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Yves Saint Laurent · Est. 2014

Manifesto L’Eclat

L'Éclat opens with a bright citrus flash—neroli and bergamot that feel clean rather than sharp, like sunlight through sheer curtains.

ConcentrationFragrance
Forunisex
Released2014
Statusenriched
2014 · Fragrance
ber·san·jas·ton
Rating
4.0
0.9k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
basehearttopcitrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

Weighted by intensity across 8 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.

  • Bergamot
    30
  • Sandalwood
    25
  • Jasmine
    25
  • Tonka
    20
  • Vanilla
    20

By the editors · 2 min readL'Éclat opens with a bright citrus flash—neroli and bergamot that feel clean rather than sharp, like sunlight through sheer curtains. The radiance is deliberate but restrained, avoiding the shrillness that often comes with white florals pitched this high. As it settles, jasmine and orange blossom emerge without the heavy indolic weight of traditional soliflores, kept airy by a whisper of freesia that reads more as texture than distinct note.

The base brings just enough warmth to anchor the composition. Tonka and vanilla provide a soft, skin-like finish, while sandalwood adds a pale woodiness that never competes with the florals above. The whole effect is transparent, almost watercolor-like—a diffused version of the original Manifesto's romantic intensity.

This suits someone who wants the idea of white flowers without their full operatic presence. It's polite, pretty, and built for close wear rather than projection. A daylight fragrance that knows its place.

Filed: Yves Saint LaurentSillage · vol. I
Fig. 02

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap