Perfume Guides
Straight answers to the questions we are asked most — written for Indian weather and Indian homes.
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How to Choose a Perfume Online Without Smelling It
Choose by scent family first, then by notes. Start from a perfume — or simply a smell — you already love, find its family (fresh, floral, amber or woody), and look for that family and those notes in the listing. Judge mostly by the heart and base notes: the top notes are gone within minutes, the base is what you live with all day.
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Wearing Perfume in Indian Summer and Monsoon
In dry heat (Delhi’s May and June) perfume evaporates faster and rich, sweet scents can feel heavy: choose fresh, aromatic or soft floral scents and spray lightly. In the humid monsoon, keep to cleaner, lighter scents and fewer sprays. Save the rich ambers, oud and vanilla for evenings and winter — and keep the bottle out of the heat.
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How to Store Perfume in Indian Heat
Keep perfume cool, dark and closed: in its box, in a wardrobe or drawer, away from windows, the bathroom, the kitchen and the car. Heat, light and air are what change a perfume over time. A bottle kept that way changes very slowly; one left on a sunny dresser through a Delhi summer can change much sooner.
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Eau de Parfum, Eau de Toilette, Attar or Deo?
They differ in how much fragrance they hold and what carries it. Eau de Parfum usually has about 15–20% fragrance in alcohol, Eau de Toilette about 5–15%. An attar is fragrance in oil — traditionally sandalwood oil — with no alcohol. Deodorants and body mists are lighter products made for the body. The percentages are not fixed by law, so one maker’s EDT can be stronger than another’s EDP.
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Why Can’t I Smell My Own Perfume?
Because your nose adapts. Within minutes of smelling the same scent, your brain turns it down so that it can notice new smells. The perfume is still on your skin, and the people around you can still smell it. So don’t re-spray just because you can’t smell it — step outside for a few minutes, or ask someone you trust.
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