Vetiver Pamplemousse
**Vetiver Pamplemousse** opens with a bright burst of grapefruit that feels more candied than citrus-sharp, a sweet-tart greeting that quickly settles into something earthier.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 6 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.
- Vetiver75
- Green50
- Musk20
- Ozonic15
- Iris Powder10
By the editors · 2 min read**Vetiver Pamplemousse** opens with a bright burst of grapefruit that feels more candied than citrus-sharp, a sweet-tart greeting that quickly settles into something earthier. The vetiver arrives almost immediately, dry and grassy rather than smoky, creating an interesting tension between sunlit citrus and shadow-green roots.
As it develops, the grapefruit doesn't vanish so much as fade into the background, leaving the vetiver to anchor the fragrance with its pencil-shaving woodiness. There's a soapy cleanness to the whole composition that makes it feel straightforward and uncomplicated—this isn't a vetiver drowning in complexity or ambition.
It wears close to the skin and fades relatively quickly, making it suitable for office environments or warm weather when you want something fresh but not aggressively citrus-forward. Best suited to someone looking for an affordable, wearable vetiver without the weight of heavier woody fragrances.
