Coeur Noir
Black pepper and benzoin open together, which is an unusual pairing: the pepper is sharp and biting while benzoin immediately introduces a balsamic warmth.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 6 accords.
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- Warm Spicy50
- Balsamic50
- Vanilla50
- Amber
The note pyramid
- Black Pepper
- Benzoin
- Labdanum
- Madagascar Vanilla
By the editors · 2 min readBlack pepper and benzoin open together, which is an unusual pairing: the pepper is sharp and biting while benzoin immediately introduces a balsamic warmth. The result is neither a typical citrus-spice opener nor a pure resinous entry — it reads as warm-spicy and slightly smoky.
Labdanum takes the heart, deepening the resinous character. Madagascar vanilla closes the composition with a rich, creamy sweetness that softens the pepper's edge from the opening.
Coeur Noir is a spare but deliberate oriental: three stages, each clearly defined, with the pepper-labdanum-vanilla arc creating a satisfying contrast between heat and sweetness. The short ingredient list keeps it from obscuring any single material. A strong choice for cold evenings.
Scent twins
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