Subtle Grace
Subtle Grace by House of Sillage is an unisex parfum in the luxury price tier. It opens with ginger, elemi, lemon and bergamot, moves into geranium, clary sage, lavender and patchouli and dries down to amberwood, patchouli, haitian vetiver and cedarwood. Expect around 9 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Ginger Warm, zesty and slightly soapy. Bridges citrus and spice.
- Elemi Peppery resin with a lemon-pine lift. Bright and dry.
- Lemon Clean, sour, instantly recognisable. Bright but burns off fast.
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
Heart
- Geranium Rosy and minty at once. Reads masculine more often than not.
- Clary Sage Softer, sweeter sage with an ambery undertone. Warm and herbal.
- Lavender Herbal, clean, slightly medicinal. Barbershop in one note.
- Patchouli Damp earth and dark chocolate. Either you love it or it's your least favourite note.
Dry-down
- Amberwood Dry synthetic warmth, sharper than amber. Everywhere in modern masculines.
- Patchouli Damp earth and dark chocolate. Either you love it or it's your least favourite note.
- Haitian Vetiver Cleaner, smokier vetiver with a grapefruit lift. Less earthy than Javan.
- Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
Smells like this
- Escentric Molecules Molecule 03
- Mizensir Mythique Vetyver
- Lattafa Al Nashama Caprice
- Lattafa Ishq Al Shuyukh Silver
- Xerjoff Tempest
- Henry Rose Char
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