Africa
Africa by Axe is a masculine-leaning eau de toilette from 1995 in the budget price tier. It opens with bergamot, lemon and lavender, moves into geranium, sage and cinnamon and dries down to tonka bean, vanilla and cedarwood. Expect around 4 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
- Lemon Clean, sour, instantly recognisable. Bright but burns off fast.
- Lavender Herbal, clean, slightly medicinal. Barbershop in one note.
Heart
- Geranium Rosy and minty at once. Reads masculine more often than not.
- Sage Dry, herbal and slightly bitter. Adds a grown-up, aromatic edge.
- Cinnamon Sweet heat. Reads festive, sometimes to a fault.
Dry-down
- Tonka Bean Almond, hay and vanilla in one. Warm and slightly nutty.
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
- Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
Smells like this
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