Serge Lutens Poivre Noir Eau de Parfum

Black Pepper - a minimalist scent, straightforward, angular, and uncompromising. Absolutely pure, it reflects the style and character of its creator. Undoubtedly, this is a perfume for those who lead others, not for those who follow!

At the very heart of this spicy and strict unisex composition is black pepper. A hot and invigorating note, ephemeral and earthy-spicy, obtained through steam distillation from the berries of the piper negrum plant, often used as a bright accent in fragrances. This evergreen vine from the pepper family originates from Southwest India, where it was cultivated for its fruits.

Slowly but surely, black pepper conquered other corners of the world; and today there are its plantations everywhere.

Literally everywhere, from Brazil and Madagascar to Malaysia, Cambodia, and Indonesia. Surprisingly, black pepper, green pepper, and white pepper are the fruits of the same plant, differing only in processing. To obtain black pepper, berries are harvested just before they ripen.

Then they are dried in the sun, resulting in fermentation, and molecules of limonene, pinenes, creosols (which give its aroma a phenolic, pharmaceutical aspect), and linalool, as well as a sweetish heliotropin, form in the pepper.