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what is sillage?

post #1 of 8
10/22/06 at 6:56pm
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can't find it in the dictionary or wikipedia

anyways, which of my colognes in my collections would you consider to have good "sillage?"

ill name just a few

a*men
aqua di gio
pi
kenneth cole black
hugo
polo blue
bulgari pour homme
bulgari extremme
b*men
le male
thommy
armani mania

i just started collecting and don't know much. thanks!
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post #2 of 8
10/22/06 at 6:58pm
Sillage is the "trail " that your fragrance leaves behind. I think your Mugler A*Men should have a good sillage, or at least on me it does. Welcome to Basenotes!
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post #3 of 8
10/22/06 at 7:02pm
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Originally Posted by aubrgene

Sillage is the "trail " that your fragrance leaves behind. I think your Mugler A*Men should have a good sillage, or at least on me it does. Welcome to Basenotes!

Ohhh that explains alot. How do you know if your cologne leaves good sillage? And What colognes don't have good sillage?
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post #4 of 8
10/22/06 at 7:04pm
Here's a discussion about the same topic:

http://community.basenotes.net/showthread.php?t=170683
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post #5 of 8
10/22/06 at 7:38pm
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Originally Posted by lsp_NY

Here's a discussion about the same topic:

http://community.basenotes.net/showthread.php?t=170683

Thank you!
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post #6 of 8
10/23/06 at 1:15pm
It helped me to understand when I realised sillage is French for "wake" - as in what a boat leaves behind.

In perfume terms, sillage really depends as much on the wearer and application as it does to the formula itself. Your body may react with the fragrance in such a way as to "kill" the sillage, or amplify it - you just have to experiement.
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post #7 of 8
10/24/06 at 11:05am
From your wardrope I'll pick:
a*men
pi
hugo
bulgari extremme
b*men
le male
tommy
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post #8 of 8
10/24/06 at 6:41pm
Sillage in french also means Slipstream in english wich in physics means "a pocket of reduced pressure following behind an object moving through a fluid medium."

But the french use it as a maritime context, and that would mean the liquid trace marking the passage of a boat or a plane.

Nothing to do with perfumes but just so you know.
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