Black Opium Sound Illusion
Pear and pink pepper create an immediate fruity-spicy burst that quickly reveals orange blossom's white floral character.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 9 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.
- Soft Spicy50
- Warm Spicy50
- White Floral50
- Balsamic
The note pyramid
- Pear
- Pink Pepper
- Orange Blossom
- Coffee
- Coffee
- Vanilla
By the editors · 2 min readPear and pink pepper create an immediate fruity-spicy burst that quickly reveals orange blossom's white floral character. Coffee appears prominently in the heart, providing a dark aromatic bitterness that contrasts with the sweet fruitiness. Vanilla emerges early in the dry-down, blending with cedar's dry woodiness and patchouli's earthy depth to create a sweet-woody base. The composition maintains a consistent sweet-coffee character with minimal evolution beyond the initial fruity opening. Projection starts strong but becomes more intimate after two hours, settling into a skin-scent with moderate longevity. Best worn in cooler weather where its sweet warmth feels appropriate, suitable for casual evening wear. The coffee note persists throughout but integrates smoothly with the vanilla and woody base notes.
Scent twins
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