather.
