Perfumes with Pepper

Pepper smells dry, sharp, warm and slightly woody, bringing the nose-tickling liveliness and faintly citrusy sparkle of freshly ground peppercorns into a fragrance. When the type is not specified in a note list, it usually refers to black pepper or a pepper accord.

Natural pepper oils are obtained by steam distillation or CO2 extraction of the berries, and white or pink pepper each add their own nuances. Pepper mostly sits in the top and heart, giving the composition movement and bite. It pairs well with bergamot, cedar, vetiver, rose, incense, leather, lavender and patchouli.

Pepper appears in 4,049 perfumes in the Fisfis catalogue and is used mostly as a heart note.

Popular perfumes with Pepper

• Goutal Sables (1985)
• Salvatore Ferragamo pour Femme (1998)
• O Boticário Quasar Brave O Boticário (2019)
• Rochas Absolu (2002)
• Ralph Lauren Polo Double Black (2006)
• Jovan Musk (1973)
• Oriza L. Legrand Relique D'Amour Oriza L. Legrand (1900)
• Caron Parfum Sacre (1990)
• Khadlaj Perfumes Shiyaaka (2019)
• Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb Metallic Musk Viktor&Rolf (2025)
• Oriflame Paradise (2011)
• Carner Barcelona D600 (2010)
• Clean Warm Cotton [Reserve Blend] (2016)
• Yves Saint Laurent Y Eau Fraiche (2020)
• Mancera Vetiver Sensuel (2020)
• Serge Lutens Le Participe Passé (2018)
• Serge Lutens Vitriol d’œillet (2011)
• Etat Libre D' Orange Rossy de Palma Eau de Protection Etat Libre d'Orange (2009)
• Givenchy Hot Couture Collection No.1 (2000)
• Diptyque Ofresia Eau de Toilette (1999)
• Cartier Santos de (1981)
• Lanvin L'Homme Sport (2009)
• Jil Sander Sander (2000)
• Serge Lutens L'Eau Froide (2011)

Notes most often paired with Pepper

• Musk
• Bergamot
• Amber
• Patchouli
• Sandalwood
• Cedar
• Vetiver
• Jasmine
• Vanilla
• Rose
• Mandarin Orange
• Cardamom