Poivre Piquant by L Artisan Parfumeur

milkyway

its brilliant! i really like it. maybe because it reminds me of only by givenchy, the scent i used to wear years ago..very pleasant and fresh perfume

Malegria

This one is so good it makes me tingle! Peppery, fun,luminous - and yet it makes you take it seriously. I was surprised to feel a suede note in it and in the end it reminded me of an improved, polished and primped Lacoste pour femme, that I also love dearly. The difference between the sharp, spicy opening and the sultry heart is startling - the perfume plays on my skin,throwing at be bits of pepper,drops of honey, a spray of juice, a touch of cashmere.
Radiating!

levissima

shikarniy i nenavyazchiviy perchik!!!!!! parfumka ne vse vremena....

yvashche

One of the most original perfumes ever. I love the pepper smell, you can't find this kind of soft/sweet pepper anywhere. I bought the set with the Poivre, Piment and Safran. Poivre is the best of all, Piment is second, Safran is not worth it.

Mitsouko

Maybe Poivre Piquant is not great smell , is not rich, but I very like it. When I want to smell natural, however, a bit spicy, I wear Poivre Puiquant. I like somewhat sharp, pepper smell of skin people, as my natural skin smell tender, I change it, scenting this pepper in parfum - simply and sophisticated ( pepper, milk, honey ) . Really Poivre Piquant is adorable and long lasting.

lilinah

I bought the trio set, Les Epices de la Passion, and i love the hot-pepper scent of Piment Brulant and saffron and rose of Safran Troublant.

But Poivre Piquant did little for me. I tried it a time or two, but it didn't have much scent. I began to fear i was anosmic. It was very faint and gentle, and i began sleeping in it.

I've read that L'Artisan Parfumeur encourages layering their scents, so yesterday i made an experiment. I sprayed on Piment Brulant, then Poivre Piquant. And i could smell a difference. The sharp citrusy note i'm not fond of at the top of PB was gone, and the whole thing was softened, gentled, rounded, by the milk and honey notes in PP.

It was a very successful experiment and now i appreciate PP more. Now i'll have to try it with Safran Troublant and see what happens. I may even try it with some other perfumes i have!

I realize that perfumes contain more fragrance ingredients than those listed. In this case, the L'A P site lists ingredients as pink peppercorn, white pepper, milk, honey

tessture

Spicy paprika-like pepper and warm, spicy woods. Almost an incense in it's dryness and non-foody quality. I do wish I'd gotten the milk and honey notes flannelman reports, as that sounds lovely as a counterpoint to the hot woods, but what I do get is still very enjoyable. It is definitely not a 'here I am' screamer, though. This hot spicy wood stays very close to the skin and people will have to be in your personal space to smell it. Which makes it more sexy, in my opinion; Body heat and this scent...hot indeed.

flannelman

A very warm, interesting, unusual fragrance with a somewhat misleading name.

There is pepper, of course. White pepper. But it's definitely not "piquant", and for most of the (very short) longevity of the scent, it seems to only play a supporting role. The pepper is most noticeable in the very early top notes (together with an elusive note that reminds me of thyme, but not quite) and at this stage it really is very good indeed.

It is however quickly taken over by a soft, silky, milk and honey accord. The honey is just right: light and not too sweet. The milk seems to be mixed with spices, and at some times I was reminded of Chai.

The spices and pepper (when they emerge, from time to time) play hide and seek with the milk and honey and I find this to be very pleasantly orchestrated.

If only Poivre Piquant had a bit more longevity and sillage! It's gone way too quickly to be fully appreciated; that's a shame because it will stop many (including myself) from getting a full bottle.

Not a fragrance to wear when you want to be noticed, but great to relax at home on a freezing winter day...