Oud Touch

In everyday terms

Raspberry and caramel over rose, violet and olibanum with amber and vanilla.

Orange

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

Raspberry

Sweet-tart raspberry, like raspberry jam

Caramel

Burnt sugar, like the coating on caramel popcorn

Violet

Sweet and powdery, like old-school violet sweets

Rose

Fresh red roses, like a wedding hall bouquet

Jasmine

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

Patchouli

Earthy and dark, like damp soil in a forest

Olibanum

Church incense, like at Catholic Mass

Amber

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

Vanilla

Sweet and creamy, like vanilla ice cream or custard

Musk

Clean skin, like fresh laundry

How it wears

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