Blue Sapphire

In everyday terms

Lemon and orange over rose and jasmine with agarwood and patchouli.

Lemon

Bright, fresh lemon, like a squeezed lemon

Orange

Juicy, fresh orange, like peeling an orange from the roadside seller

Green Notes

Fresh-cut grass and crushed leaves

Rose

Fresh red roses, like a wedding hall bouquet

Jasmine

The sweet white “lady of the night” flowers on compound fences

Cardamom

Cool, warm spice, like Arabian coffee or spiced tea

Agarwood

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

Patchouli

Earthy and dark, like damp soil in a forest

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.