The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 15 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.
- Patchouli65
- Fresh50
- Soft Spicy50
- Aromatic
The note pyramid
- Peony
- Bergamot
- Jasmine
- Rose
- Incense
- Frankincense
By the editors · 2 min readWhite Patchouli opens with a cool clash of green peony and bergamot that feels scrubbed and bright, almost austere. The initial citrus lifts quickly, making way for a soft floral layer where jasmine and rose blend without much drama or lushness—more like petals pressed in paper than a fresh bouquet.
As it settles, the patchouli arrives stripped of its typical earthiness, rendered pale and woody through the filtering lens of frankincense. The incense gives it structure rather than smoke, creating a clean, almost soapy impression that reads more spa than temple.
This is patchouli for those who typically avoid it—tamed, lightened, made office-appropriate. It wears close and feels modern in a minimalist way, suited to someone who wants to smell composed rather than romantic or mysterious.
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.
