The Original

Eight & Bob

Eight & Bob 2012

I once read a review of a perfume where the user described the scent of pink pepper as reminiscent of pencils. I couldn't help but chuckle at that. Does that make me a pencil sniffer now? I can only say that I am a fan of pink pepper and can see a certain parallel there. Lipstick associations come to mind with scents that feature pink pepper and violet. So why not include all pencils right away?

I can immediately sniff out pink pepper, so I knew right away that The Original by Eight & Bob was for me. It is indeed a very special scent: sharp, woody, and somehow synthetic. I personally find the lemon perfect in combination. Zesty and sharp go together wonderfully, and thus the scent takes me to the next stage. If you are not a fan of pink pepper, I must disappoint you; the pink berries remain and are your intimate companions. As many before me have described, there is a play with creaminess and the pink berries in combination. Therefore, it is not a sweet scent. If one had to categorize the fragrance, I would place it in the "Your Skin but better" category. The warm components merge with the pink pepper and create this elegant scent for me, which is very delicately woven with the other fragrance notes. At first, this "pencil-like" note is much stronger, but over time it becomes much creamier and compromises with the other notes. In the dry down, it is truly reminiscent of whipped cream, which I find really beautiful. The pink pepper remains gently in the background and allows itself to be enveloped by the whipped cream. A super beautiful pink pepper scent that might even convince the skeptics of pink pepper. No trace of retro lipstick...