Safi Eau de Parfum

Notes: fresh lychee, pineapple, black currant, stargazer lily, freesia, neroli, muhuhu wood, bamboo, crisp papyrus, vetiver

Is there anything worse than the combination of lychee, pineapple, and black currant?  If there is, I don't want to ever find out.  Nyakio Kamoche's Safi makes me think of vomiting after too many tropical cocktails.  The fruit is there, mingled with the bitterness of stomach acid. The bottle is lovely, the price is reasonable enough ($78 for 50ml) but the smell is comparable to many an insipid fruity/floral department store perfume.

Truth be told, once the initial rancid pineapple note wears off, what's left is much less awful.  Well, somewhat less-awful.  If you like it, I'm truly sorry.  Maybe it smells good on you, or perhaps it just reminds you of your hard-partying college days.