Gao
Two varieties of saffron — Spanish and Iranian — give Gao an immediate density that reads more savory than sweet, the doubled sourcing adding a subtle layering to what might otherwise be a single note.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 13 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.
- Oud75
- Amber60
- Warm Spicy55
- Patchouli
The note pyramid
- Iranian Saffron
- Spanish Saffron
- Nagarmotha
- Gurjum Balsam
- Juniper Berries
By the editors · 2 min readTwo varieties of saffron — Spanish and Iranian — give Gao an immediate density that reads more savory than sweet, the doubled sourcing adding a subtle layering to what might otherwise be a single note. Gurjum balsam and nagarmotha in the heart contribute an earthy, resinous weight; juniper adds a brief green astringency before it dissolves. Laotian oud and Indonesian patchouli deepen the base without overwhelming it. The saffron thread persists through all stages, keeping the oud from claiming the whole composition. Gao is a considered take on the saffron-oud combination — specific and unhurried.
Scent twins
Factual metadata (name, house, year, notes) is seeded from public datasets. The editorial reading and scent fingerprint are written by Claude against our house style — none of it is scraped prose. Read our methodology.
