Rare Carbon

In everyday terms

Spiced leather and violet over oud and vetiver.

Leather

Rich and smoky, like new leather shoes from Aba

Violet Leaf

Green, crisp and slightly cucumber-like

Cinnamon

Warm, sweet spice, like cinnamon in buns or zobo

Nutmeg

Warm spice, like ehuru (calabash nutmeg) in pepper soup

Rose

Fresh red roses, like a wedding hall bouquet

Violet

Sweet and powdery, like old-school violet sweets

Cedar

Freshly planed wood at a carpenter's workshop

Oud

Deep, smoky oud, like the turare and bakhoor burned in Hausa homes during Sallah

Vetiver

Earthy, rooty grass, like wet soil after rain

Sandalwood

Creamy, smooth wood, like sandalwood soap

Amber

Warm, sweet and resinous, like soft incense glowing in a room

How it wears

In Nigerian heat, most perfumes project more but fade faster. Spray some on your clothes to make it last longer.