Black Pepper
Apple, pear, and citrus notes create a crisp fruity opening that feels refreshingly aquatic rather than sweet.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 8 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.
- Fresh Spicy70
- Fresh50
- Soft Spicy50
- Citrus
The note pyramid
- Apple
- Pear
- Pink Pepper
- Lime
- Orange
- Lemon
- Melon
By the editors · 2 min readApple, pear, and citrus notes create a crisp fruity opening that feels refreshingly aquatic rather than sweet. Pink pepper and black pepper immediately introduce a sharp, peppery spice that dominates the heart alongside cardamom's aromatic warmth. Lavender provides a herbal counterpoint that bridges the fruity top and spicy core without leaning floral. Birch adds a subtle smoky leatheriness that deepens the pepper's pungency before the base emerges. Amber, cedar, and patchouli form a dry woody-amber dry-down with musk adding minimal animalic lift. This fragrance remains linear in its spicy-aquatic character with moderate projection that stays close after two hours. Best for warm weather casual wear where its fresh-spicy quality feels invigorating without overwhelming.
Scent twins
In this family
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