Sharaf Blend

In everyday terms

Sticky dates, saffron and nutmeg over vanilla praline and tuberose with tonka and benzoin.

Dates

Sticky, sweet and caramel-like, like dates during Ramadan

Nutmeg

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

Saffron

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

Vanilla

Sweet and creamy, like vanilla ice cream or custard

Praline

Caramel-coated nuts, like groundnut candy (kantu)

Tuberose

Creamy, heady white flowers, like a wedding bouquet

Tonka Bean

Almond-vanilla sweetness, like warm sweet bread

Amberwood

Burnt sugar and warm wood, like the edge of caramelised puff-puff

Benzoin

Warm, vanilla-like resin, like sweet incense

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.