Van Cleef
A powdery floral from an era when perfumes still knew how to whisper.
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.
- Tonka80
- Vanilla75
- Sandalwood70
- Jasmine70
- Musk65
By the editors · 2 min readA powdery floral from an era when perfumes still knew how to whisper. The opening balances neroli and galbanum's green sharpness against a plush raspberry note, creating an odd brightness that sidesteps both citrus cliché and berry sweetness. Within minutes, the white flowers arrive—jasmine and orange blossom supported by rose—but they're filtered through something soft and slightly blurred, never shrill.
What makes this interesting is the base: tonka bean and vanilla wrap the sandalwood and cedar in a gauzy sweetness that reads vintage without feeling dated. The musk holds everything at a polite distance from the skin.
It's a perfume for someone who wants to smell composed rather than memorable, elegant in the way good stationery is elegant. Professional without being austere, feminine without making a point of it.
