A row of Essent perfume bottles displayed along a stone ledge

Diwali Gifts for Elders

The box you carry in with both hands, before you touch their feet.

Oud, mukhallat, zafran, kesar and clean alcohol-free musk — for dadi, nana, the chacha whose stories improve every year.

Roll-on attars and eau de parfumsNotes listed on every product30 fragrances
30 products

Products in Diwali Gifts for Elders

Essent Khus Vetiver 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — earthy green

Papa Who Needs Nothing

Khus Vetiver

Khus matting, coolers, a Delhi May.

From $10.20
Essent 1001 Nights 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — amber oriental

The Elder

1001 Nights

A story a night, for a thousand nights.

From $10.20
Essent Arabian Nights 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — oud & amber

The Elder

Arabian Nights

Long evenings and longer stories.

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

The Elder

Oud Kuwaiti

Kuwaiti oud, for the one who insists on paying.

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

The Devout

Oud al Haram

Worn on the days that matter most.

From $10.20
Essent Braj Ras 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — signature blend

The Devout

Braj Ras

Braj, and everything that happened there.

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

The Elder

Cambodian Oud

Cambodian oud, poured slowly.

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

The Devout

Musk Tahara

Tahara. Clean, in the oldest sense.

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

Pooja Mummy

Parijaat

Parijaat, the flower that only falls at dawn.

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 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 Musk Kasturi 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — musk

The Devout

Musk Kasturi

Kasturi musk, old as the ritual itself.

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 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 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 Kewda 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — white floral

The Devout

Kewda

Kewda, like the water sprinkled at the mandir.

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 Kesar Chandan 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — spicy oriental

Pooja Mummy

Kesar Chandan

Kesar and chandan. Mummy's thali.

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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