Heritage
A house, in its own words
Sylhouette Parfums was founded in 2018 by two Vietnamese‑born perfumers, Truong Chieu Sy and Nhan Ngoc Bao Tran, who had previously worked in the fragrance industry in France and Vietnam. Their partnership began over a shared admiration for fine ingredients and a desire to create scents that responded to individual stories rather than market trends. The first offering, a Bespoke Perfume service, allowed clients to submit personal narratives, which the duo then translated into a custom olfactory portrait. This approach resonated with a niche audience seeking intimacy in fragrance, prompting early placements in boutique retailers such as Ataraxia in Romania, announced on the brand’s Instagram in early 2022. In 2023 Sylhouette introduced Molotov Cocktail, a bold composition that combined smoky birch tar with spicy pink pepper, signaling a shift toward more confrontational storytelling. The following year, the house launched a cluster of releases under the “Noir” banner—La Peau d'Or, Romance Noire, Poème Noir, Desir Noir and BIBLE NOIRE—all exploring the interplay of dark florals, amber, and animalic notes. These launches were supported by limited‑edition discovery sets, which quickly sold out on platforms like Luckyscent, confirming a growing collector base. 2025 saw the debut of two celestial‑inspired scents, La Lune Errante and L'Etoile Mourante, each pairing luminous citrus with deep, mineral accords, suggesting the brand’s expanding palette. Throughout its first decade, Sylhouette has remained privately held, avoiding large‑scale investment and retaining control over ingredient sourcing and production methods. The house’s modest size allows it to maintain a hands‑on approach, with Sy and Tran still overseeing formulation, testing, and final approval for each batch. Sylhouette’s creative vision centers on narrative intimacy. The founders believe a fragrance should act as a personal diary, recording moments that cannot be written down. To that end, the house prioritises ingredient transparency, disclosing the primary accords in each launch and inviting wearers to interpret the scent in their own context. Sustainability informs the brand’s values; both founders have spoken about sourcing natural absolutes from small‑scale farms in Vietnam and Romania, while also integrating synthetics that reduce pressure on endangered botanical resources. The house rejects mass‑market trends in favor of a measured release schedule, allowing each perfume to breathe in the market and gather genuine feedback. This restraint reflects a belief that quality outweighs quantity, and that a scent’s longevity in a collector’s cabinet is a better measure of success than sales volume. Sylhouette also embraces collaboration, inviting guest artists to design packaging or curate music playlists that accompany new launches, reinforcing the idea that scent lives alongside visual and auditory art. The brand’s philosophy therefore weaves together personal storytelling, responsible sourcing, and interdisciplinary partnership, all aimed at creating fragrances that feel both timeless and deeply personal.