Bravus
Black pepper opens with a sharp, pungent spicy kick that feels both warm and slightly abrasive on first application.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 7 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.
- Earthy60
- Warm Spicy50
- Woody50
- Amber
The note pyramid
- Black Pepper
- Cedar
- Nutmeg
- Amberwood
- Patchouli
By the editors · 2 min readBlack pepper opens with a sharp, pungent spicy kick that feels both warm and slightly abrasive on first application. Cedar and nutmeg quickly soften the intensity, introducing a dry, woody heart with a gentle warm-spicy undertone that feels rugged and aromatic. Patchouli dominates the base with its characteristic earthy, slightly chocolatey depth, while amberwood adds a synthetic woody-amber warmth that extends the scent's longevity. This composition remains linear after the initial spice burst, projecting a bold, masculine aura best suited for cool weather casual or outdoor activities where its robust character can shine.
Scent twins
Factual metadata (name, house, year, notes) is seeded from public datasets. The editorial reading and scent fingerprint are written by Claude against our house style — none of it is scraped prose. Read our methodology.