Soir dOrient by Sisley | Perfume Posse Turning 10 years old in 2025
Heya Posse! Soir dOrient by Sisley celebrates its 10th birthday in 2025. Though I never owned a bottle a friend wore it for a while, fabulously. It fit him so beautifully and I’d never dabbled much with Sisley at the time. Eau de Soir was the only one I’d tried. When I saw they had an 8ml travel on FragranceNet it was in the cart before I could think. I do love a travel size and FragNet does them affordably, this cost less than US$20 for 8ml. I thought you might like to be reminded of a fragrance that should have become a modern classic but got lost in the sprawl of newness.
A little reminder that Sisley was born of Jean-François Laporte, his 1972 first major fragrant child. He then went on to create L’Artisan Parfumeur and Maître Parfumeur et Gantier. He was a fragrant trailblazer and business genius.
Soir dOrient by Sisley 2015
Sisley gives these featured accords:
Top: Lemon Italia, Saffron accord, Galbanum
Heart: Rose Turkey, Geranium Egypt, Black Pepper
Base: Santalwood accord, Incense Somalia, Patchouli
I was thinking to take Soir dOrient on holidays in India but took Eau de Campagne instead. It felt crisper and more cooling for the super hot. Plus, I figured the scents of ex-colonial Asiatic evenings would be engulfing me anyway.
How does Soir dOrient smell? Opening is the sweet green snap of galbanum and the fizz of citrus zest, offset by the scratchy depths of saffron and pepper. It’s lovely wake up call and totally unexpected in something called Soir dOrient. Clean and fresh and sparkling like the cool mists of some Himalayan eerie. It could even be the misty autumn mornings at Shimla’s Wildflower Hall. One of the loveliest places I ever woke up. A sweet green snap of rose branches and the frosty petals warm in your hand, letting their fragrance envelope you. A rich tea rose with honeyed facets.
A unisex rose fragrance with so much beautiful greenery surrounding it. The smoky incense and earthy patchouli create a fabulous base that also has a dry woodsiness to give it lift.
Longevity is excellent and projection very good for the first couple go hours, then a slow fade through to an inky dark whisper and gone. Honesty compels me to tell you Soir dOrient smells very little like my expectation of what an Asiatic Night smells like. Maybe in some of the very remote areas, and much more like a, early morning at a mountain temple.
Have you fallen for any of the Sisley fragrances? Does Soir dOrient sound like it might fit?
Portia xx
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