A row of Essent perfume bottles displayed along a stone ledge

Scents That Smell Like Home

Chandan on a Monday morning. Mogra in her hair. Kesar on the thali by six.

The notes that were in the house long before anyone called them notes. Mostly alcohol-free, mostly attar, entirely familiar.

Roll-on attars and eau de parfumsNotes listed on every product39 fragrances
39 products

Products in Scents That Smell Like Home

Essent Dubai Firdaus 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — white floral

Traditional Didi

Dubai Firdaus

She saves the good things for good occasions.

From $10.20
Essent Musk Rizali 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — floral

Traditional Didi

Musk Rizali

Old attar, older bond.

From $10.20
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Essent Chandan & Belpatra 8 ml roll-on attar bottle — woody

Pooja Wala Bhai

Chandan & Belpatra 8ML

Chandan and belpatra, the way ghar smells on Monday.

$17.40
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 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 Musk Tahara 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — musk

The Devout

Musk Tahara

Tahara. Clean, in the oldest sense.

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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