Nisma

In everyday terms

Cardamom and saffron over iris and vetiver with vanilla and tonka bean.

Cardamom

Cool, warm spice, like Arabian coffee or spiced tea

Saffron

Warm and honey-like, a bit like the inside of a brand-new leather bag

Nutmeg

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

Iris

Powdery and soft, like lipstick or face powder

Vetiver

Earthy, rooty grass, like wet soil after rain

Cistus

Warm, sticky and leathery resin

Labdanum

Sticky, leathery amber

Fig

Milky, green and sweet, like a ripe fig

Vanilla

Sweet and creamy, like vanilla ice cream or custard

Tonka Bean

Almond-vanilla sweetness, like warm sweet bread

Patchouli

Earthy and dark, like damp soil in a forest

Leather

Rich and smoky, like new leather shoes from Aba

How it wears

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