Khanbaliq
Perfumer: Enrico Buccella
27 ratings
From your scent profile
Sigilli Khanbaliq is a unisex fragrance that sets spice, resin and green pine against a floral, smoky background.
Skunky's take: The scent you will reach for once the scarf comes out.
How does it perform?
From 20 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
Blind buy risk
93% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Floral
- Green
- Fruity
- Spicy
- Woody
- Oriental
- Animal
- Resinous
Floral
Green
Fruity
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Animal
ResinousWhat does Khanbaliq smell like?
It opens with coriander, cinnamon, bitter orange and ginger, sharp and spicy. The heart brings clove, pine, fir and plum, with peony softening the woodland feel into something floral. Violet and ambergris settle at the base, and the scent turns warm, a little animalic and smoky.
Its longevity is rated strong and its sillage moderate. Most voters pick it for evenings and nights out, though leisure wear gets a fair share too. Votes split evenly between masculine and feminine, so it sits comfortably on either. Tauer Perfumes № 12 - Eau d'Épices and Jean-Charles Brosseau Ombre Orientale have a close profile.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Coriander
- Cinnamon
- Bitter orange
First hours
- Clove
- Pine
- Plum
Towards evening
- Violet
- Peony
- Ambergris
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 44%Winter
- 44%Autumn
- 8%Spring
Winter
Autumn
Spring- Evening32%
- Nighttime27%
- Casual24%
- Daytime8%
- Office8%
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
43% matchOmbre Orientale
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40% matchUntamed Oud
Phuong Dang · 2016
40% match№ 12 - Eau d'Épices
Tauer Perfumes · 2010
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Last updated: October 26, 2026