The Silk Road carried goods, stories and dreams across empires. This scent pays homage to the ancient trade routes with warming notes of spices, tobacco leaf, and leather. A tribute to adventure, history and cultural exchange.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a fragrance for close, textured spaces: a room with wood, paper and worn leather, where the air carries warmth rather than brightness. It suits someone who prefers a composed, quietly adventurous presence with a dry, smoky edge.
How to wear
Best in cool to mild weather, where its spices and tobacco can unfold without feeling heavy. Apply lightly to the chest or scarf for a more intimate trail, or add one extra spray for a fuller, drier woody-spicy aura that lingers close to the skin.
Who it’s for
For wearers who enjoy spicy, woody fragrances with a touch of sweetness and a more tactile, earthy character. It will appeal to those drawn to tobacco, leather and historical or travel-inspired compositions rather than airy freshness.
Release year
2025
The nose
Xinyue Wang is the perfumer behind The Silk Road, shaping it as a woody-tobacco composition with a travel narrative at its core. The fragrance reflects a style that balances structure and atmosphere, moving from brighter spice and aromatic facets into a drier, warmer, more textured drydown. In this composition, Wang works with a classic perfumery vocabulary—spices, tobacco, leather and vetiver—but uses it to suggest distance, exchange and passage rather than simple richness. The result is a scent that feels composed and story-driven, with a clear sense of progression on skin.
d'Annam’s story
d'Annam is a Vietnamese fine fragrance house built around cultural storytelling, with each collection exploring Asian heritage through scent. Its approach feels curated and thematic rather than trend-led, using perfume as a way to translate place, memory and identity into a modern niche language.
The Silk Road | 丝绸之路’s concept
Released in 2025 as part of Chapter 3: Majestic China, The Silk Road is conceived as a tribute to the ancient routes that linked empires through trade, movement and exchange. Its spice, tobacco and leather accord is meant to evoke the goods, textures and atmosphere of that historic passage.
Extra info
The Silk Road is part of d'Annam's Chapter 3: Majestic China collection, extending the house's storytelling beyond its debut Vietnam-focused chapter. Its note structure includes ginseng alongside spices, tobacco leaf, leather and vetiver, giving the composition an unusual East-meets-earthy profile.
The Silk Road carried goods, stories and dreams across empires. This scent pays homage to the ancient trade routes with warming notes of spices, tobacco leaf, and leather. A tribute to adventure, history and cultural exchange.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a fragrance for close, textured spaces: a room with wood, paper and worn leather, where the air carries warmth rather than brightness. It suits someone who prefers a composed, quietly adventurous presence with a dry, smoky edge.
How to wear
Best in cool to mild weather, where its spices and tobacco can unfold without feeling heavy. Apply lightly to the chest or scarf for a more intimate trail, or add one extra spray for a fuller, drier woody-spicy aura that lingers close to the skin.
Who it’s for
For wearers who enjoy spicy, woody fragrances with a touch of sweetness and a more tactile, earthy character. It will appeal to those drawn to tobacco, leather and historical or travel-inspired compositions rather than airy freshness.
Release year
2025
The nose
Xinyue Wang is the perfumer behind The Silk Road, shaping it as a woody-tobacco composition with a travel narrative at its core. The fragrance reflects a style that balances structure and atmosphere, moving from brighter spice and aromatic facets into a drier, warmer, more textured drydown. In this composition, Wang works with a classic perfumery vocabulary—spices, tobacco, leather and vetiver—but uses it to suggest distance, exchange and passage rather than simple richness. The result is a scent that feels composed and story-driven, with a clear sense of progression on skin.
d'Annam’s story
d'Annam is a Vietnamese fine fragrance house built around cultural storytelling, with each collection exploring Asian heritage through scent. Its approach feels curated and thematic rather than trend-led, using perfume as a way to translate place, memory and identity into a modern niche language.
The Silk Road | 丝绸之路’s concept
Released in 2025 as part of Chapter 3: Majestic China, The Silk Road is conceived as a tribute to the ancient routes that linked empires through trade, movement and exchange. Its spice, tobacco and leather accord is meant to evoke the goods, textures and atmosphere of that historic passage.
Extra info
The Silk Road is part of d'Annam's Chapter 3: Majestic China collection, extending the house's storytelling beyond its debut Vietnam-focused chapter. Its note structure includes ginseng alongside spices, tobacco leaf, leather and vetiver, giving the composition an unusual East-meets-earthy profile.