Vanilj

The timeless Swedish aromas of Vanilla and Cardamon create a softer, more refined version of Nordic Cedar.

The earthy notes of Patchouli and Cedarwood are still present, but the addition of Vanilla creates a warm and slightly boozy scent, reminiscent of a traditional Swedish celebration. 

This fragrance was inspired by Maya's uncle Lars, a skilled tree surgeon and photographer, who captured the essence of family gatherings in Nyköping, Sweden in 1971. The fragrance invites moments of nostalgia and reflection, evoking the warmth and familiarity of cherished memories.

• 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.