Lorenzo Villoresi

Piper Nigrum

Oriental Spicy · 2000 · Lorenzo Villoresi

Black pepperRoseJasmineWoods

Notes carried over from an earlier source and not independently checked.

Reported longevity: Moderate
Reported sillage: Moderate
Typical occasion: Casual, Evening
Typical season: Autumn / Winter

These describe how the fragrance is generally reported to behave. Skin chemistry, weather and how much you apply all change it, so your own experience may differ.

Modelled profile

Cracked black pepper leads, sharp and dry, softened by rose and jasmine over a quiet wood base. Spare and a little austere, it lets the pepper set the tone.

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How Piper Nigrum smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Piper Nigrum keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere, and sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber.

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Warmthtemperate0.54

Piper Nigrum sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber. That is 62nd percentile for warmth across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projectionmid-range0.41

Piper Nigrum sits mid-range on projection. That is 15th percentile for projection across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Riskmid-range0.37

Piper Nigrum sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available.

Texturebalanced0.45

Piper Nigrum carries some body without feeling heavy. That is 42nd percentile for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.20

Piper Nigrum keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 14th percentile for sweetness across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.

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