The Silk Road

Name: The Silk Road
Brand: d'Annam
Price: 160.00 $
Availability: InStock

Eau De Parfum

Unisex

Sizes

Starting

$160

Description

The Silk Road by d'Annam is a fragrance that truly evokes the spirit of ancient trade routes, weaving a narrative of spices, leather, and distant lands. It opens with a refreshing burst of spices and a distinct hint of ginseng, setting a vibrant and intriguing tone. As it develops, the heart reveals a warm embrace of tobacco leaf and supple leather, creating a tactile and rich sensation. The scent then settles into a grounded base of vetiver, offering a smoky and earthy foundation with a gentle drift of dry woods, making for an enveloping yet refined experience. Perfumer: Xinyue Wang

Scent Profile

Spicy

Woody

Oriental

Earthy

Leathery

Green

Notes

Top Notes

Spicy Notes

Ginseng

Middle Notes

Tobacco Leaf

Leather

Base Notes

Vetiver

About d'Annam

d’Annam is a fine fragrance house from Vietnam founded around 2023 by Nick Hoang, presenting itself as an olfactory tribute to Asian cultures, especially Vietnam. Their debut collection, Chapter 1: Enchanting Vietnam, includes scents inspired by Vietnamese heritage — like White Rice and Vietnamese Coffee — and they emphasize handcrafted production, natural ingredients, and cultural storytelling.

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Perfumer

Xinyue Wang

Xinyue Wang is an independent perfumer credited with creating the fragrance d’Annam The Silk Road, a composition that explores warm spices, tobacco leaf, ginseng, leather, and vetiver. Working with the Vietnam-based house d’Annam, Wang’s work on The Silk Road highlights a narrative, journey-focused style of perfumery that evokes historical trade routes and desert landscapes. Publicly available information about their broader training, background, or additional fragrance portfolio is currently limited.

Reviews

Community Insights

Reviewers generally find The Silk Road to be a well-crafted and evocative fragrance that successfully captures its inspiration. It's often described as an enveloping and refined scent, appreciated for its balanced warmth and sophistication. Many highlight its grounded, slightly smoky character.

Pros

Quality Composition: Customers praise the blend of spice, tobacco leaf, and leather, noting its earthy and spicy elements nuanced by a subtle sweetness that feels both warm and sophisticated.

Evocative Storytelling: The fragrance is celebrated for its ability to pay homage to ancient trade routes, evoking feelings of adventure, history, and cultural exchange.

Good Longevity: The scent is reported to linger for about 6-8 hours on the skin, offering a respectable wear time.

Cons

Intimate Projection: Some reviewers note that the fragrance has an intimate projection, meaning it stays closer to the skin rather than radiating widely.