Note
black pepper
Sharper than pink pepper, less sweet. Piper nigrum — the actual peppercorn. The note that opens modern niche masculines. Slightly numbing if you smell it strongly. Reads as 'intentional masculinity.'
⊛ the kinds · 1
the same material, from another place, another variety, or another way of taking its scent.
⊛ called black pepper, but not the same thing
- madagascar peppernot the same material
- pepperthe name alone could be another plant
⊛ how it wears
- leans full-bodied
- a touch dark
- turns deeper alongside woods and amber
⊛ where it tends to sit
mostly on top, sometimes in the heart, rarely in the base.
⊛ same note, six voices
- the muse · Giardini di Toscanabianco oroexpressive softness+2
- the minimal · Comme des Garçonswhiterestraint+6
- the sensualist · Issey Miyakenuit d'isseywarmth kept close to the skin+7
- the statement · Jimmy Choourban heroa presence meant to be read+9
- the explorer · Hereticdirty lemonair, distance and a sense of place+3
- the enigma · Aesopeidesiswhat stays withheld+6
⊛ ways to wear it
⊛ some scents that wear it
woods & leather · fresh & green · amber & spice · gourmands · florals
woods & leather
fresh & green
amber & spice
gourmands
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⊛ often found with
patchouli · bergamot · vetiver · vanilla · labdanum · amber · sandalwood · benzoin
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