Opulent Red

In everyday terms

Blood orange and boozy jasmine over oud and vanilla.

Blood Orange

Juicy, sweet-tart red orange

Pink Pepper

Light, fruity pepper with a gentle sparkle

Pear

Juicy, sweet and slightly green pear

Cardamom

Cool, warm spice, like Arabian coffee or spiced tea

Jasmine

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

Tuberose

Creamy, heady white flowers, like a wedding bouquet

Heliotrope

Powdery almond-vanilla, like Play-Doh

Rosewood

Rosy, spicy wood

Cognac

Warm and boozy, like the Hennessy at an owambe

Oud

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

Vanilla

Sweet and creamy, like vanilla ice cream or custard

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.