Gerânio Bourbon
Black pepper and grapefruit open with a brisk, slightly sharp energy, while bergamot smooths the edges.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 11 accords.
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- Herbal50
- Aromatic50
- Warm Spicy50
- Rose
The note pyramid
- Black Pepper
- Grapefruit
- Bergamot
- Lily of the Valley
- Amber
By the editors · 2 min readBlack pepper and grapefruit open with a brisk, slightly sharp energy, while bergamot smooths the edges. The fresh-spicy quality dominates early — clean and direct, with a faint aromatic quality that keeps it from reading as purely citrus. Lily of the valley in the heart adds a transparent green-floral note that blends naturally with the pepper-forward opening.
Cedar and amber in the base add modest warmth without weight, and musk keeps the drydown approachable. This sits firmly in the fresh-spicy register — uncluttered, slightly green, and well-suited to movement. It projects cleanly without demanding attention.
Scent twins
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