A collection of old black and white and color photographs arranged on a wooden table, with a modern perfume bottle from the brand MAYA NJIE placed next to them.

It is rare for a perfume brand to touch us as much with its humility as with its evocative power. Maya Njie is one of those gems that we have selected for their authenticity. Here, there is no flashy marketing, but rather a dialogue between the eye and the nose. Maya Njie does not create “scents”; she reconstructs moments: an afternoon in 1970 in a Swedish cottage, an uncle's wedding, the saturated colors of a family photo album. What we love is her ability to make the intimate universal. Through her minimalist bottle designs, the creator offers us an extraordinary olfactory sensitivity. Discover the Maya Njie collection here on SCENTISSIME.

The brand

Founded in 2016, Maya Njie Perfumes explores the intertwining of scents and memories in blends of high-quality artisanal perfumes.

Extracted, filtered, and bottled, these are personal moments through which the wearer creates their own feelings, attachment, and significance. Maya Njie's perfumes are assembled like memories; scents that seek to capture the essence and preserve the spirit of the intimate and personal. Elusive moments and subtle details, those that would otherwise have escaped consciousness, are thus recalled.

Maya's olfactory identity is inspired by her childhood, as well as intimate family photo archives dating back to the 1960s: the small Swedish holiday home surrounded by changing forests, visits to her grandparents in their sparsely furnished apartment on Sunday afternoons, her uncle Lars and aunt Erene's wedding.

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A collection of MAYA NJIE perfume bottles placed on a wooden piece of furniture, with black and white photographs arranged near the bottles.

The history

Since 2016, Maya Njie's olfactory practice has been about preserving her past through perfumes. Smells act as memories that take on new forms in the lives of others.

These are memory fragrances, associated with specific moments closely linked to her dual Swedish and Gambian heritage. The fragrances are assembled like memories; scents that seek to capture the essence and preserve the spirit of the intimate and personal. Elusive moments and subtle details, which would otherwise have escaped consciousness, are thus recalled.

The tones belong to a bygone era and the chords are nostalgic, but the end products are deeply contemporary.

The Founder

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As a self-taught perfumer, Maya Njie has developed her art through experimentation, blending raw materials with a variety of essential oils, aromatic compounds, and resins, combining nature and science in autobiographical fragrances. Maya's olfactive identity is inspired by her childhood: the small Swedish vacation home surrounded by changing forests, visits to her grandparents in their simply furnished apartment on Sunday afternoons. A way to preserve a moment, a place, and a spirit.

Our opinion

"Maya Njie opens an old photo album and asks the most honest question in the world: what smell did that moment have? Her perfumes smell of true memory, the exact texture of a memory that belongs to you without you knowing why. The overwhelming heat of a childhood summer. The crisp cold of a Scandinavian forest. The softness of never-ending Sundays."

Maya makes everything by hand, in London, in small batches. Each batch is slightly different, just as two memories of the same day are never quite identical. If you're looking for a perfume that says "look at me", look elsewhere. If you're looking for a signature that whispers "I remember", you're in the right place."

MAYA NJIE perfumes

About Maya Njie Perfumes

Looking to buy Maya Njie perfumes online? Welcome to SCENTISSIME, the House of niche perfumes. While flipping through family photos, Maya Njie asked herself a simple question: "What did that moment smell like?" She wanted to capture the spirit of the 70s Scandinavian idyll, combined with the soul of her Gambian heritage through fragrance. Maya Njie's perfumes are handcrafted: all formulas are developed in-house, using essential oils, aromatic compounds, and resins. The blends are prepared in small fresh batches, filtered, and individually bottled by hand. The perfumes are vegan and have never been tested on animals. Maya Njie's fragrances are for those seeking a rare olfactory signature, far from the codes of traditional perfumery.

Why choose Maya Njie on SCENTISSIME? At SCENTISSIME, you are guaranteed to purchase 100% authentic Maya Njie perfumes, directly sourced from the London production. Enjoy free delivery to discover this confidential niche brand that transforms photographic memories into unique olfactory experiences.

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