Pink Pepper

What it is

Pink pepper in fragrance usually refers to the aromatic pink-red fruits of Schinus trees rather than true pepper (Piper nigrum). The most common botanical references are Schinus molle and Schinus terebinthifolia.

What to notice

Pink pepper can suggest:

• sparkling pepper
• rosy fruit
• citrus-like freshness
• light resin
• aromatic greenery

Pink pepper versus black pepper

Despite the shared name, pink pepper is botanically unrelated to black pepper. In fragrance it often feels brighter, fruitier and more transparent, while black pepper tends to read drier, darker and more conventionally peppery.

In fragrance

A source that explicitly lists pink pepper or pink peppercorn maps here. Generic “pepper” remains ambiguous unless the source is more specific.