Blue Jeans
A blast of anise and basil announces itself immediately—herbal, slightly medicinal, with the crisp lift of bergamot cutting through.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 16 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.
- Sweet80
- Vanilla70
- Lavender70
- Woody
The note pyramid
- Rosewood
- Basil
- Bergamot
- Anise
- Sage
- Lavender
- Jasmine
By the editors · 2 min readA blast of anise and basil announces itself immediately—herbal, slightly medicinal, with the crisp lift of bergamot cutting through. It's an unapologetically loud opening, more reminiscent of Italian apéritifs than conventional men's fragrance. Within minutes, lavender and sage soften the edges while jasmine and heliotrope add a powdery sweetness that feels deliberately nostalgic, almost barbershop in its intentions.
The drydown settles into creamy vanilla-tonka territory, bolstered by sandalwood and a whisper of vetiver. It's here that the fragrance reveals its mass-market bones: smooth, approachable, designed for wide appeal. The musk and amber provide warmth without much complexity.
This is a time capsule from the mid-nineties, when masculines leaned sweeter and designers weren't afraid of powder. It wears casually, persistently, and without pretense—a scent for someone who wants presence without taking themselves too seriously.
Scent twins
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