Red Tobacco

In everyday terms

Spiced tobacco, oud and vanilla. Very strong.

Cinnamon

Warm, sweet spice, like cinnamon in buns or zobo

Saffron

Warm and honey-like, a bit like the inside of a brand-new leather bag

Nutmeg

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

Green Apple

Tart, crisp green apple

Oud

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

Patchouli

Earthy and dark, like damp soil in a forest

Jasmine

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

Tobacco

Sweet, dried tobacco leaves, like an unlit cigar

Vanilla

Sweet and creamy, like vanilla ice cream or custard

Amber

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

Sandalwood

Creamy, smooth wood, like sandalwood soap

How it wears

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