This award-winning scent is like burying one's nose in a patch of mossy woodland and one can smell the rain here, with bark and leaves. Then there's a really great note of pepper and aiden fruit, plus a touch of sunshine from the vanilla. There is also a note that smells a little like chocolate and a little like coffee - it is subtle, but seduces in the end. Original and again transporting.
'When the rain subsides, black pepper, aidan fruit and vanilla warm up the earth with the sun. Aromas of coffee, vetiver and leather stir with thiouraye (churai) incense over formations of stone. The ancient keeper of lore secretly adorns itself with bark and leaves, its presence seen only by the vultures circling the skies above.'
Fragrance Notes
Black Pepper, Wet Earth, Aidan Fruit, Thiouraye incense (Churai) Vetiver, Papyrus, Coffee, Iris, Suede, Frankincense, Vanilla, Leather
Fragrance House
Artist/Perfumer Maya Njie is a self-taught 'nose', which means that she takes risks, bends the rules and produces scents that are truly innovative, unexpected, unique and iconic.
Part Swedish, part Gambian, but a resident of London for twenty years, hers is a wonderfully eclectic field of influence. The cool, minimal Swedish aesthetic meets the warmth and vibrancy of Africa and all in the huge cultural melting pot of one of the largest and most creative Capitals.
Maya's approach to creative perfumery is very personal as she seeks to recreate her own memories, resurrecting them not in a selfish way, but in order to construct a bridge to a wider shared consciousness - she wants her memories to create memories for others.
This collection is authentic; it stirs the mind and the emotions as little flashes of memory circulate behind the eyes. These are universal memories and Maya a contemporary sorcerer with an uncanny ability to tap into the collective experience. The fragrances are exciting, but there is also something strangely familiar about them that is both transporting and comforting at the same time. The formulae are quite minimal; no frills or fuss here, the scents shoot from the hip, which is just the way we like it.
All fragrances are eau de parfum strength and gender-neutral.
