Cuore di Pepe Nero
The opening is citrus-forward — orange and grapefruit with a bright lemon edge — clean and direct without lingering.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 10 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Patchouli60
- Aromatic50
- Warm Spicy50
- Rose
The note pyramid
- Orange
- Lemon
- Grapefruit
- Magnolia
- Black Pepper
- Jasmine
- Cedar
By the editors · 2 min readThe opening is citrus-forward — orange and grapefruit with a bright lemon edge — clean and direct without lingering. Black pepper enters early, cutting through with a dry, slightly metallic bite that sets the tone for what follows.
Magnolia and jasmine provide a mild floral cushion in the heart, but black pepper continues to assert itself. Cedar ties the middle together with a lean, woody dryness that keeps florals from becoming soft.
Vetiver grounds the base with an earthy, slightly smoky character, while amber and patchouli add low-frequency warmth and depth. The overall effect is sharp and aromatic — more angular than romantic, with a dry, spiced persistence on skin.
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