Yohji Yamamoto Unravel 07/14
Bergamot opens cleanly — a light citrus that doesn't linger long before stepping back.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 12 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.
- Aromatic50
- White Floral50
- Woody50
- Iris
The note pyramid
- Bergamot
- Freesia
- Iris
- White Musk
- Sandalwood
- Ambergris
By the editors · 2 min readBergamot opens cleanly — a light citrus that doesn't linger long before stepping back. There is a brief freshness here, neither heavy nor particularly distinctive on its own.
Freesia and iris take over in the heart. The iris pushes toward a cool, slightly powdery rootiness, while freesia adds a delicate, almost transparent floral character. Together they create something quiet and skin-close — the sort of floral that suggests presence rather than announcing it.
White musk and sandalwood in the base keep the drydown soft and warm. Ambergris adds a faint oceanic smoothness without tipping into aquatic territory. The overall effect is understated — a pale, close-wearing floral with a powdery iris core and gentle warmth underneath.
Scent twins
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