Surfing Shipstern Bluff
Lemon and bergamot deliver a sharp, zesty citrus opening that feels clean and slightly aqueous.
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.
- Fresh50
- Aromatic50
- Aquatic50
- Green
The note pyramid
- Lemon
- Bergamot
- Lavender
- Patchouli
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min readLemon and bergamot deliver a sharp, zesty citrus opening that feels clean and slightly aqueous. Lavender emerges quickly, providing an aromatic, herbal core that bridges the top and base seamlessly. Patchouli anchors the dry-down with its characteristic earthy, slightly chocolatey depth, while musk adds a clean, skin-like softness. The scent evolves from bright freshness to a muted, earthy-musky veil within the first hour. Projection is modest and short-lived, settling into an intimate scent bubble best for close encounters. Ideal for summer days and casual wear, especially in humid conditions.
Scent twins
Factual metadata (name, house, year, notes) is seeded from public datasets. The editorial reading and scent fingerprint are written by Claude against our house style — none of it is scraped prose. Read our methodology.
