Addiction Absolu
Rum opens with a boozy, molasses-rich sweetness that lands immediately on skin, no citrus prelude to soften the hit.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 10 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.
- Warm Spicy50
- Woody50
- Sweet50
- Vanilla
The note pyramid
- Rum
- Sandalwood
- Amber
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min readRum opens with a boozy, molasses-rich sweetness that lands immediately on skin, no citrus prelude to soften the hit. Within minutes the sugar edge quiets as sandalwood pushes forward, adding a dry creaminess that absorbs the alcohol glow and turns the accord darker and softer. Amber follows, stretching a warm, resinous layer beneath the wood so the rum now reads more like caramelized oak barrel than glass of liquor. Musk stays close to the body, rounding off any rough edges and keeping the base smooth rather than animalic; the effect is a skin-scented amber-rum cocoon that lingers for hours with minimal projection. Expect a quiet presence best for evening or cooler weather, office-safe once the opening settles.
Scent twins
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