English Rose
A clean rose dominates from the first spray, lifted by lemon and bergamot freshness rather than weighed down by syrup.
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.
- Powdery60
- Aromatic50
- White Floral50
- Rose
The note pyramid
- Rose
- Rose
- Magnolia
- Violet
- Patchouli
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min readA clean rose dominates from the first spray, lifted by lemon and bergamot freshness rather than weighed down by syrup. The opening reads soapy in the best sense, with magnolia and a touch of violet adding a powdery softness around the central flower.
The heart stays floral and transparent, the rose more English-garden than Damascene, with patchouli and amber providing a faint warm undertow rather than dominating. Musk smooths everything into a clean linen finish that hugs the skin closely.
Overall a polite, powdered rose with traditional English-soap inflection. It stays intimate, suits everyday wear, and reads as comfortably old-fashioned without being heavy. Best in mild weather, daytime, casual to office settings.
Scent twins
In this family
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