Over 60 Bottles Later, Leye Ojeniyi Is Still Collecting Perfumes
Some people are obsessed with shoes. Others collect clothes, wigs, watches, or bags. But for Leye Ojeniyi, a visual storyteller based in Lagos, the obsession comes bottled in glass. What started with gifted perfumes from his brother slowly turned into a full-blown fragrance fixation, one built on memory and the thrill of discovering scents that linger long after the first spray. Today, with over 60 bottles in his collection and strong opinions about oud, niche fragrances, and “beast mode” perfumes, Leye is every bit the fraghead. In this conversation with BellaNaija Style, he opens up about the perfume that started it all, the most he has ever spent on a bottle, his unpopular fragrance takes, and why the smell of new books deserves its own luxury scent. Hello Leye, can we meet you? Hello BellaNaijaStyle, my name is Leye Ojeniyi, a visual storyteller based in Lagos, Nigeria, specializing in weddings and portrait photography Lovely! Let’s start from the top. How did you actually become a fraghead? Was there a person, a place, or a single bottle that started it all? Growing up, my brother used to buy perfumes, and after every holiday, whenever I was heading back to the hostel, […]
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