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Woody & Spicy

Woody and spicy fragrance is built on base materials rather than top ones: sandalwood, cedar, vetiver, saffron and black pepper. It starts quieter than a citrus and finishes much later. These are alcohol-free 8ml roll-ons and eau de parfum, blended in India in small batches, with notes and wear time published on each product page. Sandalwood in particular is worth understanding before you buy, and the guide to Indian attar notes covers what it smells like and what it is commonly adulterated with.

Roll-on attars and eau de parfumsNotes listed on every product77 fragrances
77 products

Products in Woody & Spicy

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 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
Essent Kesar Chandan 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — spicy oriental

Pooja Mummy

Kesar Chandan

Kesar and chandan. Mummy's thali.

From $10.20
Essent 7 8 ml roll-on attar bottle — amber oriental

Amber Oriental

7

$10.80
Essent Spicy Chocolate 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — amber oriental

Night Out

Spicy Chocolate

Pudding, then plans.

From $10.20
Concentrated attar oil being decanted from a glass vial

Why attar?

An oil outlasts a spray.

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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About the Woody & Spicy collection

Wood gives a fragrance its spine; spice gives it a pulse. This family rewards slow wear, and the dry-down at hour six is the best part.