The Scent That Remains When You Are Gone In perfumery, presence is not measured by volume, but by memory. A truly beautiful fragrance does not demand attention — it earns it, quietly and with grace. The sensation that lingers in the air after someone has passed is known as sillage . Sillage is the invisible signature of a perfume. It is not the scent you smell up close, but the one you remember a moment later. What Is Sillage? The word sillage comes from French and originally described the wake left behind by a moving boat. In fragrance, it refers to the olfactory trail a perfume leaves in the air as the wearer moves. It is often confused with strength, but the two are not the same: Projection is how far a scent radiates at one moment. Longevity is how long it lasts on the skin. Sillage is what remains in space and memory. Sillage lives between presence and absence. You are no longer there — yet something of you is. The Science Behind the Trail When per...
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