Seahorse
Seahorse opens with a bright shock of fennel—green, anisic, almost medicinal—that gives way to a luminous core of tuberose and neroli.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 10 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.
- Tuberose40
- Marine35
- Vetiver35
- Amber30
- Green20
By the editors · 2 min readSeahorse opens with a bright shock of fennel—green, anisic, almost medicinal—that gives way to a luminous core of tuberose and neroli. The tuberose here isn't the creamy bombshell of tropical perfumery but something saltier and more translucent, as though bleached by sun and seawater. Clary sage adds an herbal coolness that keeps the white florals from turning heavy.
In the base, ambergris lends its signature marine warmth, a mineral softness that mingles with the earthy pull of vetiver. The effect is oddly aquatic without relying on typical ocean clichés—no melon, no synthetic dihydromyrcenol. Instead, it feels like standing at the tide line where seaweed meets driftwood, fennel blooming wild in the sand dunes behind you.
Best suited to those who want florals with an edge, or marine fragrances that prioritize strangeness over easy wearability.
