100 community ratings

Vanilla Black Pepper

Name: Vanilla Black Pepper
Brand: Bohoboco

2016UnisexModern

Votes lean feminine

7.6/ 10

Community score
100 ratings

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Bohoboco Vanilla Black Pepper is a sweet, spicy floral that sets the softness of vanilla against the warm bite of black pepper, and it is worn as a unisex scent.

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Skunky's take: When coat weather arrives, this bottle comes off the shelf.

How does it perform?

From 84 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.2 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.7 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.3 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

6.5 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

79% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Fireweed

Orange blossom

Heart notesfirst few hours

Rose

Olibanum wood

Heliotrope

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Vanilla Cedarwood White musk Black pepper

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Powdery
Creamy
Smoky

What does Vanilla Black Pepper smell like?

It opens with fireweed and orange blossom, then moves into a powdery, faintly smoky heart of rose, olibanum wood and heliotrope. The base holds vanilla, cedarwood, white musk and black pepper, where a creamy sweetness meets spice on a woody ground.

Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate. Most voters pick fall, winter and spring, while summer lags well behind. It leans towards leisure and evening wear, though business and daily use also get votes. Feminine and masculine votes run close, so it sits in between. Parfums de Marly Athalia and Kenzo Cèdre Secret have a close profile.