During a trip to my local Superdrug store in the UK, I stumbled across the entire collection of Pepe Jeans perfumes. Well, I was unable to control my inner fragrance lover, especially as each striking bottle is presented in the shape of a cocktail glass.
Most of these fragrances are girly, fun and sweet such as Pepe Jeans For Her, Cocktail and Black Is Now. However, Celebrate For Her Eau De Parfum is a very unusual combination of salty popcorn and savoury notes.
4 Pepe Jeans Perfumes For Women Tested & Reviewed
Here is my take on the best Pepe perfumes for women, plus which one I personally ended up buying to add to my collection. Do they smell as good as they look? Let’s find out.
1. Pepe Jeans For Her Eau de Parfum
The Scent
Pepe Jeans For Her Eau de Parfum is a flirty and fun sweet vanilla gourmand fragrance that’s incredibly easy to wear. Launched in 2018, it’s presented in a stunning cocktail glass style bottle.
This fragrance opens with sweet fluffy marshmallow and tangerine, plus a hint of almond. Sensual vanilla in the heart brings in more sweetness and is supported by milky notes and a cheeky dash of vodka.
Upon dry-down, I found that the light amber and musk base adds some welcome sophistication to something that could have been too sweet. Settles to a sweet vanilla and marshmallow combo with fruity edges similar to Ariana Grande Sweet Like Candy.
Top Notes:
Marshmallow, Almond, Tangerine
Mid Notes:
Vanilla, Almond Milk, Vodka
Base Notes:
Musk, Amber
Seasons & Longevity
Pepe Jeans For Her is a versatile any-season fragrance that’s equally suited to day or evening and ideal to wear when you need a feel-good boost. And we all need that from time to time! Pretty much a blind buy if you love sweet and fun fragrances.
Performance is excellent for the price. This EDP will give 4+ hours of performance with noticeable sillage and projection with 4 sprays.
Benefits & Drawbacks
- Fun vanilla & marshmallow notes
- Excellent price/performance
- Fabulous looking bottle
- It can get a bit too sweet after a while
2. Pepe Jeans Celebrate For Her Eau de Parfum
Review
Pepe Jeans Celebrate For Her Eau de Parfum is a very unusual combination of savoury, salty and boozy notes that somehow just works! With this 2019 release, perfumer Christelle Laprade has created something special for Pepe.
This fragrance opens with salty popcorn and chestnut dusted in black pepper. The saltiness increases in the heart as savoury caviar creeps in and balanced by a boozy whiskey note. Vanilla and tonic bean in the base introduce some feminine sweetness.
Settles into a salty popcorn and boozy scent with an attention-seeking savoury vibe that’s really unusual and moreish. If you love the popcorn note but prefer something sweeter, check out my review of Pure XS For Her Eau de Parfum.
Top Notes:
Popcorn, Chestnut, Black Pepper, Apple
Mid Notes:
Whiskey, Caviar, Aquatic Notes, Immortelle
Base Notes:
Cashmere Wood, Vanilla, Tonka Bean, Amber
Seasons & Longevity
Pepe Jeans Celebrate For Her is an autumn/winter fragrance that leans more towards formal evening wear. It is a genuinely original scent that’s ideal for fancy dinners, elegant parties, and even date night when you want to smell a little different.
I personally found the performance to be good, and you can expect 4+ hours with noticeable village and projection during that time. The salty popcorn and boozy notes perform exceptionally well. Still, I would have liked the burnt sugar note of immortelle to be more noticeable.
Benefits & Drawbacks
- Striking savoury and sweet combo
- The popcorn note is fantastic
- Stunning presentation that looks expensive
- Not a blind buy as its unusual
3. Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Her Eau de Parfum
Review
Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Her Eau de Parfum is a sweet fragrance lovers dream that fuses vanilla with fruit and pretty flowers. This fragrance was released in 2020, and the cocktail glass bottle comes in an extra fancy box.
A sweet opening of mandarin and soft, fragrant flowers lead to a lovely floral bouquet of gardenia, jasmine and datura in the heart. Sugary notes blend with caramel to add some extra girly fun.
Upon dry-down, sweet vanilla and warming amber in the base brings everything together nicely. Settles into a sweet yet warming vanilla scent with flowers and fruit with a similar vibe to Katy Perry Meow Eau de Parfum.
Top Notes:
Mandarin Orange, Floral Notes
Mid Notes:
Gardenia, Jasmine, Datura Flower, Sugar Notes, Caramel
Base Notes:
Leather, Vanilla, Amber, Musk, Sandalwood
Seasons & Longevity
Pepe Jeans Black Is Now is a fun and playful spring/summer/autumn that’s equally wearable day or night. For me, it’s slightly more nocturnal as the warm amber just puts me in a going out mood. Think shopping trips, fancy lunches, dining out, bars and clubs.
The performance is good and on par with the other Pepe fragrances at 4+ hours with decent village and projection.
Benefits & Drawbacks
- Lovely sweet vanilla fragrance
- The amber note is warm & classy
- Eye-catching bottle and presentation box
- More expensive than the other Pepe fragrances
4. Pepe Jeans Cocktail Edition For Her Eau de Toilette
Review
Launched in 2019, Pepe Jeans Cocktail Edition For Her Eau de Toilette is a sweet and carefree fragrance that brings a tropical holiday feel. Exotic flowers, fruits and sweetness all come together.
A fruity opening unleashes raspberry, blueberry and pineapple that feels topical right from the start. Exotically rich tiara flower and lemon blossom in the heart bring freshness.
Spun sugar in the base introduces light and sweet cotton candy deepened by warm amber, sandalwood and exotic musk. Settle to a relaxing and carefree sweet tropical fragrance.
Top Notes:
Raspberry, Pineapple, Blueberry, Cassis
Mid Notes:
Lemon Blossom, Tiare Flower
Base Notes:
Sugar Notes, Amber, Sandalwood, Musk
Seasons & Longevity
This is your ideal spring and summertime fragrance. It’s tropical and fruity with some pretty floral notes best suited for daytime wear. Best for the beach, shopping, lunches, and when out and about in the sunshine.
I am afraid the only drawback of this fragrance is that the performance is not incredible. You will only get 2-3 hours of wear from this Eau de Toilette with moderate village and projection. Consider Rihanna RiRi Eau de Parfum and a longer lasting alternative.
Benefits & Drawbacks
- Crowd-pleasing tropical fragrance
- Ideal for summer holidays
- The bottle screams summer fun
- Not very long-lasting
Which Pepe Jeans Perfume Smells The Best?
Pepe Jeans For Her Eau de Parfum is my favourite Pepe fragrance. Fluffy marshmallow and tangerine are complemented by vanilla and milky notes in the heart with an amber and musk base. Settles to a sweet vanilla/marshmallow combo with lovely fruity edges.
Overview
| Name | Longevity | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Pepe Jeans For Her | 4+ Hours | any |
| Pepe Jeans Celebrate For Her | 4+ Hours | autumn/winter |
| Pepe Jeans Black Is Now For Her | 4+ Hours | spring/summer/autumn |
| Pepe Jeans Cocktail Edition For Her | 2-3 Hours | spring/summer |
Conclusion
Pepe has put together an impressive collection of perfumes. Each fragrance smells feminine and fun, are of excellent quality, plus the bottles are a MUST for your collection. I especially loved Pepe Jeans For Her Eau de Parfum, so much so that I bought a bottle for myself.
The Pepe Men’s fragrance collection are equally eye-catching and smell lovely, so make sure you tell the man in your life about them.
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