A row of Essent perfume bottles displayed along a stone ledge

Rakhi Gifts for Sister

The rakhi comes off in a week. A scent she loves lasts until the next one.

Shop by who she actually is — the didi who keeps the rituals, the one who wins arguments in two lines, the one who shares the last piece every time.

Roll-on attars and eau de parfumsNotes listed on every product43 fragrances
43 products

Products in Rakhi Gifts for Sister

Essent Gul-e-Laila 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — rose oriental

Traditional Didi

Gul-e-Laila

Rose and rivayat. She keeps the rituals alive.

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

Boss Didi

Red Vampire

Wins arguments in two lines.

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

Sweet Behna

Vanilla

Soft, steady, always there.

From $10.20
Essent Orange Delight 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — fresh citrus

Sweet Behna

Orange Delight

Shares the last piece, every time.

From $10.20
Essent Pineapple 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — fruity floral

Sweet Behna

Pineapple

Loud laugh, brighter clothes.

From $10.20
Essent Strawberry 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — fruity floral

Sweet Behna

Strawberry

For the didi who still steals your fries.

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 Shanaya 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — rose oriental

Party Didi

Shanaya

First on the floor, last to leave.

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

Quiet Didi

Jasmine

Mogra in her hair, always.

From $10.20
Essent Evening in Paris 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — white floral

Traditional Didi

Evening in Paris

Mummy's perfume, and now hers.

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

Party Didi

Do Love

Dressed up for no reason at all.

From $10.20
Essent Libre 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — fresh citrus

Boss Didi

Libre

Made her own rules and mailed you the list.

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

Quiet Didi

Orchid

Notices before you say anything.

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

Quiet Didi

White Musk

Journals, tea, long comfortable silences.

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 Crystal Noir 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — floral

Boss Didi

Crystal Noir

Says no without apologising.

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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