The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 6 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.
- Peach75
- Vanilla65
- Musk50
- Rose40
- Iris Powder35
By the editors · 2 min readA fruity floral from the mid-nineties that wears its era openly. The opening lands sweet and direct—peach and apricot with a tart blackcurrant edge, more juice bar than orchard. Freesia adds a soapy-clean brightness that keeps it from feeling too heavy, though the sweetness is unmistakable from the start.
The florals arrive quickly: ylang-ylang and rose with a powdery violet undertone, softened by lily of the valley's green whisper. It's a full bouquet, but blurred rather than distinct, each note melting into the next. The drydown settles into vanilla-sweetened musk with a hint of sandalwood warmth, cozy without much complexity.
This is unabashedly accessible—friendly, sweet, unchallenging. It feels young in spirit, suited to someone who wants fragrance as easy comfort rather than statement. The longevity is decent, the sillage noticeable but not aggressive. A snapshot of nineties optimism in a bottle.
