Khamrah Dukhan

In everyday terms

Smoky Khamrah: incense and tobacco over praline.

Mandarin

Sweet, juicy tangerine

Pimento

Warm, clove-cinnamon spice (allspice)

Spices

Warm kitchen spices, like a spice market

Incense

Smoky and spiritual, like church incense at Mass

Labdanum

Sticky, leathery amber

Orange Blossom

Honeyed white flowers of the orange tree

Patchouli

Earthy and dark, like damp soil in a forest

Tobacco

Sweet, dried tobacco leaves, like an unlit cigar

Praline

Caramel-coated nuts, like groundnut candy (kantu)

Amber

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

Tonka Bean

Almond-vanilla sweetness, like warm sweet bread

Benzoin

Warm, vanilla-like resin, like sweet incense

How it wears

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