An amber-glass roll-on attar bottle on a sandstone ledge beside rust-orange handwoven cloth, with a red and gold rakhi thread and saffron strands across the stone

Raksha Bandhan Gifts

Raksha Bandhan is two gifts, not one. She ties the thread; he owes her something back.

Gifts for Brother  ·  Gifts for Sister

Every bottle here is filed by who the person actually is, not by what is in it. Order by 25 August for delivery within India before 28 August.

Roll-on attars and eau de parfumsNotes listed on every product91 fragrances
91 products

Products in Raksha Bandhan Gifts

Essent Crystal Noir 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — floral

Boss Didi

Crystal Noir

Says no without apologising.

From $15.00
Essent Red Vampire 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — amber oriental

Boss Didi

Red Vampire

Wins arguments in two lines.

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

Quiet Didi

Poem

Reads two books at once.

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 Vanilla 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — amber oriental

Sweet Behna

Vanilla

Soft, steady, always there.

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

Chill Bhai

Pour Homme

Clean shirt, no fuss, every single day.

From $15.00
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 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 For Him 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — fresh citrus

Chill Bhai

For Him

Never late, never loud.

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 Vanilla 28 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — amber oriental

Sweet Behna

Vanilla 28

Warm as her voice on a bad day.

From $15.00
Essent Ultra Male 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — spicy oriental

Chhota Bhai

JPG

The youngest, who thinks he is the eldest.

From $15.00
Essent Aqua Pour Homme 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — aquatic fresh

Techie Bhai

Aqua Pour Homme

Smells like a fresh start to the morning.

From $15.00
Essent Musk 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — musk

Chill Bhai

Musk

The brother who never asks for anything.

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

Sweet Behna

Pineapple

Loud laugh, brighter clothes.

From $10.20
Essent Ocean Mist 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — aquatic fresh

Techie Bhai

Ocean Mist

Two monitors, one window open to the sea.

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

Gym Bhai

Pursuit

Chases the personal best, then the plate.

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 Eros 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — amber oriental

Gym Bhai

Eros

Leg day, mirror, then out.

From $15.00
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
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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