Sweet Diamond Pink Pepper | 25 Kayali 2021

Sweet Diamond Pink Pepper | 25 by Kayali

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7.0 / 10 178 Ratings

A perfume by Kayali for women, released in 2021. The scent is sweet-floral. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Sweet

Floral

Spicy

Oriental

Creamy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Pink pepper

Royal lily

Saffron

Bergamot

Heart Notes

Bulgarian rose

Vanilla orchid

Rosa centifolia

Magnolia

Base Notes

Amber

Patchouli

Sandalwood

Musk

Perfumer

Gabriela Chelariu

Ratings

Scent

7.0178 Ratings

Longevity

7.7152 Ratings

Sillage

7.3152 Ratings

Bottle

8.0153 Ratings

Value for money

7.1107 Ratings

Submitted by Sniffer, last update on 10/16/2024.

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Reviews

7 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/26/2023

10
Pricing 10
Bottle 9
Longevity 10
Scent

Telekinec
269 Reviews

Telekinec

2

Sugary roses, jam and feminine spices!

Sweet Diamond Pink Pepper 25 was never on my list to try, but since it came with the Kayali discovery set, I was curious to try it out, although I was wary of the rose note. I often dislike roses since they're over-used in body, hair and skin care. They're either too young and often synthetic or too mature and powdery (I dislike powdery notes). Nonetheless, I have never given up hope on finding a good authentic rose fragrance because it's a classic and a beauty in the floral world.

When I tried out the Kayali discovery set, I was only at the beginning of my journey and so my nose was not yet accustomed to all those notes and accords. SDPP piqued my interest because I could smell a sweet and sugary rose with a hint of pepper in the background. I was ready to bite the bullet for a full bottle when I detected a strange accord when bringing the perfume to my nose. There was this metallic undertone underneath the rose, the sugar and the pepper. I decided to write the perfume off from my list and forgot about it until I had tried every scent in the set. When I revisited my last remaining samples, I found myself reaching for this one a lot which led me to buying a 10ml mini bottle to test it out further.

Now that I have a bit more experience with perfumes, I can write a better review of this one. Strangely enough, the metallic accord I smelled in the beginning has faded away and I now enjoy this fragrance way more than what I first thought. Sweet sugary roses (jammy and loukoum-like) impart this almost gourmand scent and blends well into the pink pepper accord. As time passes, saffron shows up and adds a lovely feminine touch to everything while giving a nice place for the syrupy roses to shine. Magnolia and vanilla orchid enhance the sugary sweetness. The base notes end up giving everything a grounded, earthy scent. It never becomes too cloying, too sweet. It's feminine, uplifting, energetic and giving girl boss energy and put-togetherness. She's the proof that things are not always what they seem.

12/14/2023

9.5
Scent

DogiCoco
501 Reviews

DogiCoco

2

Rose & patch turned fluffy-sweet

This is a very sweet, creamy, fluffy take on the spicy rose and patchouli theme. It's not as dark and sultry as other fragrances in this genre, more upbeat and fun. When I tried it for the first time, I thought it should be called Sweet Diamond Pink Bubblegum, not Pink Pepper. Am I the only one who gets rose with bubblegum in the opening, a little bit like in Moschino's Bubblegum fragrance? Maybe the floral notes of vanilla orchid and white lily are responsible for this. It's vanilla sweet with the creaminess that lilies can have, even though they would not have been my first thought if I hadn't seen the notes list. Anyways, I like it a lot. Light pink bubblegum on hot pink roses.

The namesake pink pepper quickly becomes quite noticeable though, so there is a dry and spicy aspect to the scent. Saffron adds its characteristic bitter medicinal note, which explains why this gets compared to some oud fragrances - saffron and oud can have quite a bit in common.

But I don't think that this really smells like Lancôme Oud Bouquet, MFK Oud Satin Mood or anything in that vein. In the end it's much lighter and more sparkling, it's a rose with patchouli and not a rose/oud combo after all. I also don't get the comparison to Intense Café and its many siblings - there are lots of fragrances that I would group into that category, but this is a completely different kind of rose note, warmer and less in-your-face than the one Montale tends to use.
This is also a bit lighter than the other fragrances I mentioned, but not weak. When I spray it on in the evening I can still clearly smell it in the morning.

So, Sweet Diamond Pink Pepper doesn't reinvent the wheel, but it has some lovely details that add their own little twist, so it doesn't become just another copy of popular rose fragrances. It's versatile and wearable and I think it could be a good gateway to spicier scents for people who usually wear sweet florals.
At first I thought I would only like it, but then I slowly fell in love. Just today I finally got my own bottle. I have a feeling that this might not be around forever with all the recent Kayali releases, and that's a shame.

01/08/2024

7
Pricing 7
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 10
Scent

SmellyMomma
2 Reviews

SmellyMomma

1

Wait for it…

I sprayed a tester from the Kayali kit on the back of my hand/wrist. I wasn’t super impressed at first but over the course of several hours I kept getting wafts of the sweet rose. I would be like “what’s that awesome smell, oh it’s me!” I liked it so much I bought the full size. It definitely needs a little time to develop. I have heard others say it “smells like the colour pink” and I agree. I get a similar vibe as I get from Lush’s Rose Jam. I love the pink pepper and saffron. I definitely get some vanilla and I swear a little oud even though it’s not listed. It’s a very romantic perfume.

11/17/2023

9
Pricing 8
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

Einfinken
74 Reviews

Einfinken

1

Pepper punch to the face, great dry down

Reviewing after using about half of a 10 ml mini.

I know Pink Pepper is the hero note of this fragrance, but I was utterly unprepared for the absolute pink pepper punch to the face in the opening. Once I realized what to expect this opening has become less jarring.

Where I think this perfume shines though is in the dry down. It is a slightly spiced sweet wine, feminine and sexy it's quite lovely. I also think this floats on a breeze and leaves a lovely trail. It works well in the winter but there is something in the spiciness that actually makes me think that on a summers night this may be spectacular.

That said as much as I appreciate how well made and unique of a perfume this is, I am not 100% convinced that this a scent that screams me. The pepper is almost overwhelming at first and it lingers quite a while before I get to the delicious sangria-esque dry down. Will finish the mini happily, but as of right now I am undecided if it is full bottle worthy.

05/09/2021

9
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 8
Scent

Jasminroedig
51 Reviews

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Jasminroedig

Top Review 38

Oud Bouquet - now for all

And here it is - the sixth of his series
I have to honestly admit that I was really extremely excited to test this release this time. Not necessarily because of the notes, much more because of the experiences I made with the KayAli perfumes. Especially Vanilla and Deja Vu White Flower did it to me. Both in their own way. I was showered with compliments for both and in the end, it's just the nicest: You like a fragrance and you get complimented on it.... i mean, that just makes your day.

So I took part in one of the first sharings and could hardly wait when I then held the small bottle in my hands.
Lid off - sprayed - waited -
Quickly it was clear in which direction this fragrance wants. A portion of saffron sweetness shoots me directly in the nose, also the roses one notices relatively quickly. Together with the saffron, they form an oud bouquet-like fragrance experience. Lancome's counterpart is worlds more intense though. Similar to the latter, you get a decent load of roses and deep dark, oversweet almost burnt syrup here. However, Oud Bouquet embodies more of a wilted rose that was dunked over and over again in the dark caramel syrup until the shape of the flower was unrecognizable. Sweet Diamond also wants to smell rosy and syrupy. Here, however, they also paid attention to aesthetics, so the roses here were only sprayed with the sweet gold. Now the small hardened caramel Spränkler glisten in the light of the sun and amplify the beauty of the rose.
In addition to these fragrance notes, the fragrance of course has something else to offer.
Initial one gets namely also a little sharpness and freshness, which is probably due to the bergamot and to the pepper. Unlike the name suggests, but the pepper is not the star in the fragrance.
Even though musk and patchouli are not exactly hiding, it crystallizes more and more over time that the roses are the main players here. A large bouquet, mainly roses, a few other little flowers are also tied in.
Some petals are already wilting, fall off and give their soul and fragrance to the air in the room. In addition, neat sweetness, and by that I mean really sticky, almost bitter sweetness.

Sweet Diamond may want too much at the beginning, but this claim puts the perfume later more and more, becomes rounder and bites less. Here he is Oud Bouquet in my opinion a little ahead, at least in terms of public appeal.
What is clear is that Sweet Diamond approaches quieter and more generally tolerable in direct comparison. Too often I was told when wearing Oud Bouquet: "Here smells like beer"
So lovers will more often reach for the KayAli... but will they rather do that?
Well, I guess that varies from person to person.

For me, unfortunately, this direction is nothing. I do not want to burden people with my fragrance or tear out of their thoughts, which this fragrance would be capable of all times.

Low doses he works the most beautiful, much you need of this marvel anyway not, because durability and sillage are exorbitant.

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