@ashleymdelgado: A ramble on the Kayali Yum Vanilla Cupcake discourse and the perception of pink pepper, with the word “pepper” doing a lot of mental heavy lifting for people imo.
I am getting full black cracked pepper in this! Pink pepper has never pulled spicy to me at all, so I am not sure where the black pepper is coming from. But it quite literally smells like a waiter kindly came over and ground black pepper over my cake 😅
2026-11-09 03:38:37
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Lyra ♡ :
For me, it's not gourmand at all. The pink pepper is very predominant which makes the fragrance to be very musky and a little bit woody. This is similar to Vanilla Skin by Phlur.
2026-11-09 04:17:37
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𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔰𝔞💋 :
i smelt too much of the pink pepper 😭
2026-11-09 08:22:03
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Tiffany Talks Perfume & Beauty :
I’m so glad someone else is talking about this!!! I used to talk about this so much because I love a good pink pepper note and it drives me crazy that people have such a wrong view of what it is and what it smells like 😅😅😅
2026-11-09 03:34:52
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babieefawn :
I’m just over pink pepper in perfumes
2026-11-09 07:48:27
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hennycranberryy :
If they would have done a cupcake like what ppl picture a cupcake to be, super sweet & sugary, yeasty, they would have said it smells like playdoh😒🙄🙄. Theres never satisfying ppl. If you dont like it, thats fine move one but to go out your way to bash a brand is lame af.
2026-11-09 03:38:35
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Ryan Merino :
It definitely smells like cake to me 😭 more like the bread of a cupcake. I love it personally !
2026-11-09 03:43:04
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cici39170 :
Also, I think Eilliah smells 80% heavy of black pepper....I'm not sure what spice accord in there is having that affect but I didn't get that same scent with Kayali.
2026-11-09 02:38:47
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deetouredlife :
Thank you for saying this!!! I’m tired of people saying they hate pink pepper but saying it’s like black pepper. Like whaaaaa. 😏
2026-11-09 02:14:37
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AutumnWeen :
I liked it and it smelled like cake, but I have cakey fragrances that smell better so it’s a pass for me.
2026-11-09 04:00:53
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•kayla• :
the cake note in dulzura clears this one unfortunately lol
2026-11-09 04:46:58
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never4getHer :
People let a single review shape their entire perception and the rest follow….suddenly so many get lemon pepper chicken 🥴 and if you don’t agree you’re “lying” or “getting paid”. To me it smells like actual cake, my friend gets a cake and almost hazelnut frosting dry down. I don’t get lemon, she gets a little lemon and wishes there was more. I think this is a niche cupcake scent.
2026-11-09 07:16:30
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𝐉𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈☾𝐀𖤐 :
I said similar in my review it’s a realistic gourmand and people are so used to synthetic sweet vanilla, and are confusing the taste of a cupcake to the smell of a cupcake. It literally smells like a photorealistic cupcake sitting in front of you!! 💖
2026-11-09 07:08:32
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ℨ𝔬𝔢 :
People are out here complaining about the pink pepper, not realising that pink pepper does not smell like pepper...
2026-11-09 07:15:04
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jesenia_roxana :
So I got scared on not trying it because I hate pink pepper and people are bashing on it BUUUUT my body seriously pulled a cupcake out of the oven but on the dry down. It was sweet on me than went warm but in a good way
2026-11-09 04:48:47
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Ashley | Fragrance & Beauty :
I forgot to say in this video but was leading up it: the “spice” level between pink pepper & black pepper is quite different, with pink pepper being significantly less spiced/spicy and some people not even perceiving it as spicy at all.
2026-11-09 02:03:55
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SpecialK31684 :
Thank you for the distinction and education on pink pepper vs black pepper!! I don’t smell either lol 🤷🏻♀️
2026-11-09 02:36:51
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Sunshine_Smile_112 :
I got a Light lemon sponge cake scent. Lighter version to Bbw iced lemon pound cake to me! My nose didn't get the pepper note at all! Is my nose broken? 🤭
2026-11-09 03:02:55
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Ursula :
is it like glossier you pink pepper? That’s really nice. Pink pepper is usually good
2026-11-09 06:13:46
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Lara :
I get the pink pepper at the beginning but it just gives it a little tiny ✨️sparkle✨️then it dries down to a decadent buttery vanilla cupcake and I am in love.
2026-11-09 04:17:07
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cici39170 :
I like pink pepper in a candle but not a perfume if that makes sense? I was thinking it would be something a little different but while it isn't for me I appreciate the different layers.
2026-11-09 02:35:35
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the.6th.scent :
IVE BEEN THINKING THIS
2026-11-09 02:15:01
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Natalie LaMonte :
People are going crazy over this pepper note! I don’t really get pepper, but it does smell like Phlur vanilla skin on me which is woody/peppery so I guess it’s in there? I think most people heard one person say it smells like pepper and now that’s all everyone is smelling when they try it. 😬
2026-11-09 02:56:59
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Trivas :
I don’t get any pepper at all. And I do think it smells realistically like the bread/cake in the cupcake not the frosting, I liked it. I don’t know that I would want to smell like that but it’s a pretty fragrance.
2026-11-09 02:39:29
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