Vetiver - Unexpected
A vetiver scent that does not start with vetiver.
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.
- Earthy70
- Fruity60
- Fresh50
- Aromatic
The note pyramid
- Apple
- Cashmeran
- Vetiver
By the editors · 2 min readA vetiver scent that does not start with vetiver. The opening is crisp red apple — bright, almost cidery — that sits on the skin a beat before cashmeran enters and dries everything into a pale woody hum. The fruit fades fast; the wood takes over.
Vetiver in the base is the rooty, earthy kind, less smoky than Haitian, more like a freshly pulled root with dirt still on it. Cashmeran keeps it from going green, lending a sueded warmth that softens the edges.
The trick is the contrast: a bright fruit top against a quiet, earthen drydown. Works best in cool weather, on someone who likes the unexpected handshake.
Scent twins
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