Alexandria II

In everyday terms

Spiced apple and rose over oud.

Rosewood

Rosy, spicy wood

Lavender

Clean and herbal, like lavender air freshener or soap

Cinnamon

Warm, sweet spice, like cinnamon in buns or zobo

Apple

Crisp, juicy apple, like biting into a fresh one from the market

Rose

Fresh red roses, like a wedding hall bouquet

Lily of the Valley

Fresh, dewy and green little white flowers

Cedar

Freshly planed wood at a carpenter's workshop

Oud

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

Amber

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

Vanilla

Sweet and creamy, like vanilla ice cream or custard

Musk

Clean skin, like fresh laundry

How it wears

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