The name Suma Oriental refers to the writings of Tomé Pires, a Portuguese apothecary who became an ambassador to China in the 16th century.
He authored the first detailed account of the remote and closed-off lands of Southeast Asia, including the origin story of sandalwood, which originally grew on the Sumba Islands — now part of modern-day Indonesia.
These writings would go on to inspire, even as early as 1934, the renowned perfumer Coty, who created the fragrance A Suma to capture the mood of moonlit Balinese beaches.
Suma Oriental is a hypnotic fragrance, where patchouli is cloaked in creamy and woody notes — deep, mysterious, and sensual.
Top
Cypriol
Rum
Cocoa
Patchouli
Heart
Sandalwood
Tonka Bean
Cashmere Wood
Base
Guaiac Wood
Woody Accords
Musk
Ingredients: Alcohol Denat., Parfum (Fragrance), Aqua (Water), Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Ci 60725 (Violet 2), Ci 15510 (Orange 4), Ci 17200 (Red 33), Cinnamal, Coumarin, Eugenol, Farnesol