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Black pepper opens with a sharp fresh-spicy kick that feels dry and slightly pungent against the skin.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 9 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.
- Balsamic70
- Amber60
- Oud60
- Fresh Spicy
The note pyramid
- Black Pepper
- Tonka Bean
- Frankincense
- Nutmeg
- Oud
- Amber
By the editors · 2 min readBlack pepper opens with a sharp fresh-spicy kick that feels dry and slightly pungent against the skin. Frankincense and nutmeg introduce a resinous balsamic warmth and a soft-spicy nuance that blends with the pepper. Oud provides a woody and slightly animalic depth that contrasts with the brighter spices, while amber and musk add a sweet resinous and skin-like base. The composition evolves from spicy and aromatic to woody and balsamic, with a smoky undertone from the frankincense. Projection is intimate and longevity is extended, making it suitable for evening wear in cold weather. It offers a dense and evolving scent profile best for formal or special occasions.
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.




