Hercules

In everyday terms

Cinnamon and pepper over smoky tobacco and incense with vanilla.

Cinnamon

Warm, sweet spice, like cinnamon in buns or zobo

Pepper

Freshly ground pepper, like the kick in pepper soup

Tobacco

Sweet, dried tobacco leaves, like an unlit cigar

Incense

Smoky and spiritual, like church incense at Mass

Osmanthus

Apricot-like flowers with a soft leathery hint

Labdanum

Sticky, leathery amber

Vanilla

Sweet and creamy, like vanilla ice cream or custard

Musk

Clean skin, like fresh laundry

Cedarwood

Dry, clean wood, like fresh pencil shavings or a new wooden wardrobe

Vetiver

Earthy, rooty grass, like wet soil after rain

How it wears

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