Tropica

Tropica opens with a burst of sparkling citrus, pineapple, and white flowers.

As it evolves, a cozy heart of Mediterranean fig, hints of iris and rhubarb emerge. The base is a blend of creamy coconut, ambergris, and woody notes. This fragrance will transport you to tropical destinations instantly.

Inspired by Maya's childhood visits to The Gambia, it evokes memories of warm sun, the smell of suntan lotion, and juicy oranges and coconuts picked straight from the trees. It’s like a warm hug on a cold day, embracing carefree joy and liberation, as we lose ourselves in the mesmerizing sound of crickets and distant drumbeats.

• Maya Njie

Maya Njie treats perfume as inherited memory. Self-taught, the practice grew through experimentation — raw materials, essential oils, aroma compounds, and resins worked into compositions that trace a dual Swedish and Gambian heritage. The source material is personal: an archive of family photographs, a Swedish summer house, a grandparent's quiet flat, a wedding remembered in fragments. Each scent reconstructs a place, a person, a moment otherwise left to fade.

The results read as deeply personal yet strangely universal — accords nostalgic in tone, formulations that feel contemporary in execution. Each fragrance is conceived to operate as a souvenir, carrying its original association while taking on new meaning for whoever wears it next. The full range is formulated vegan, extending the same care given to memory to the materials themselves.