XJ 1861 Naxos
The opening is bright but immediately sweetened—citrus and lavender arrive with a dusting of honey, skipping past cologne freshness into something more confectionary.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 11 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.
- Tonka90
- Vanilla90
- Honey80
- Cinnamon70
- Amber60
By the editors · 2 min readThe opening is bright but immediately sweetened—citrus and lavender arrive with a dusting of honey, skipping past cologne freshness into something more confectionary. Within minutes, cinnamon begins to glow through, not sharp or biting but rounded and almost jammy, wrapped in cashmeran's soft, musky warmth. The lavender never fully disappears; it hovers at the edges, lending an herbal counterpoint to what becomes a deeply ambered sweetness.
As it settles, tonka and vanilla take over, rich and nearly edible, though the drydown stops short of full gourmand territory thanks to a persistent woody hum underneath. The effect is plush and enveloping, honeyed tobacco without tobacco, a dessert pastry left on cedarwood. It wears large and warm, projecting generously for hours.
This is for those who want presence without aggression—sweetness with structure, comfort without blandness. It suits cool weather and anyone comfortable standing out in a room.
