Nio
Nio opens with a bright jolt of neroli and bergamot, their citrus clarity immediately warmed by cardamom and pink pepper that crackle at the edges.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 14 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.
- Citrus70
- Woody65
- Warm Spicy60
- Amber
The note pyramid
- Neroli
- Pink Pepper
- Cardamom
- Bergamot
- Nutmeg
- Jasmine
- Pink Pepper
By the editors · 2 min readNio opens with a bright jolt of neroli and bergamot, their citrus clarity immediately warmed by cardamom and pink pepper that crackle at the edges. The spices aren't there for decoration—they shift the neroli from clean to resinous, almost incense-like, giving the composition an unexpected heft from the first spray.
As it settles, jasmine emerges softly, never dominating but weaving through the persistent cardamom and nutmeg. The effect is less floral bouquet than spiced tea served in a wooden room. The transition feels seamless rather than staged.
The base anchors everything in guaiac wood and cedar, their dry smokiness tempered by amber's golden warmth. Patchouli adds earthiness without turning the scent overtly hippie or gothic. What results is a fragrance that wears like tailored linen—structured but breathable, formal enough for consideration yet comfortable for all-day wear. It suits those who want presence without noise.
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.
