Thistle and Black Pepper
Thistle and Black Pepper by Scottish Fine Soaps opens with black pepper and citrus alongside herbs, leading into a heart of lavender, geranium and rose. The base settles on sandalwood, tonka bean and whiskey, with an amber accord running through the scent. It is herbal and woody, part of the Amber / Resinous family, and comes as a shaving soap, eau de toilette, shaving gel and aftershave balm.
Scent profile
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Further notes
Character
Fragrance notes describe scent impressions and are not an ingredient list. Missing information does not confirm that an ingredient is absent.
Products with this scent
Sizes of a product count once| Product | Sizes | Base |
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 Shaving soap |
Vegetable Croap Shaving Soap | |
 Aftershave balm |
Aftershave Balm with Alcohol | |
 Eau de toilette |
Not documented | |
 Shaving gel |
Not documented |
Similar scents
Compared by the notes the makers list – distinctive notes count more than subtle ones, rare notes more than common ones. A pointer, not a promise that they smell alike.
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Truefitt & Hill
WoodySimilarity: very similarShared: lily of the valley, rose and lavender · fresher overall · plus melon and cedar
shaving soap · aftershave balm · eau de cologne · shaving cream
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Alvarez Gomez
Amber / ResinousSimilarity: similarShared: lily of the valley, amber accord and tonka bean · plus oriental accord and jasmine
eau de parfum
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Hendrix Classics & Co.Amber / ResinousSimilarity: similar
Shared: lily of the valley, rose and lavender · plus clove and mint
shaving soap · aftershave splash · eau de parfum
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Extro CosmesiAmber / ResinousSimilarity: similar
Shared: lily of the valley, rose and amber accord · more leathery: smoke and leather
shaving soap · aftershave splash
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Extro CosmesiAmber / ResinousSimilarity: similar
Shared: lily of the valley, rose and amber accord · plus licorice and anise
shaving soap · aftershave splash · shaving cream
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Boellis Panama 1924Amber / ResinousSimilarity: similar
Shared: whiskey, amber accord and black pepper · warmer: saffron
eau de parfum
Questions about Thistle and Black Pepper
- Who makes Thistle and Black Pepper?
- Thistle and Black Pepper is a scent by Scottish Fine Soaps, a maker from the United Kingdom.
- What does Thistle and Black Pepper by Scottish Fine Soaps smell like?
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According to the maker’s descriptions in ShaveIndex:
- Scent family: Amber / Resinous
- Top: Black Pepper, Citrus (unspecified), Herbs (unspecified), Sea Buckthorn
- Heart: Geranium, Lavender, Lily of the Valley, Rose
- Base: Moss, Musk, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean, Whiskey
- Further notes: Amber Accord
- Character: Herbal / Aromatic, Woody
- Which products are available in the scent Thistle and Black Pepper?
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ShaveIndex lists 4 products in this scent:
- Thistle and Black Pepper Shaving Soap (Refill)
- Thistle and Black Pepper Aftershave Balm
- Thistle and Black Pepper Eau de Toilette
- Thistle and Black Pepper Shaving Gel
- What are the Thistle and Black Pepper products made of?
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According to the ingredient lists in ShaveIndex:
- Aftershave Balm with Alcohol – Cream or balm; cocoa butter; Alcohol listed
- Vegetable Croap Shaving Soap – Croap (hard and soft); lauric acid, oleic acid, palm kernel oil, palm oil, palmitic acid, safflower oil, stearic acid; No alcohol listed
- Do the Thistle and Black Pepper products have a cooling effect?
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Cooling as recorded in ShaveIndex (products without a value are not listed):
- All 3 products with a value: No cooling
- Which scents are similar to Thistle and Black Pepper?
- Close in scent according to the ShaveIndex scent analysis: Sandalwood (Truefitt & Hill), Rose Quartz (Alvarez Gomez) and Mogul (Hendrix Classics & Co.). This is a comparison of the recorded notes, not a promise.
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