CHILLI

Chilli brings the idea of hot peppers into perfume: a spicy accent that can suggest a freshly cut pepper or a warmer, dried one. The appeal lies in that contrast between freshness and perceived heat. It need not make the whole fragrance smoky or sweet, and the word “hot” describes an olfactory impression rather than a promise of physical warmth on skin.

Obvious offers one interpretation in Scoville, describing chilli from crisp to dried and combining its red-pepper theme with other peppers, woody notes, vanilla and musk. This illustrates how a pungent accent can sit within a rounded composition; it is not a standard recipe for every chilli note. The name alone does not establish a particular pepper variety, an extraction process or the presence of chilli in the formula.