Sutoor

In everyday terms

Boozy peach and rum over vanilla and sandalwood.

Peach

Soft, juicy and sweet, like canned peaches

Cardamom

Cool, warm spice, like Arabian coffee or spiced tea

Blood Orange

Juicy, sweet-tart red orange

Heliotrope

Powdery almond-vanilla, like Play-Doh

Rum

Sweet and boozy, like rum-soaked fruit cake

Brandy

Warm and boozy, like the brandy poured at an owambe

Davana

Fruity, boozy and herbal

Jasmine

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

Vanilla

Sweet and creamy, like vanilla ice cream or custard

Sandalwood

Creamy, smooth wood, like sandalwood soap

Patchouli

Earthy and dark, like damp soil in a forest

Tonka Bean

Almond-vanilla sweetness, like warm sweet bread

How it wears

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