Sale e Pepe

i bought a sample a year ago and i thought it was fine and good, but i just finished it off with a proper 5-6 spray wear and am now obsessed. like a love story where you realize you were in love with your stable reliable best friend the whole time. it's clean but peppery, sweet and salty, i don't know if a lover smelling this on my neck would be overcome with lust or anything but i could wear this every day during the day, to the beach, to class, running errands, to dinner.

i've spent today getting to know my sample... & oh my gosh!! this is beautiful! very light and airy, & almost a bit sweet. it's like being misted by the wind when you're near a body of water. the pepper is there, just not so prominent on me. very simple & would be enjoyable to layer with

Sampling Hilde Soliani – Sale e Pepe (“salt and pepper”), a straightforward blend of its main two concepts with a vaguely tangy, musky, and dare I say aquatic background, so it’s not quite as simply savory and spicy as salt and pepper. It’s naturally and pleasantly fresh while perhaps not being quite a mark for the name, even though I get some salt and pepper in it. It’s a bit mysterious in that respect, but overall, I like it, even though it’s not among the louder performers of the house. As with the rest of the line that’s available in the US, Sale e Pepe is EDP concentration and is sold exclusively at Luckyscent at $175 for 100ml, generally great pricing but a bit of a tough sell for this one that I think is okay but not too striking. 6 out of 10

I found this quite faint, airy, and non-descript. I could not detect the black pepper at all - only ozonic notes and salt.

This brought a smile to my face- this is exactly what it says it is! A sprinkle of salt, a few grinds of cracked black pepper. It sits wonderfully on my skin- like I gave myself some seasoning! It sits pretty close with light sillage but I think if someone smelled me, I wouldn't smell like dinner; instead, the lovely balance gives the right hint of cool saline beachiness combined with warming spice. Not sure if it's full bottle worthy but might be worth another sample or decant.