Symphonium
Symphonium opens with a flash of bright citrus—mandarin and orange that quickly give way to something warmer and more enveloping.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 5 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.
- Cardamom65
- Musk55
- Vanilla40
- Orange35
- Iris Powder5
By the editors · 2 min readSymphonium opens with a flash of bright citrus—mandarin and orange that quickly give way to something warmer and more enveloping. Within minutes, cardamom asserts itself, spicy and slightly green, while chocolate emerges not as sweetness but as a dusky, powdered presence. The effect feels less gourmand than intimate, like catching the scent of someone's skin after they've been near warm spices.
As it settles, white musk and vanilla form a soft, persistent cushion. The vanilla here leans clean rather than syrupy, blending with the musk to create a second-skin quality that hovers close. The cardamom persists throughout, threading its aromatic warmth through the base.
This is a fragrance for late afternoons and quiet evenings, suited to those who want something comforting without feeling heavy or overtly sweet. It reads as personal rather than projecting, refined without being austere.
