Superman
Superman by House of Sillage is a masculine-leaning parfum in the luxury price tier. It opens with apple, pear, basil, marigold, grapefruit and blackcurrant, moves into lavender, cinnamon, cardamom and rose and dries down to sandalwood, cedarwood, amberwood, vanilla and oakmoss. Expect around 9 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Apple Crunchy and tart or soft and red, depending on the treatment.
- Pear Crisp, watery and green-sweet. Clean and modern.
- Basil Peppery herb with an aniseed lift. Culinary but wearable.
- Marigold Bitter, green and herbal. Nothing like the flower looks.
- Grapefruit Bitter, slightly sweaty citrus. More grown-up than lemon.
- Blackcurrant Tart, dark and slightly catty. Adds bite to florals.
Heart
- Lavender Herbal, clean, slightly medicinal. Barbershop in one note.
- Cinnamon Sweet heat. Reads festive, sometimes to a fault.
- Cardamom Cool, aromatic spice with a eucalyptus lift. Smells expensive.
- Rose Can be jammy, green, peppery or soapy depending on the type. Not one smell.
Dry-down
- Sandalwood Creamy, milky wood. Soft and almost edible.
- Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
- Amberwood Dry synthetic warmth, sharper than amber. Everywhere in modern masculines.
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
- Oakmoss Damp forest floor. Bitter, green and the backbone of every chypre.
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