Sisley
Sisley
116 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Bergamot erupts with fresh citrus bite whilst basil immediately asserts its green, slightly peppery personality, grounded by cardamom's warmth. The combination feels almost herbal—reminiscent of a kitchen garden rather than a perfume counter.
As the citrus recedes, cyclamen and rose emerge with surprising delicacy, their softness tempered by that persistent herbal undertone and the mineral, slightly powdery iris. The composition settles into a sophisticated contradiction: simultaneously fresh and earthy, spiced yet floral.
Vetiver and cedar establish a woody foundation whilst sandalwood adds creamy smoothness and patchouli provides grounding earthiness. What remains is understated and skin-close—a quietly woody, slightly green base that whispers rather than announces.
Eau de Sisley 2 arrives as a contemplative fragrance for those who find pleasure in intellectual restraint rather than olfactory drama. The opening salvo of bergamot and basil establishes a distinctly herbaceous character—this is less about citrus brightness and more about green, almost peppery aromatic complexity. Cardamom threads through with warming spice, preventing the composition from reading as merely fresh-scrubbed or soap-like, which could easily have happened with a lesser hand.
What makes this scent particularly compelling is its refusal to surrender to full floral sweetness. The heart notes—cyclamen, iris, rose, and jasmine—are treated with unusual restraint. Rather than blooming into a traditional bouquet, they exist in conversation with the green basil that lingers from the opening, creating an almost contradictory effect: flowers rendered angular and slightly austere. The iris especially lends a subtle powder and mineral quality that prevents the florals from becoming cloying. This interplay between spice and flower, herbaceousness and bloom, gives the fragrance genuine personality.
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