Piment Brulant L'Artisan Parfumeur for women and men

Piment Brulant L'Artisan Parfumeur for women and men

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warm spicy
cacao
sweet
fresh

Perfume rating 3.81 out of 5 with 785 votes

Piment Brulant by L'Artisan Parfumeur is a Amber Spicy fragrance for women and men. Piment Brulant was launched in 2002. The nose behind this fragrance is Bertrand Duchaufour.

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Pros

Pros

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Unique and spicy scent
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Reminiscent of gardening and fresh produce
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Great for spring and summer
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Great for those who love scented plants and flowers
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Long-lasting fragrance
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Not typically perfumey
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Good for both masculine and feminine genders
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Red pepper, vanilla, and fresh notes blend well
Cons

Cons

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May not be suitable for those who prefer sweet gourmand fragrances
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May not be suitable for safe blind buys as it is not a typical oriental fragrance
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May not be suitable for those who dislike green or fresh scents
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Not everyone can detect the chocolate and vanilla notes
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Discontinued by the manufacturer
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May not be suitable for those who dislike spicy scents
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Might have a bell pepper vibe that some people dislike or find boring
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Some may find it too green and vegetal

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Fragrance Notes


Chili Pepper
Dark Chocolate
Poppy
Cacao
Clove
Cinnamon
Vanilla
Amber
Musk

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NATOKI

I’m selling my bottle

Subtleglow

If you’ve ever smelled honeysuckle on the vine in the garden, you’ll recognize it in this scent. The notes don’t add up to it at all, but I will absolutely die on this hill! Lovely fragrance and my very first niche perfume ever, many moons ago!

ava96

This smells like pepper chutney and that's not what I am about in my perfume game :D

OTA Mom

As a conceptual fragrance, this one hits the mark. Somewhere between a red bell and chili pepper for me, not too spicy or nose tingling. An easy-going, warm and gourmand scent.

Frangipanilove

This is an odd one on me. It smells like crushed fresh green peppers on top of a slightly sweet, vanillary base. Very fresh, herbal, as in kitchen herbs top layer. I cannot detect the cacao and the other spices are barely noticeable. It takes about 6h before the top calms down and a touch of cacao emerges. Its perhaps too cold a weather to really get this one to come out of its shell - I shall continue exploring. But definitely out of the norm which is always a plus.

Fragaddict123

For those that never hunted discontinued fragrances I’m here to tell you that 70% of scents that got a pulled off are lost cause and could be a big disappointment and I say this out of experience
I’ve been interested in the brand lately and in my part of the world this house is very hard to find there is no trace whatsoever except a couple of bottles in the grey market
When I saw it online I was skeptical I mean chilly peppers how accurate can the note be
After searching I found out the perfumer and I trust his work
Had to blind buy a bottle and I was fascinated
This scent is heaven to spicy scents lovers
The interpretation of the pepper is perfect
Which stays in the majority of the scents life cycle
in the depth of it you can feel a hint of sweetness very little it might be untraceable
Which is linked with some kind of butteriness that is rare to smell as well
This one is an original gourmand a perfect piece of art that was neglected by the consumers to buy something less challenging like sauvage
if you like spicy scents give it a try if you can find it
It’s a work of art in a time where mainstream is the dream
Performance was above average projection is good

rinma

Fresh, peppery, spicy, uplifting, original perfume, with a bit of sweetness in the background. Unfortunately it is discontinued.

L8eenL8

This chili-centered scent needs a bit of sweetness, in my opinion. As an avid spicy food champion, what I've always loved about any type of chili is the combination of spicy, fresh, and gingerly sweet notes. This specific aroma made me pursue the perfect hot pepper fragrance for years.
I can appreciate the beauty of Piment Brulant, but it just doesn't strike me as likable or personable. It seems not to tell the story of its notes as soulfully as I wished.
Happy and contented with my 5ml decant, but even twice as happy that it didn't turn out to be yet another discontinued fragrance from L'artisan parfumeur that I passionately hunt down for thrice the price. My bank account is relieved.
EDIT: Nevermind, I’ll be buying a full bottle. Turns out in this case less is more and somehow I was happy to feel the scent on me all throughout the day.

MichelleAA

It starts off very green - like bell pepper and I thought I wasn't going to like it. But oh, what a transformation! It's like the chili ripened right under my nose. Red chili and dark chocolate mix luxuriously. Beautiful, beautiful pairing. There's the slightest smokey streak. After hours, it was still there, warm, spicy, comforting. I wouldn't call this a gourmand, it's not sweet and the vanilla never takes center stage. I would call it perfect, though. I am in love with this fragrance. Nothing but compliments and requests to sniff.

The chili gives it a heat that I usually get with patchouli. But it's not cloying and doesnt overpower the more subtle notes like patchouli will do. It's crisp and warm and plays nice with everything. I highly recommend this.

Wizowd

The opening is like a dewy, whole chili pepper, perhaps hanging right on the plant. It seems at first more like a green pepper, but it becomes like a bouquet of red green and yellow capsicum. This isn’t so much the broken flesh of the pepper- I feel myself smelling my wrist the way I try to drag out the fresh scent of a pepper from its surface. It is understated. It isn’t a burning spice, but a living, almost tomato-vine like fresh warmth.

As it dries down this scent reminds me of a late summer afternoon, with the sunlight hitting tomatoes and peppers sitting fresh in the kitchen bowl. This scent has such poetry, it is something so inviting, and expertly captures a pure fresh chili scent profile that could be taken for granted in its subtlety.

It dissipates quickly and does not last on my skin for longer than an hour but my skin seems to eat up scents. Regardless of performance this is such a worthy olfactory experience and i believe this will conjure up some fond memories.

I would wear this to add a punch to a jaunt to the farmers market, or spray before bed or after a shower to be invigorated. This also could work as a great brunch or outdoor dinner scent with family or friends. However, it’s true power lies in a moment between just you and the aroma. I don’t think this meant to be powerhouse, rather a subtle poetically nuanced scent with the power to uplift.

iskander

This is unmistakably chili-centered, and yet it is by no means a gimmicky scent. In fact, it is utterly wearable and an instant mood lifter and very invigorating. I wear this often when I work from home and want to be productive, as to me its effect is very similar to that of a good cup of espresso. The chili used here is red, not green, and freshly harvested. You can in fact smell some dirt, some roots and an accord that smells like the plants that grew in its vicinity, like tomato leaf and basil. What an underrated classic!

akawanis

Big double-take on the Notes pyramid- Piment Brulant registers very differently on my skin. It's pleasant and I like it- it just doesn't smell like the suggested notes. This conjures fond memories of my Parents' house back in Japan. There's something very "Japanese" ambiance to me- namely Tatami mats. Looking back at my reviews, I'd mentioned Tatami mats 3 times: ELDO's Fat Electrician, Baraonda, and Io Non Ho Mani Che Mi Accarezzino il Volto.

I believe a certain combo of 1) Vetiver, 2) Sandalwood, and 3) "Woodsy notes" registers this way for me.

cumulnimbus

Piment brulant is a wonderful spring perfume for those of us who love gardening as much as we love perfumes. Or maybe we love perfumes because we first loved scented plants and flowers. Anyhow this perfume smells nothing like you would have expected reading the pyramid notes, not because It isn't a fair one but due to our own stereotyped expectations in relation to some notes. The notes are right but the way the are presented is an unexpected and unique one. Their way here makes me think of the pepper plant rather than the fruit itself. The chocolate, cacao, spices and the rest of the drydown notes are diluted by fresh clean rainwater. You can feel the humid leaves and the gratefull wet soil. Piment brulant is a perfume which to my heart seems to celebrate the renewed life cycle spring brings along. Helps me to pay careful attention to green life around me. A still today very modern scent that is already twenty years old. Happy birthday and thank you for the pleasures you provide me.

goosethe1st.1

This is easily one of my favorite purchases that I have ever made. It takes me back to my childhood somehow and makes me smile.

The chili is always present in the scent from start to finish. Its a kind of fleshy chili scent on top with a floral backbone and a very small hint of fresh cacao. I think like a Hispanic fresh foods mixed with my backyard garden that i grew up with as a kid, if that had a smell.

Not sweet and highly floral on my skin, but I don't care I love it none the less. Piment Brulant last a long time on me but the projection is very light, but that makes it good in just about any situation because it wont offend anyone.

I also have to note that I don't like fresh and light scents of the get go. It usually takes time for me to like them but I loved this from the day I got it.

gold cap here.

I'll look into the scents starsnek suggested because these chili scents seem to be up my ally and a nice change of pace from what I usually wear. Dame does have some good stuff like Mexican vanilla.

AlaskanAngel

It would be SO helpful if people would say if they are reviewing the black cap or gold cap bottles.

I have the gold, brand new in box, blind bought based on the notes, and all I get is a fresh chili pepper with a nondescript floral in the background. It's simple with no spice other than chili, no warmth, vanilla, or sweet notes at all!

I love Amour Nocturne and Deliria (all purchased from the same site) but this is very flat. Perfectly unisex, anyone can smell like veggies. Not offensive, just not much of anything! A true disappointment. The novelty of the fresh chili pepper note is the only thing keeping me from hating this completely.

What happened to all those missing notes? Is it too old? I'm so sad;(

UPDATE
12 hours later I still detect the note of fresh chili.

dajc26

Upgrading from like to love on this hot summer day where this unique chilli pepper really shines and refreshes. Update on the potency. 6 hours after spraying on my arms, my wife smelt her hands and trying to recall if she was cutting chilli while cooking, then we realized she was just holding my arm where I sprayed this fragrance 6 hours ago. That's strong chilli power.

Singabera

I don't get much pepper here, mostly powdery poppy (which is not unique and quite typical "poppy" fragrance you can find in cosmetics or other perfumes like Jo Malone) and dry green spicy notes, reminding me a bit of Etra and Dzongkha.
It's definitely a warm weather perfume for me, sits close to skin and not very long lasting.
I definitely expected more and glad I didn't blind buy a bottle.

robbiebgg

A most unusual fragrance and looking at the reviews below, appears it smells very different depending on who is wearing. For me I get a blast of chili peppers, not much else. Quite pleasant but probably not something you would wear on a date or in the office. I have the original version (gold top, red stripe) , but doesn’t last too long on me.

LisaLovesPerfume

Piment Brulant smells very green to me. I do not detect any chocolate. This is a spicy, green fragrance. It's very nice. But if you are expecting a copy of Mexican Cocoa, this is not it. Piment Brulant stands on it's own. It's not sweet. This would be a great fragrance for Spring and Summer.

ultrasilence

dark chocolate with red chilli pepper
it is very cozy, soft and warming scent. I'd say it is unique and would work well with other fragrances.

Michelle12345678

Pretty, green vegetal. Perfect for Valentine's Day with its red peppers. Reminds me of a Jo Malone, which is a compliment. It's fresh and natural smelling. The sweetness comes from the cut stems, not from vanilla, cacao, or amber. It's a light perfume and one that I only get about three hours of performance out of. Don't expect this to last all day. Great for Valentine's Day, springtime, and people who enjoy Jo Malone.

MademoiselleMaya

This is niche how it should be - imaginative, edgy, interesting concept that sparks imagination.
It is a summer-spring scent - clean and watery, light.
You can immediately detect the fresh peperoncino sitting on a cocoa pod, with supporting power of abstract poppy flower (straight from Flower by Kenzo minus the powder) and kept in check by warm musk and pale amber.
Very likeable, could be a cologne scent for both females and males.
I really like the drydown though: vanilla-amber-musk. It creates a warm and cozy aura that wakes me up the next morning (I often spray neck hairline too, so shower rarely affects it) and it means a Chanel-like longevity.
It also means that it is a perfect year-round scent, especially for people who like to have it clean and professional without being boring.

aspirina

The smell of a freshly sliced green pepper, with some musk and spices. I barely can get some vanilla and cinnamon in the drydown. No cacao on my skin. This is a very weak scent in terms of projection and longevity. It is a skin scent after a few minutes. I poured 2 mls on my skin, the whole vial. I guess this scent have some lovers out there but I find it difficult to understand. If a green pepper smell with poor projection is your thing, go for it! But..this is not for me.

NeckNibbler

Green pepper + Cayenne+ Chocolate.

You must ready for a ride with this scent. ...spray cautiously. The bite of this can be felt in the back of your throat and nose. Makes the nose tingle if not prepared. I hold my breath and spray the insides/outsides of my elbows generously and leave the room before inhaling. The green pepper spicy scent to me is very sensual and attention grabbing. Not for the floral or gourmand lover. If you enjoy or appreciate tomato leaf/ garden or spicy scents you will probably be drawn to this one. To me, this is easily fully bottle worthy but not necessarily a signature scent. it makes me smile. My nickname from a former lover was ...sriracha.......so...

Wish it lasted longer on my skin....I reapply when wearing

$kank$mell$

First off- this performs like an eau de cologne on me.
This reminds me a lot of Sarah Jessica Parker's 'Covet'. They both have that subtley sweet Dark Chocolate and greenness, but Piment Brulant is lighter, less sweet, and spicier obviously. They feel like they are in the same lineage.
Literally smells like freshly chopped red peppers and a bar of like an 80% cacao chocolate bar w a hint of clove. Amber , musk, vanilla, and cinnamon are nowhere to be found which would have added complexity and staying power....Very interesting frag and the red pepper note gives a teeny tingling sensation.
Ill be going in w extra sprays on this one. Maybe a really hot day will bring out those missing notes. I was really hoping for that Mexican Spiced Hot Chocolate vibe and sadly was let down but its a uniquely fresh frag in the end.

PaoloProfumo

New to the site and guess the best place to begin is with sharing my favourite scents. Piment Brulant? This is magical. I mean, for me, it is one of the most interesting and unusual scents I've experienced - love at first smell: vegetal, deep pepper, as when roasted, skin off and charred, the coco depth and spice of chilli had me rapt. After a couple of hours, the base notes kick in, mild vanilla, musk and poppy. That deep red piment note remains and this is a scent that you'll wake up with next morning still clinging to the wrist.
It's an earthy, rich and sexy gourmand

lilacteeth

Ingenious and so fresh! That bright, crisp, spicy red pepper with dark chocolate creates an almost savory umami essence and it's perfectly balanced with the warm hint of vanilla in the base. The poppy, floral essence shines throughout keeping it from becoming too foody. Brilliant!

I am experimenting with layering this one when I want to bring the caliente to my lighter, musky, florals!

Practical considerations: Sillage and longevity are fairly weak as with most ALP.

Mystinguette

Love this one! Reminds me just a little of DSH Piment et Chocolat. I love the Chili powder kick! Spicy, deep, rich, and warm. The chocolate sends it over the top in a good way. Considering when Piment Brulant was released, it was quite daring. Typical of L'Artisan. I've loved this for years and will continue to love it for many more. On the whole, L'Artisan frags don't have the greatest longevity, however, this one lasts on me for up to twelve hours. It becomes a skin scent after that. Love it, love it!

Lynda1722

Just notified that this was one of the fragrances L’Artisan is discontinuing, so I hurriedly bought another bottle. I have had this perfume for quite a few years, wear it a while, get tired of it, then start up again when the weather first turns chilly. I don’t get what so many regard as a bell pepper scent, since I abhor bell peppers. No, it’s a nice spicy chilie pepper or pink peppercorn with a dash of cocoa, dry but not powdery. Not exactly Gardeny, but not typically perfumey either. All I know is that I like it enough to grab a backup, which is something I almost never do. I wear almost exclusively gourmands, usually on the sweet or fruity side. Although PB is in no way sweet, it still flirts with being a gourmand, and is one exception I’m happy to have in my collection

Manuscoronum

Smells like green onions and freshly cut grass with rotting flowers. This fragrance is very waxy smelling and pungent to the point of disgust.

Not my thing, try again L'Artisan!

Nebby

After reading reviews I was expecting a 'greener' fragrance, and although the opening is indeed just like a freshly cut bell or chilli pepper, after some time I get an ongoing and quite deep 'red' spicy scent. Chilli pepper and cinnamon mostly, rounded with lower notes of the cacao and dark chocolate. I find these override the amber and vanilla which seem to play a supporting role rather than being detectable to my admittedly very novice nose. I really enjoy it. I love cooking and am always happy to smell gourmands, especially unusual (to me) ones like this.
I'm not bothered about projection, I wear scents for my enjoyment, but I'll report that this one certainly doesn't shout. Nor does it last all day/night. I've got a nice, well blended skin-scent now after a few hours of putting it on. I'd happily add a few more sprays next time.
I can't help re. comparing with Cassis en Feuille. But I did notice a similarity with the violet/violet leaf notes in DSquared He wood cologne which I've worn a few times lately.
Altogether a very nice fragrance from a house that seems to me adventurous and creative.

ramin1215

in Bed (Le Lit) by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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mortelle : christopher frank
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charcolatebar

All the references to tomato stem and tomato plant make me think of Miller Harris' Cassis en Feuille; does anyone know if they smell similar?

Elfriede

Opens with the rosey-crisp scent of a freshly cut red bell pepper. Drydown is subtly lovely, albeit a bit sweet for my taste, dominated by creamy poppy-chocolate-vanilla-amber, though the spices keep it from being cloying. The sweetness might be better on me in cooler weather. I'm impressed by the way these disparate notes come together.

AndySmellsGreat

Red Chlli Pepper - check.

Vanilla - check (a little)

Fresh - check

Unique - check

Anything else - meh

Awesome scent - I ummed and ahhed about blind buying this one for so long.

Finally took the plunge - not disappointed - exactly what I expected and classic L'Artisan. I find all the negative reviews here hard to fathom. Don't let people tell you it smells just like a garden or vegetables - whilst this may be the case it blends together to sit as a wearable perfume in its own right. I found when I suggested what it was or what the notes were people were then like - oh yeah - otherwise they thought it was just an awesome perfume!

I think most notes here are complimentary but to me it really does smell like Red Chillli and vanilla. Don't get the Cacao. Amazing how well this captures a fresh cut Chilli Pepper at first.

Awesome buy - for male (casual) or female (professional or casual - infact I think it is very sexy on a woman). Was a conversation starter at work (as was Comptoir Sud Pacifique Souffle Des Indes) - not that it will necessarily get you noticed but once my colleagues sampled it they were amazed such creations existed.

Another one for the niche shelf for when I need a change of pace.

vimmel

This fragrance is rather linear in a sense that I can only smell green peppers and no other notes. It smells like the inside of the pepper where all the seeds are. On the other hand it also smells humid and green (not at all bright green) and it reminds me of my fathers greenhouse where he grew tomatoes, purple grapes and cucumbers. It has a similar musty, stuffy green scent found in greenhouses.

I enjoy this scent but it's so linear it would be boring to wear it an entire day. Therefore I am combining with other fragrances.
Zadig & Voltaires This is her on top of Piment Brulant creates a "wild blackberry in a mossy forest" scent.

weegee

Piment Brulant lets me think I'm still a gardener. Haven't worked the soil for several years but still avidly peruse the seed catalogs every winter and stroll through the garden centers each spring. In my mind I'm growing several varieties of tomatoes and peppers which end up in glorious salads and delicious grilled summer meals.

Piment Brulant is going outside to the garden early in the morning with a cup of coffee in hand and bending to pick the weeds that have popped up overnight. It's crushing the leaves of pepper and tomato between my fingers and inhaling the aromas of spring, summer, salad and the gods and goddesses of plenty.

Don't expect "perfume" or you'll be disappointed, as many reviewers state they have been. Expect the fragrance of a sunny roadside market stall filled with the ripe goodness of a vegetable garden well-nurtured and Mother Nature's promise of colorful, tasty and nutritious salads enjoyed outdoors with loving friends and family.

To my nose and to coworkers sniffing Piment Brulant on me, there's absolutely no chocolate, no cinnamon, no clove...nothing shown in the pyramid above but peppers. Chile peppers, green bell peppers, ripe red bell peppers, and a background scent of tomato. More like a Demeter experience than a L'Artisan creation, but a lovely surprise nonetheless.

I love Piment Brulant and someday I will once again plant tomatoes and peppers.

Gileshowe

There is an unmistakabley vegetal vibe to this scent which certainly makes it stand out amongst other perfumes, but that is the not the strangest aspect of this fragrance for the truly distinguishing feature in this is its use of chilli pepper. When I apply this, I have an immediate and physical reaction - I sweat! My brow beads and I have the same reaction as if I had just snapped open a frightfully hot pepper, the seeds wriggling and writhing under my nose looking to create mischief. This is always such an unexpected note in perfumery, and here it is blended with cocoa drawing to mind the mexican hot chocolate recipes of antiquity. There is a tomato leaf or other green-stem note that with the capsicim peppers creates the predominant vegetal vibe. This makes it appear very fresh, ideal for the springtime and bright brisk early summer days when the sun shines but the air is still crisp. My personal taste is not for gourmand or bright or sweet or vegetal scents so this is something I wear so infreuqently, but I can see how this perfume would exhalt someone whose friends describe them as a ray of sunshine, someone youthful and vibrant who uplifts those around them but who is too enigmatic to smell how anyone else around them might.

TessiiDob

Well, this one has me stumped. This was a free sample with purchase, one I requested specifically for its notes as I have a thing for chocolate scents. All I can say is that if I’d purchased a full bottle based on the notes, I’d be feeling pretty ripped off right about now, and pretty damn angry. I don’t get any chocolate or vanilla or amber or musk. There’s a weird, sharp note, like a crushed tomato plant stem. I get a bit of the chili pepper with a faint hint of a (very old) cinnamon stick and some dusty old cloves – ones that have escaped from the packet and have been sitting in the bottom of the spice rack forever – and that’s it. And after a couple of minutes, the scent is completely gone. I’ve re-applied three times, thinking maybe it was just weak and I needed to put on a bit more, but nope. I’d love to see what this is like on someone else, but on me, it’s just, well, nothing. I can’t even smell enough in this to make a call as to whether I like it or not – there’s just nothing there. Thinking it was maybe my skin chemistry, I asked my husband to try this one, and he could barely smell anything either, so maybe it is simply a bad sample. It’s a shame, because the notes in this all look so good. Definitely try before you buy. If I get the chance to try another sample and it’s different, I’ll update my review.

Cherry_Darling

Definitely feel the chilli pepper bell pepper, and nice amber and chocolate (I can't smell cinnamon) and at first it's uniqueness was attractive. I will not however be buying a bottle either as it does have that fresh veg bell pepper note that just doesn't gel with every day wear, an interesting scent but again not something you want to smell like generally.

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Sheza

I definately get the chili pepper/ bell pepper vibe. I made the mistake of spraying twice and im tasting this! Tickles the nose too! I get a hint of cinammon but i dont get any of the cocoa. As some have mentioned it does have a green vegetal vibe and not really a rich spicy as is typical for orientals. Interesting concept but i dont really want to smell like ive been chopping veg so i will pass! Thanks planet x for the generous sample though x

miss mills

Oh I love this! Just trying my first sniff of this now on my arm. The opening is capsicum, so fresh and sweet! Vanilla, chocolate, chilli and poppy combining to make this scent uplifting, fresh and romantic. Beautiful! Will add more when it settles. I think you have to love capsicum to love this.

Betsywoolbright

This is an odd fragrance. Spicy and vegetal at the beginning. Not too pleasant. Awful-smelling on paper. But it warms on my skin, and the drydown smells amazingly like Dzongkha's drydown. Not identical, mind you. But FAR more than one would have predicted, given the listed notes, and the lack of similarly between them.

Blowfishes

Piment Brûlant Review

Starts with a traffic light set of bell peppers - think green, then progressively getting sweeter through yellow then red. This lasts for the first 30 minutes as we start picking up slight amber and clove layered over a thicker poppy scent. I get no development into cacao or cinnamon, and the dry down of vanilla and chili pepper warmth kind of seems out of place, though far from unpleasant. This certainly is a different 'chili' take than Thierry Mugler created.

Over all, certainly a unique fragrance with solid longevity and average silage. I would say this wasn't for the younger generation, as you need to have lots of confidence to wear this. I would also recommend this for cooler times in the year.

Scent: 6/10
Projection: 7/10
Longevity: 7/10
Gender: unisex
Season: Spring/Autumn

florapudelkova

It is spicey and it is sweet, but it's lightspeed-fading and it doesn’t show any depth to me, it seems quite uninteresting encounter despite the fact that the perfume has all the ingresients I like. It’s flat on me. It leaves no trace on my skin. A very disappointing frangrance.

waruna gomis

This is a Red Hot Chilli Pepper. The 'Heat' sensation is coming from the chilli seeds, I know this because In Sri Lanka, we are all chili dogs.
It just overshadows and clouds all other layers behind it.there are many sensual notes in the background but the chilli note doesn't allow me to peek into the rest.

For me it is a perfume to make someone in my homeland laugh and make fun at me for paying a price to buy a red chilli.
But I do appreciate the sense and aesthete of the designer's thinking.

Houdini4

Opens with a lushious, sharp, green texture which is fresh and definitely smells of poppy, a floral smell I'm actually familiar with. It's not particularly pleasant or sweet but very naturally, sappy and slightly metallic I also detect a hint of resin in here perhaps galbanum seeing as it's a lasting fresh, greenness. Throughout Piment Brulant there's a strength from that pimento at the back, peppered heat in all its glory and a definite hint of that earthy, bitter-sweet Cocoa which works as perfectly in this perfume as it does in a chocolate & chili dessert.
As it dries down this becomes stronger and more and more what the fragrance is all about, really feels like it might burn your nose if you sniff it for too long. I think the desired effect is similar to others from this perfumer, a real challenge to the senses, coupled with something I actually enjoy wearing, like Timbuktu. I think Bertrand Duchaufour great and although this isn't my favourite of his work I can't help but appreciate the craft. I think if you like green openings coupled with very spicy drydowns but at the same time quite weak, translucent, skin scents....then I'd recommend this one. Not a big projector and with average lasting power Piment Brulent was an enjoyable fragrance for me.

peter.frost

I love this perfume. It is green but not like a garden. It is fresh but not like calligna. It has a sweetness but not vanilla like everyone says . More like a touch of iris to balance. It is extremely wearable, unusual and long lasting. I love l artisan and it's one of the best though nothing compares to passage d'enfer . I wear it often, it's easy to wear to work as it is to a night out. You couldn't not Like it .... Unusual but clean and gorgeous.

newinhk

I get some cinnamon in the opening but the amber is there from the beginning to the end. I love the drydown with amber and pepper. Never imagined pepper could smell so good in a scent. Very comforting but in an original way.

IntercessionemArchangeli

Very similar to Pacifica's Mexican Cocoa without the richness and depth--Piment Brulant is a thin, transparent, unsatisfying scent. An interesting concept, but if you are attracted to it, Pacifica does it better at a fraction of the cost.

Peachysugarbuns

Curiously enough, typical base notes (vanilla, musk, amber) present themselves in the opening of Piment Brulant, then fade away to reveal the scent of chili powder. It's a "Benjamin Buttons" fragrance, aging in reverse.

That being said, I wish the opening lasted! The cinnamon-spice and warm sweetness coupled with peppery heat is uniquely "foody" while also feeling wearable. (I never perceived any chocolate or clove during the brisk open-to-drydown process of Piment Brulant.) The drydown smells like the taste of paprika powder and cayenne powder mixed; grainy and ground - one powder maintaining a red color and one powder adding heat. It has zero sweetness or depth.

I am going to try and layer something chocolately over this (or maybe a linear caramel scent) to see what happens. I can't wear Piment Brulant alone - I feel like I've spilled Taco Bell fire sauce on my shirt...which is a normal occurrence in my life, but I don't want to smell like that on purpose.

REMY-DIAMONDS

One of the worst I've tried in the l artisan parfumeur range!! Yuk and disgusting!! It's like someone has splashed you with a chilli sauce bottle of encona!! It just smells of smoked paprika, I'm not getting any other notes!! Defiantly one to avoid!! Horrible!!!!!

glitterlust

This was a blind buy and it worked out really well. Ultimately this is a green floral not very oriental spicy to my nose.

The notes are misleading and when I read it smelled like a bell pepper I was a little worried. To me it has a tart green juicy fruit note similar to Duchaufour's CDG Rhubarb. In this case it is tempered with a tangy tomato leaf to creates the 'pepper' note.

The cocoa is strong in the opening to provide a sweetbitter dry backdrop but this fades more over time. I can't determine the floral notes as poppy isn't much of a floral note but there's something hot pink about this. The base is light, slightly dusty with clove and transparent amber.

It doesn't come on strong but I could smell on my clothes the next day and definitely wanted more.

carlosrafael

This one reminds me of the movie Chocolat. It smells like I imagine that hot Mexican chocolate with a pinch of hot pepper that was served to the grumpy lady. There is indeed a version of hot chocolate served in parts of Mexico made of bitter dark chocolate and chile (dry and ground chile, of various types). PB smells like that but also with some additional spices in it. Me like it.

Allen-at-home

Just because “cocoa” and “vanilla” are listed in the fragrance description doesn’t mean Piment Brulant is a sweet fragrance; there’s nothing sweet about it! In fact, I can’t smell any cocoa or chocolate OR vanilla. Not one ounce of sugary sweetness here, just a vegetable garden… FRESH vegetables. Fresh, but not in a soapy or “aqua” way. I know it has clove in it, but the clove note is so well-blended that it isn’t noticeable. Overall, a somewhat unique, although somewhat familiar, fragrance. Whatever their original intention, I give L’Artisan a Thumbs Up for duplicating the smell of a farmers market, and converting it into a surprisingly wearable fragrance.
UPDATE: After wearing it again, and again, and again, as someone else said, it really doesn't have any depth. Overall, not really wearable, in my opinion.

Chicago Tony T

Poppy and pepper. I wished the other sweet/gourmand notes stuck out but they really don't. This leans towards being more feminine than anything. This is not a safe blind buy as I now know. Judging by the pyramid it could have been a masterpiece but it falls into the dislike category for myself.

blue_belle

This one is pretty strange. I tried it because of the note tree, hoping for something like a spicy bitter chocolate scent or even a sweet spicy type, but this is just pepper all the way through. My parents both call this bell pepper but I would describe this more as a hot pepper, freshly cut and then applied directly to the wrist. The smell is so true I was actually surprised it didn't burn!

I'm used to my skin pulling out sweet notes in perfume but I get no chocolate, vanilla, or amber from this. I don't even smell cinnamon. It's completely one-note on me, and as such it's not one I'd wear again. I certainly can't say it's boring, but I hoped for the pepper to be a part of the whole instead of the entire scent.

evilarchitect

Raspberry cacao and tomato stems. It doesn't sound like it'd work, but I'm really liking this fragrance, it feels much more wearable to me than some of my other L'Artisans. For some reason this perfume feels powdery to me, as though every time I put my nose to my wrist I'm sniffing cacao powder. I don't get the pepper reference, and I cook with peppers from time to time.

Very interesting combination of bright green notes and dusty undertones. I keep wanting to reapply.

scentsuelle

This smelled exactly like what I was looking for on the tester strip, finally, I thought, an put it on my skin. And somehow it never got there. Seriously, you can detect a "something" but you can't smell it at all. Such a shame.

On the strip it's warm, spicy, peppery, something that I imagine must really develop on skin, into something comforting without being sickly sweet.

Carestinus

Piment brulant wasn't on my wishlist at all... after having tried Poivre piquant I felt pretty bored to go for another in the same series.

So I just got here by chance as a friend blindbought it and wanted to immediately get rid of it. He was disgusted. In my case, I was instantly charmed! Not as in : wow, beautiful! but more in a different sort of feeling... I felt demanded.

On the one hand, the strong smell of hot chili pepper after you open one with a knife and take your nose very close to the vegetable... that exact feeling is what is offered here. Does it sound a bit too plain? too weird? well... it does indeed but I still can't believe how l'Artisan managed to give it a very exotic, wearable and somehow sexy edge. Think of the chili in Dzongkha but without the metal part or the incense. They're twin scents to me... this is much simpler and less spectacular but still manages to outstand marvellosly. I can't sense the chocolate at all I'm afraid...

On the other hand let me add I've been stopped by several people to ask what I'm wearing. No one said chili pepper or anything close... they mentioned "flowers", "wilderness" and "uniqueness". When I told them the piment part they all went: ohhhh true!!! So I suggest you try this without thinking of smelling like food since most people have a different take on smells according to where they get them from. I'm sure many women and men could stand out using this as a signature without a single person recognizing the obvious chili pepper... The same happens in Padparadscha where the chili is very strong. It simply gives you an alluring extra touch.

Still... not the easiest scent to go around with... needs a try before buy. If you get stressed with weird scents, don't even spray. As for me: a great new addition! It lasts for ever and ever and works better in early spring and autumn... could be too much in summer and too faint in cold cold winter.

ultracat

This starts off with a huge pop of raspberry-chocolate-something that I found gratingly tangy - enough that I wondered if this would be the first L'Artisan scent I scrubbed off my arm. Gave it some time, and it mellowed into a clovey peppery odor with the teeniest whiff of chocolate. Not a bad scent at all - kind of interesting and complex - but not how I personally want to smell.

christianne1

Okay, I'm going to be honest here. The notes listed are SERIOUSLY misleading and if someone purchased this based on the notes listed in the description I am certain it would leave them with an industrial sized WTF. This does NOT smell like hardly anything listed. It smells like vegetation. Specifically, the cutting board where you have been cutting up a variety of multi colored peppers. Once it settles down it warms up a TAD and I detect a TINY, minuscule amount of chocolate and a itty bitty smidge of vanilla. But seriously....cinnamon?? Really?? Chocolate?? It smells like a vegetable garden. Like if you are watering a vegetable garden of mixed veggies and get a light whiff of veggies and vines. I was doing just that this morning and I swear the bed should have a L'Artisan sign on it because this is exactly what I was smelling. And it is just a VERY faint smell. I mean, this is like an eau fraiche.

I love L'Artisan. I own 20 full bottles and have owned more in the past. But I just got this and Poivre Piquant and both leave me puzzled. I love pepper....its not that...I just don't get either one really. Neither do I get the plastic caps they are using now (I want my heavy gold cap!) I know scent is different for everyone and I wish I was getting what other people are getting because I HATE saying anything negative about L'Artisan. I feel blasphemous because they are a near holy figure to me.

StellaDiverFlynn

while checking the notes listed in Piment Brûlant, the savoury dark chocolate spiced up by chili pepper immediately pops into my head. Unfortunately, on me the chocolate never manages to peep out. Upon application, it smells spicy, green and crisp, like many have pointed out, the freshly cut green bell pepper. I can hardly get other notes suggested. After about 4 hours, it evolves towards red chili pepper but overall it remains the same cold spicy tone which is a similar ambiance that I got from Un Jardin après la Mousson.

The sillage is close to skin. The longevity is at least 6 hours. A very interesting olfactory exprience though not exactly what I expected. It's actually a versatile fragrance, fresh enough for summer, spicy enough for winter. However, it lacks something sensual to evoke a 'love' for the scent itself. I'd love to get a small bottle for my collection, but a 100ml bottle just seems an eternity to me.

PricklyAndHot

This fragrance really smells hot pepper! Even too natural:) I wouldn't like to smell this way. But if you're hot pepper lover - it's for you.

spoombung

This must surely be one of the most underrated perfumes of all due to it's uniqueness. I can't think of anything else like it; an incredibly uplifting, mouth-watering, unisex, zesty mix of fresh bell peppers and soft musk.

It lasts nearly all day (quite incredible for a citrus perfume). I can't smell anything like chocolate in it, as other people have claimed.

Give it a try if you're looking for something light and bright with a different character to the usual floral/vanilla/fruity formula. I think it's spectacularly good.

sunnyinphilly

Ugh, I definetely don't like this. All I can smell is the pepper...

lara0905

Paprika passion.

Piment Brulant is an interesting discovery for me. Not because I've never heard about the actual paprika-chocolate combo,but because for me this was the very first encounter with paprika note used in perfume.This is the reason why I gave a try to this scent,because I thought: if the pairing of chocolat-chilli culinary works together-forming a piquant taste,then perhaps should work well for the olfactory world as well?.:)

Piment Brulant is a special fragrance.To me evokes sweet memories about Hungary, where I was born. Paprika and chilli is one of the famous product of my country, the hungarians very proud of the hungarian paprika.
The initial blast of this perfume on me the exact smell of the freshly cutted green chilli paprika with its characteric features. Green, slightly bitter and vegetal smell with almost nose-tingling effect.Under this crisp and fresh flavor I can smell pale flowers in the background with hardly sweet cocoa and slightly noticable raspberry note. Warm and spicy, piquant and really unique combination is this.The hot chilli is stays focus in the middle phase as well,rounded its edginess with sweet cocoa and vanilla.As the time goes by the scent getting deeper and warmer,amber and the poppy flower make the composition richer and thicker.The debut intensity turns into a sophisticated piquancy.The scent itself well-balanced,warm but fresh,spicy and savoury.If this fragrance was really inspired by the aztech's famous chocolate drink,I have to say Mr.Douchaufour perfectly image that.

Piment Brulant is special and undoubtedly unique fragrance.Strangely pleasant and pleasantly strange.Maybe a little astounding at the first moments but worth wait the outcome.

Perhaps Piment Brulant a little too gourmand for my taste, but I admit,I had a very pleasant experience with this scent. The strong presense of the chilli pepper is amazingly lift up the character of this fragrance, gives a sparkling and quirky edge to the perfume. I recommend to sampling this scent before buying but if You have a chance,really worth to give a try to this interesting perfume.

If you are looking for a new olfactory adveture, here you are: Piment Brulant is a perfect fragrance for the begin of exploring.;)

xabaras

This is actually one of the most surprising, interesting fragrances I ever had the chance to try. It really smells like when you slice open a chilli in the kitchen and the strong heat gets to your throat almost making you sneeze. And there is a sweetness with it which gives it balance. It is warm, warm... getting warmer. I actually feared it would start burning on the skin where I applied it. But it didn't. It also let through some undefined floral smell. I liked the experience, I don't know when I'm going to put it on, but I have it in my collection now and it is one of the most original fragrances I ever smelled.

LaSenorita

Wow, I decided not to read up on any reviews before trying this out, and I was shocked at the difference in what I smelled vs. what are the actual ingredients in this lovely concoction. From the top notes, I swore this was a zesty, clean, green, pepper-and-tomato scent with a hint of floral just beneath...I thought it would make a great day scent in the spring months, make the wearer feel energized and confident. Then later, it darkened...and thickened. Like a savory syrup, it became a spicy chili/chocolate confection - the zest is kept alive, but it takes a sexier turn...I can see why one of the earlier reviewers mentioned wearing this to parties! It still makes me think of warmer months, but it could definitely be worn more as a date night or evening-out perfume. I can't stop sniffing it. I'm not wholly convinced I need a full bottle, but a smaller decant seems like a great place to start. The tiny sample vial I have won't be nearly enough for me to continue this adventure!

daniela3

I like P.B., in spite of all the time, I took to make a proper decision about it . The green opening is what the majority and me get since the very beginning, but on my skin, also the double 'hot' effect of pimento is evident: spicy as it is on one side and warmy on the other: so a double sensation at the same time. The presence of chocolate - that on my skin is clearly detectable - helps to give a sense of unity to this fragrance, but I cannot distinguish any vanilla notes in change. I love most of B. D. creations, but I think that Piment Brulant is more an intention to investigate new paths in perfumery, than creating a 'beautiful' fragrance, easy to be appreciated (that's NOT a fault!) by everyone, therefore I would say this is an original frag, no matter if you like it or not, but probably 'difficult' to love (see above the majority of people voting). Whispering sillage but good persistence for being both an e.d.t. and a creation by l'Artisan P. as well. I believe that it could be really versatile concerning 'when to use it', according to my own experience, it is great with rainy, cold depressing weather......
It's a frag that seems - to me - so 'natural'.

erilika

Where is chocolate?? All I can smell is spice and green/flower. Instead of what i have imagined, PB as a fiery/dirty sweet/passionate lover; this is just a no fuss/clean/elegant longtime girlfriend.

A nice smell, but does not last long, good for office maybe. Not worth the price.

Tovah

It smells heavenly in the bottle - spicy chocolate. On my skin it smells like I've rubbed freshly cut green pepper juice all over me, and I don't enjoy the scent.

TakaBeata

Scent as at my mother-in-law in the greenhouse. The spicy paprika, the chocolate unfortunately does not appear at me.

Karuna

Piment Brulant is a transparent and very natural and clean scent. It's not thick- what is an advantage for me, because I do not like thick or viscous perfumes.
Piment B. opens with the really "vegetable garden" like notes of fresh, juicy and very aromatic peppers.
I sense also moist, cool and crumpled/macerated poppy petals and an intense smell of carnations, with their characteristic bitterness.
I have to admit that I don't "detect" the smell of the chocolate, rather powdery, bitter, raw cocoa, which pleasantly tickles the nose.
Although Piment Brulant remains on my skin for several hours, it does not smell distinctly ambery or musky. It's more like fine, "suede" sweetness in the base notes.

For me it is a beautiful, luminous, evocative and joyful fragrance, which despite its transparency has, on my skin, the amazing staying power.

grlnamedsue

I like scents that aren't the norm and stand out, although I can't say I'd wear it everyday. This one is one of those that need a confident person to wear who doesn't take #$*% from any one. I think I'd wear this one more around holidays such as thanksgiving or christmas. It's very very warm and spicy, although part of it's peppery side gives it a crispness like bell pepper, yet at the same time it's like cayenne. Amber and vanilla seem to give it's peppery-ness a softer more feminine side although I can't seem to get much of a hint for chocolate.

astrofluff

Yes, you will smell like hot peppers. Do I love it? Yes. I also don't get much chocolate in the scent, just the fresh, spicy smell of peppers. I'm a big fan of L'Artisan Parfumeur and this by-far is my favorite, but I like weird smells. Meh.

icansmell

My mum uses this perfume when she goes to parties and she smells really good. Party perfume for sure...

sherapop

Now that Iron chefs have opened the floodgates to culinary creativity, I'm willing to try just about anything. I was skeptical, but I tried Lindt dark chocolate studded with red chili peppers and discovered that it actually tastes quite good. Do the same notes mingle harmoniously in perfume? Bernard Duchaufour apparently set out to find out with L'Artisan Parfumeur PIMENT BRULANT.

Although I applaud the designer's daring, his willingness to risk ridicule for having produced a perfume which smells EXACTLY like salsa, I'm afraid my admiration does not extend so far as to be willing to wear such a scent. A strong green bell pepper note combines in this composition with red chili peppers and a slightly acidic quality to produce a fragrance empirically indistinguishable from, believe it or not: salsa.

This is *not* mole: I do not even pick up on the chocolate note. Nor do the cinnamon or vanilla break through the wall of chili as isolable notes. What we have here, in effect, is a rich, delicious, high-quality chili powder comprising many different spices ground together--including perhaps even poppy seeds--in liquid form.

Interesting, yes. Perhaps wearable, in theory, as a novelty fragrance. FB-worthy? Don't think so. Désolée.

celina

This recipe sounds intriguing and tempting.
I love it in chocolate and hot coco. I had to try it in a perfume as well. And I started with a whole bottle. It was exciting for few days but it took a while to use all of it.

It is from the same family with Safran Troublant and Poivre Piquant. For my nose this is green pimento. It doesn’t have the aroma and richness of the well-ripped red fruit. I doubt they would use the fruits anyway. The oil would be very spicy on the skin. Most probably this is an extract from the plant (leaves and stems).

It starts very green and reminds me of the plant’s leaves. The amber brings balance and depth. After 30 min there is a dark and light smoky tone coming in: dark chocolate. Not the gourmand sweet chocolate, just the raw dark coco. Really nice note.
Vanilla starts strong and candy sweet. Poor choice. It doesn’t balance the green pimento stems at all.
No surprise thou, I can't imagine any thick green tones working well with candy sweet vanilla. Maybe sandalwood?

However after 30 min these note becomes subtler. I would say this is the best part. Together with the dry down. At least 6 hours long lasting.

I don’t feel any cinnamon. Luckyscent shows cloves and I can feel that, very subtle enhancing the dark chocolate.
The musk comes in after one hour or so.

Overall, it is a unique and interesting fragrance, probably not a must have but definitely a must try.

7.8/10

sfonativeboy

What a disappointment!!!!
...I get no chocolate whatsoever.!!!!
The Vanilla and Cocoa mentioned in what would be an "Aztec Love Potion" sounds great,don't they"
Well those notes are undetectable to me.
...I get Fresh Green Bell Peppers with what might be more green notes of Tomato.
It did settle into a
Red Bell Pepper / Spicy Red Chile combo...
that since I have been inhaling in
at my wrist ....
so desperately... I now can taste...!

I just don't do Fresh Green scents .. they turn on me and my nose finds it appalling.
It's Clean and Green...most assuredly different, but It's not for me.

jae

I've read reviews and have been led to believe that all L'Artisan Parfumeur fragrances are weak - too weak to justify the price. Well, maybe that's to be ignored. Today, I sampled Piment Brulant.
I get the chili, but it's not alone. No one around is going to sneeze or wonder if you just finished cooking a spicy dish. On my skin, I DO get a hint of chocolate, which I don't believe was put there to be noticed. IMO, its job is to make sure that the chili doesn't overpower everything else in the fragrance. I can tell that this one wears close, as far as the nose is concerned. But this follows you around and others would notice this on you long after you've dismissed it as having worn off too soon. This would have significant lasting power on fabric and it's unique enough to justify a 100ml-bottle purchase. Personally, I love it! This may very well become my 2nd niche fragrance.

UPDATE: it's 1:05 AM (4/29/2010)
Uhm, this is still on my arm.. It's wearing very close at this point, but I can still smell it. When I went out earlier, it kept following me and I could smell it all around me.. Poor lasting power? I think NOT... It's on my want list.....

UPDATE 2: (05/09/2010)
After testing this more and more, I've had a few swings on the pendulum about this one. Sometimes, it can last forever and sometimes it fades too soon for my taste. But I've finally figured out the magic formula for me... Spray this one on the garment(s) and use The Body Shop's Vanilla on my skin. Voila!!! All possible doubts have been permanently laid to rest.

Sissi

mmmmmmmm red chili peppers dipped in dark chocolate with red poppies makes me think of a Lasse Hallstrom film
Chocolat when Juliette Binoche's character Vianne Rocher sturring up
a repressed town with her scandalious
Chocholate reciepes she breaks convention like this perfume


or during the restoration period during the reign
of King Charles II when is was the end
of the Protectorate rule with all of it's austerity and repression.
the restorian brought freedom and prosperity with thearters with lavish
sets the courts of france and england
made of copious amount of silks from china spices from india Pompous men with long wig fashioned in curls
women in lavish costume full of regal
splender entertainment is a anything goes orgy full of actrobats dancers
Comic hariquinns and a endless line of
food from faraway lands imported from the new world indians with mohawk hair
presenting an unsual new delicesey
chocolate with red hot pepper inside
with creamy vanilla.

this is a not a conventional fragrance
if you what to think outside the box
of high fashion perfumes and the average
fragrance notes of florals fruits and musk in the bottle this is the perfume for you.

Zhara

Ian Anderson could easily compose a followup to his Habanero Reel with this one. Perhaps it'd be called the Piment Brulant Jig. A bright fragrance, a dancing fragrance. One I'd regulated to summer use only, but today is in the 30's and a spritz of this dazzler is just what's needed to combat the cold; not even a bit out of place with my suede and jamawar.

The pepper that is front and center here is not quite a bell - but it is spot on for the nearly inedible Aja Dulce - a pepper that looks just like a scotch bonnet, but is instead quite sweet, with zero heat. What the Aja Dulce does have in habanero-like proportions, is an overwhelmingly perfume-y flowery flavor that makes it useless for anything other than a novelty candy or perhaps an oddball canape. Piment Brulant is it's own novelty candy, and embodies this unique, standout individuality of the Aja Dulce perfectly.

It also is one of those few fragrances that very noticeably morphs on my skin, becoming amplified, richer and deeper the longer I have it on, and noticeably different from it's aroma on inanimate cloth or paper. Short phrase - it works with my chemistry, everyone should test first.

The chocolate does not come out for me. Instead, it is this amazing rare variety of capsicum, a hint of raspberry, a touch of 12-year old Scotch with all it's complexity and depth, and perhaps some unisex 'clean' notes... a few indescribable bits, and all around terrific. I definitely hope it's around for a long time, but these unique quirky jewels are not made for mass appeal.

Another one to horde.

Trvevil

Notes are verry intriguing!
In fact... it's called after peppers it smells like a pepper. A green pepper and some red chili ones. Very interesting in my opinion and hell a lot original.
It's very rich and may not be loved by many people, but it's worth to try! I can't feel chocolate or vanilla or cinnamon. Pure pepper. My grandma grows peppers (the hot ones) in pots and they're looking fab when you look at her windows and see them standing there. Peppers are very small and if you pick one and tear open then it will smell like Piment Brulant.
__________________________
I smelled it from paper, but I'll try it later on skin..

lilinah

Edited to Add: Scents generally have more ingredients than those listed. The L'A P website lists notes as: hot pepper (i.e., chili), clove, cocoa, tonka, vanilla.
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The nose behind "Piment Brulant" was apparently inspired by the Aztec drink "cacahuatl" (from the Mayan, "xocoatl"), along with a recipe published in Spain in 1631 which blends the New World ingredients cocoa beans, chilies, vanilla and annatto (aka achiote) with Old World ingredients anise seed, cinnamon, almonds, hazelnuts, and white sugar. Besides, it is now fashionable to make chocolate bars and chocolate ice creams with chilis, vanilla, and spices, which i enjoy.

Also, i often cook Medieval, Moroccan, Levantine, Persian, Indian, Thai, and Indonesian cuisines. So the collection of fragrance notes in "Piment Brulant" intrigued me.

Still, i was surprised by this perfume. It was so rich and complex and sophisticated - more so than any of the other L'Artisan Parfumeur fragrances i've tried so far (and i've loved nearly all of them). The combination of aromas is astonishing, perhaps counter-intuitive, but it works beautifully!

At first spray i smell citrus (apparently not in it - perhaps it was the raspberry listed on some fragrance blogs), vanilla, red bell pepper, and capsicum (chili). As the scent develops more fragrances emerge, although none stand out individually. A non-specific, non-girly floral. Intriguing spices (fragrantica lists cinnamon, some fragrance blogs list clove). A hint of chocolate, strengthening slightly during dry-down. And a slight warm animal undertone. But it is absolutely NOT "gourmand", thank goodness. I want to bury myself in this! Yet it isn't overpowering - somehow it remains light and gentle (and has the infamous L'Artisan Parfumeur short staying time).

The only drawback is that i can "taste" it for a short while, although i only sprayed it on my arms. Certain scents have this effect on me, one reason i avoid lemon verbena - the flavor stays in my mouth for hours, even though i haven't ingested it. With "Piment Brulant" it isn't so unpleasant and only slightly distracting, and it diminishes over time. Given how wonderful this unlikely amalgam of fragrance notes is, that won't stop me from wearing this.

As it dries down on me, the complexity remains, and fortunately neither the vanilla nor the musk becomes domineering.

Assigning this to a time or a season based on conventional associations would point to nighttime or cold weather. But i love spicy food, which is typical of hot, even tropical, cultures, so i'll wear it anytime!

Robert White

I really like this I'm a cook, and my restaurant sells spicy food...I brought my smple in, and I said "Hey guys, I've got a perfume that smells like Salsa Verde!" "Get out of here, Bob, what are you drunk again?" (Salsa Verde is a sauce that has a lot of green chile peppers and tomatillos in it...delicious!" I gave everybody a drop on the wrist...and, "God damn! Your'e right! Salsa Verde and tomato stems!" "See guys, there's more to this hobby than just vanity!" I got a little more respect for my "girly" hobby that day. Anyway, this would be the dream perfume for my fantasy date with a beautiful Mexican girl...on both of us! Truly creative and daring...hats off to L'Artisan and Duchafour (who is a genius for the Aedes de Venustes). This is definitely a perfume that you can wear to dinner!

tessture

Darn. I get no chocolate whatsoever. I get red bell pepper with the tang of the green leaves from the pepper plant and maybe, just maybe, if I plant my nose on my wrist and inhale until I'm dizzy, a touch of wood. It's clean and fresh and definitely different, but I'm not sure it's really "me."

asilverfire614

I wore this twice over the weekend...the first time, I was really turned off by the strong peppery notes in the beginning. I didn't pay much attention to it for awhile. But then I realized that the peppers had gotten sweeter and warmer. I never thought I would like the combination of vanilla, dark chocolate, and pimento...BUT I DO!

This is a very unique and musky gourmand that may not appeal to everyone, so make sure to sample it first. It lasted all day and got more and more delicious as the day progressed.

rebella

I´ve tried it a coupple of days ago, and I didn´t get impressed at all. One note dominate totally; green pepper (or paprika). The other notes stand quitely in the background almost unnoticed.

Definitly try before you buy.

(I was also intrigued by the notes!)

 
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