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.
- Lavender90
- Rosemary50
- Bergamot35
- Cedar30
- Oakmoss30
By the editors · 2 min readYardley's English Lavender is a lesson in botanical clarity. It opens with a herbal chorus — lavender leading, with rosemary and eucalyptus sharpening its edges, bergamot lifting everything with a citrus note that is clean rather than sweet. There is no attempt at novelty here; this is lavender as it has been understood for centuries, gathered and distilled with unfussy competence.
The dry-down softens toward clary sage and cedar, adding a slight suede quality, while tonka bean and oakmoss settle the composition into something gently earthy and lasting. The finish is warm without being sweet, powdery without tilting feminine — composed, unassuming, and consistent.
For those who find modern interpretations of lavender overworked or synthetic, this is the reference point. A cologne that predates fragrance marketing by decades, it makes its case simply by being exactly what it says it is.
