Pure Oudi

In everyday terms

Agarwood and cinnamon over jasmine and sandalwood with musk and vanilla.

Agarwood

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

Cinnamon

Warm, sweet spice, like cinnamon in buns or zobo

Nutmeg

Warm spice, like ehuru (calabash nutmeg) in pepper soup

Jasmine

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

Sandalwood

Creamy, smooth wood, like sandalwood soap

Musk

Clean skin, like fresh laundry

Vanilla

Sweet and creamy, like vanilla ice cream or custard

Guaiac Wood

Smoky, sweet wood

Amber

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

Cedar

Freshly planed wood at a carpenter's workshop

How it wears

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