Red Mirage
Blood orange opens with a sharp, juicy burst that is quickly warmed by a distinct saffron thread, creating an initial spicy-citrus impression.
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.
- Lactonic50
- Sweet50
- Amber50
- Violet
The note pyramid
- Saffron
- Blood Orange
- Lavender
- Violet
- Moss
- Amber
By the editors · 2 min readBlood orange opens with a sharp, juicy burst that is quickly warmed by a distinct saffron thread, creating an initial spicy-citrus impression. Lavender emerges next, its aromatic herbal quality blending seamlessly with the soft, powdery texture of violet petals for a floral heart. The dry-down introduces a base where clean musk and sweet praline combine over a mossy, earthy bed, all softened by a warm amber glow. This evolution moves from bright and spicy to a softly sweet, musky, and semi-powdery skin scent with moderate projection. It wears close after a few hours, making it suitable for casual or date occasions in cool fall and winter weather.
Scent twins
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