Archive Sichuan Pepper
Top note · Spicy
Sichuan Pepper.
Bright, tingling pepper with a citrus edge and a numbing buzz.
Our read on the material, not a measurement.
What it smells like.
Sichuan pepper is not really a pepper and it does not behave like one. It is bright and citrus-peel sharp with a distinctive tingling, almost numbing quality, and a woody dryness underneath. It is one of the most recognisable openings in modern perfumery.
It gives a fragrance immediate energy and a slightly unusual edge that stops a fresh blend reading as generic. It suits woods and citrus and it is assertive, so it does not need much beside it.
Sichuan pepper is not a true pepper: it is the dried husk of the prickly ash berry, the spice that makes Sichuan cooking hum. Its scent is more citrus than heat, a bright, tingling sharpness over wood. It is the one note in our range with no glossary sibling anywhere else in perfumery's usual suspects.
Further reading: Sichuan pepper, Wikipedia
In a blend.
Sharper and stranger than pink pepper. Gives an opening a real jolt.
Spicy. Warm spices that add character and intrigue. Shop the spicy scents.
Pairs beautifully with.
The 6 scents built with it.
Questions about sichuan pepper.
What does sichuan pepper smell like?
Bright, tingling pepper with a citrus edge and a numbing buzz. Sichuan pepper is not really a pepper and it does not behave like one. It is bright and citrus-peel sharp with a distinctive tingling, almost numbing quality, and a woody dryness underneath. It is one of the most recognisable openings in modern perfumery.
Is sichuan pepper a top, heart or base note?
It is a top note, so it is one of the first things you smell and one of the first to fade. Sharper and stranger than pink pepper. Gives an opening a real jolt.
What does sichuan pepper pair well with?
The studio would start with grapefruit, cedarwood, vetiver and bergamot. It gives a fragrance immediate energy and a slightly unusual edge that stops a fresh blend reading as generic. It suits woods and citrus and it is assertive, so it does not need much beside it.
What fragrance family is sichuan pepper in?
Spicy. Warm spices that add character and intrigue.
Which Next Fragrance scents contain sichuan pepper?
6, including Next Bronze - Eau De Parfum, Next Gold - Eau De Parfum and Next Platinum - Eau De Parfum. Every note listed on a product page is the real pyramid for that fragrance.
Build your own.
We do not offer sichuan pepper at the bench, but there are notes close to it that we do.
Open the bench
