Nishane
Afrika Olifant
unisex · Launched 2015
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Scent profile
Share of people who describe it this way
How it wears
Share of votes by people who wear it: 95 votes, Parfica open fragrance database.
- Longevity
- long lasting42% of votes
- Scent trail
- strong46% of votes
- Season
- winter59% of votes
- Time of day
- night62% of votes
All votes
Longevity · 72 votes
- very weak1%
- weak4%
- moderate21%
- long lasting42%
- eternal32%
Sillage · 78 votes
- intimate6%
- moderate37%
- strong46%
- enormous10%
Season · 95 votes
- winter59%
- spring31%
- summer11%
Time of day · 87 votes
- day38%
- night62%
Sillage: how far the scent is noticed by people around you. Season and time of day allow several answers, so shares there are of all answers given.
Notes
Top notes are the first minutes, heart is the next hours, base is what stays.
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About Nishane Afrika Olifant
Perfumer: Jorge Lee
Afrika Olifant, released by Nishane in 2015 and composed by Jorge Lee, is a dark, resinous leather fragrance. Resin leads, leather is strong, and woody, musky and amber notes add depth.
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Afrika Olifant, released by Nishane in 2015 and composed by Jorge Lee, is a dark, resinous leather fragrance. Resin leads, leather is strong, and woody, musky and amber notes add depth.
The opening is smoky and balsamic: myrrh and frankincense give a resinous, incense-like warmth, ambergris a salty, skin-like glow and labdanum a sticky, ambery richness. The heart is animalic and dark, with civet adding a warm, musky depth, leather a supple smokiness, oud a dark woodiness and castoreum a leathery, slightly sweet warmth. The base is synthetic civet and musk, a soft, sensual and skin-like finish.
Most wearers report it as long lasting, many far longer, and the sillage is mostly strong. It is voted equally for winter and autumn and favours evening wear. It suits cold nights and anyone who loves dark, animalic leather and incense, best applied sparingly. It is worn by anyone.
Afrika Olifant — unisex fragrance by Nishane (released 2015). Top notes: Myrhh, Ambergris, Olibanum, Labdanum. Heart notes: Civet, Castoreum, Leather, Agarwood (Oud). Base notes: Synthetic Civet, Musk. — Parfica open fragrance database
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How much does Nishane Afrika Olifant cost in the United States?
No partner shop in the United States has it in stock right now; the page stays with the facts.
What does it smell like?
Mainly resinous, leather, woody and musky. It opens with ambergris, frankincense, labdanum, myrrh; the heart is agarwood (oud), castoreum, civet, leather; the base is musk, synthetic civet.
Who makes it?
Nishane (Türkiye). Launched in 2015. The perfumer is Jorge Lee. Marketed unisex.
How long does it last?
People rate its longevity as long lasting and its sillage as strong. Based on 72 wearers’ votes.
When to wear it?
Most people wear it in winter and autumn, mostly evenings.
How is it rated?
7.8 out of 10 from 255 votes on Parfica open fragrance database.
Where does this data come from?
The rating and the votes on longevity, sillage, season and time of day come from Parfica open fragrance database. Notes, accords, perfumers and release data come from the ScentGlade catalogue (shared with the Olfactory app) and its editors.