A row of Essent perfume bottles displayed along a stone ledge

Gifts for Every Occasion

Fragrance gifts for every occasion — Diwali, Christmas, Eid, weddings, and the ordinary weeks in between. Attars, eau de parfum and boxed sets, all ready to give as they are.

Roll-on attars and eau de parfumsNotes listed on every product168 fragrances
168 products

Products in Gifts for Every Occasion

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

Night Out

Spicy Chocolate

Pudding, then plans.

From $10.20
Essent Oud Ispahan 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — oud & amber

The Elder

Oud Ispahan

Rose and oud, for the head of the table.

From $15.00
Essent Ambre Nuit 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — rose oriental

The Host

Ambre Nuit

Amber that fills a room before the guests do.

From $15.00
Essent Phantom 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — fresh citrus

Techie Bhai

Phantom

He read the spec sheet before buying it.

From $15.00
Essent Musk Pure 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — musk

The Devout

Musk Pure

Clean musk, the way ghar smells after Sunday.

From $15.00
Essent Bitter Peach 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — fruity floral

Sweet Behna

Bitter Peach

Ripe, and slightly spoiled.

From $15.00
Essent Tuscan Leather 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — spicy oriental

Bold Bhai

Tuscan Leather

The brother who negotiates for fun.

From $15.00
Essent Spice & Wood 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — woody

The Host

Spice & Wood

The room smells like he was expecting you.

From $15.00
Essent Elixir 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — woody

The Romantic

Elixir

Sweet, heavy, unsubtle. On purpose.

From $15.00
Essent Miss D'or 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — fresh citrus

New Bride

Miss D'or

Something borrowed, and worn all day.

From $15.00
Essent Eros 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — amber oriental

Gym Bhai

Eros

Leg day, mirror, then out.

From $15.00
Essent Gentlemen Only Intense 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — woody

Papa Who Needs Nothing

Gentlemen Only Intense

He calls it 'my scent'. It has been years.

From $15.00
Essent Pursuit 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — fresh citrus

Gym Bhai

Pursuit

Chases the personal best, then the plate.

From $15.00
Essent Splendidwood 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — woody

Papa Who Needs Nothing

Splendidwood

Sandalwood, a chair, and the paper.

From $15.00
Essent Suav Age 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — woody

The Neighbour

Suav

The one everybody already likes.

From $15.00
Essent Black Opium 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — amber gourmand

Boss Didi

Black Opium

Runs the group chat and the family finances.

From $15.00
Essent Teak Wood 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — woody

Chill Bhai

Teak Wood

Reads on the terrace, ignores the group chat.

From $15.00
Essent Crystal Noir 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — floral

Boss Didi

Crystal Noir

Says no without apologising.

From $15.00
Essent Bad Boy 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — fresh citrus

Chhota Bhai

Bad Boy

Nineteen, and certain about everything.

From $15.00
Essent Flower 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — floral

Pooja Mummy

Kenzo Flower

One poppy, quietly.

From $15.00
Essent Ruh-Al-Oud 100 ml roll-on attar bottle — oud & amber

The Elder

Ruh-Al-Oud

Pure oud, poured for people you respect.

From $15.00
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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