Polo Oud

In everyday terms

Pink pepper and sage over cinnamon and rose with oud, guaiac and incense.

Pink Pepper

Light, fruity pepper with a gentle sparkle

Clary Sage

Herbal, musky and slightly tea-like

Cinnamon

Warm, sweet spice, like cinnamon in buns or zobo

Orange Blossom

Honeyed white flowers of the orange tree

Rose

Fresh red roses, like a wedding hall bouquet

Patchouli

Earthy and dark, like damp soil in a forest

Guaiac Wood

Smoky, sweet wood

Vetiver

Earthy, rooty grass, like wet soil after rain

Agarwood

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

Incense

Smoky and spiritual, like church incense at Mass

How it wears

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