Blackpepper
Comme des Garçons · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2016
≈ $110 · 50ml · approx. retail
Blackpepper opens with a realistic, tingling blast of black pepper so sharp it borders on culinary before settling into a smooth, creamy, powdery ambery base built on tonka bean and akigalawood. Antoine Maisondieu's composition is frequently cited by reviewers as one of the most wearable, crowd-pleasing scents in the otherwise deliberately abstract CDG line.
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French · 37 in collection
Antoine Maisondieu is a Grasse-born senior perfumer at Givaudan who trained at the company's in-house school after a law degree, and comes from a family steeped in perfumery. He is known for translating bright Mediterranean and natural materials into commercially successful designer scents.
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