Pride Maharjan

In everyday terms

Lavender and pepper over incense and tuberose with caramel and cedar.

Lavender

Clean and herbal, like lavender air freshener or soap

Pepper

Freshly ground pepper, like the kick in pepper soup

Incense

Smoky and spiritual, like church incense at Mass

Tuberose

Creamy, heady white flowers, like a wedding bouquet

Jasmine

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

Caramel

Burnt sugar, like the coating on caramel popcorn

Cedar

Freshly planed wood at a carpenter's workshop

Amber

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

Cashmeran

Soft, musky wood, like a warm wool blanket

How it wears

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