White pepper in perfume smells dry, warm and gently spicy, rounder and less sharp than black pepper. 160+ perfumes on Scendira list white pepper as a note, and prices run from about $10 to $541.
How White Pepper Differs From Black
White pepper comes from the same plant as black pepper, with the dark outer skin of the berry removed before drying. The result is a drier, more earthy and slightly musty heat. Perfumers use it in the top and heart.
Perfumes people discuss in the communities Scendira tracks include Louis Vuitton Ambre Levant, La Perla La Mia Perla and Tom Ford Rose de Russie. La Perla La Mia Perla and Tom Ford Rose de Russie list white pepper at the top, and Ambre Levant lists it in the heart beside incense.
Suits: People who like dry, rounded spice. Skip if: you want sharp, hot spice.
White Pepper sits inside the spicy perfumes family, and black pepper perfumes or pink pepper perfumes are close relatives.
