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Mzizi

Roots, resin and ritual

Mzizi means root: patchouli dug from dark soil, myrrh smouldering in a brass burner, and labdanum like warm honeyed leather. It is meditative and dense.

The story of Mzizi in three acts: top, heart and base notes

Act I · Top notes

The first fifteen minutes

ElemiNutmeg

This is the first thing you meet: bright, quick and gone before you reach the car.

Act II · Heart

From twenty minutes to four hours

MyrrhPatchouli

The character arrives once the opening settles. This is what the room remembers.

Act III · Base

Into the next morning

LabdanumBenzoinOud

What stays on your collar, your scarf and their memory long after you have left.

Oriental & Amber · Unisex

Mzizi

Eau de parfum · A resinous amber with patchouli, myrrh and labdanum.

KES 10,800

Size

Only 2 left in 50ml · Same-day Nairobi delivery before 2pm

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Note pyramid

Top
Elemi · Nutmeg
Heart
Myrrh · Patchouli
Base
Labdanum · Benzoin · Oud
Longevity5 / 5
2 hours12+ hours
Projection4 / 5
Skin closeFills a room
Best for
Evening outCelebrations
Season
Cool seasonLong rains

Mzizi

50ml · KES 10,800