A row of Essent perfume bottles displayed along a stone ledge

Diwali Fragrance Gifts

Diwali is not one gift. It is mummy, papa, the neighbour's tray, the office, and the puja shelf.

For Mum  ·  For Dad  ·  Pooja Attars  ·  For Colleagues

Every bottle is filed by who the person actually is. Order by 23 October for international delivery before 8 November.

Roll-on attars and eau de parfumsNotes listed on every product117 fragrances
117 products

Products in Diwali Fragrance Gifts

Essent Musk Kesar 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — musk

Pooja Mummy

Musk Kesar

Musk and kesar, her almirah in one bottle.

From $10.20
Essent Jannat-ul-Firdaus 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — fresh citrus

The Devout

Jannat-ul-Firdaus

The attar of paradise. Worn to the masjid.

From $10.20
Essent Ruh Kesar 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — amber oriental

Pooja Mummy

Ruh Kesar

Pure kesar. She would never buy it herself.

From $10.20
Essent Cigar 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — amber oriental

Bold Bhai

Cigar

He would rather be respected than fussed over.

From $10.20
Essent Black Stone 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — amber oriental

Bold Bhai

Black Stone

Stone, smoke, and no small talk.

From $10.20
Essent Panch Ratna 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — rose oriental

The Devout

Panch Ratna

Five sacred notes, one small bottle.

From $10.20
Essent White Oud 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — oud & amber

The Elder

White Oud

Soft oud, for the one who never raises his voice.

From $10.20
Essent Miss X 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — rose oriental

Party Didi

Miss X

Never tells you where she is going.

From $10.20
Essent Musk Eau de Parfum 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — musk

Pooja Mummy

Ponds

The powder tin on her dressing table.

From $10.20
Essent Swiss Friday 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — fresh citrus

Night Out

Swiss Friday

The shirt comes out, the week ends.

From $10.20
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Essent Mukhallat Zafran 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — oud & amber

Bade Bhaiya

Mukhallat Zafran

Saffron and oud, for the brother who does things properly.

From $10.20
Essent Kewda 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — white floral

The Devout

Kewda

Kewda, like the water sprinkled at the mandir.

From $10.20
Essent Real Oud 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — oud & amber

Bade Bhaiya

Real Oud

For the bhaiya who still checks if you ate.

From $10.20
Essent Kesar Chandan 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — spicy oriental

Pooja Mummy

Kesar Chandan

Kesar and chandan. Mummy's thali.

From $10.20
Essent Spicy Chocolate 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — amber oriental

Night Out

Spicy Chocolate

Pudding, then plans.

From $10.20
Concentrated attar oil being decanted from a glass vial

Why attar?

Oil holds what alcohol releases.

An alcohol spray pushes scent outward fast, then fades. An attar is the oil on its own, with no ethanol, so it stays where you put it and unfolds over hours instead of minutes. That is why a small roll-on outlasts a much larger bottle of eau de toilette.

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