Jil Sander · 1989

Sun

The houseFor women

VersionEau de Toilette

Bergamot and rosewood over jasmine, orange blossom and ylang-ylang, drying to patchouli, amber, vanilla and musk.

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Sun’s scent picture, a draft: bergamot, rosewood, jasmine, orange blossom, ylang-ylang, patchouli drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Sun, top notes: Bergamot, Rosewood

Heartas it settles

Sun, heart: Jasmine, Orange blossom, Ylang-ylang, Isoeugenol (clove)

Dry-downwhat stays

Sun, dry-down: Patchouli, Amber, Vanilla, Musk, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What the label names

15 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender7 florals1 sweet1 amber & resins2 spices1 powder

4 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

OscarOscar de la Renta · shares bergamot, jasmine, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), ylang-ylang and 3 more$109 for 100 ml
Cashmere MistDonna Karan · shares bergamot, jasmine, ylang-ylang, patchouli and 2 more$130 for 100 ml
Black OrchidTom Ford · shares bergamot, jasmine, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), ylang-ylang and 2 more$240 for 100 ml
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.