★ SOSA Home & Body
Something small, sent on an ordinary day, for no reason other than that you thought of them
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★★★★★
"Sent my sister an attar on a Tuesday for no reason at all. She rang to ask what the occasion was. There wasn't one, and that was the whole point."
SOSA Adaa attar
★★★★★
"My girlfriend had a rough fortnight at work. I did not pretend a bottle would fix it - I just sent something small so she knew I had noticed."
Garden Bloom reed diffuser
★★★★★
"Long distance for two years. Posting her something every few months is the closest thing we have to turning up at the door."
SOSA Mastani attar
★★★★★
"Bought my father the hanging one because he drives to the plant every morning and would never spend on himself."
Sandalwood car perfume
★★★★★
"Was told the honest thing - that under four hundred rupees there was nothing worth sending - and to stretch a little instead. Ended up with the attar."
SOSA Ameeri attar
★★★★★
"Best friend moved cities and I could not visit. A reed diffuser felt less like a card and more like being in her flat."
Evening Calm reed diffuser
★★★★★
"Sent my sister an attar on a Tuesday for no reason at all. She rang to ask what the occasion was. There wasn't one, and that was the whole point."
SOSA Adaa attar
★★★★★
"My girlfriend had a rough fortnight at work. I did not pretend a bottle would fix it - I just sent something small so she knew I had noticed."
Garden Bloom reed diffuser
★★★★★
"Long distance for two years. Posting her something every few months is the closest thing we have to turning up at the door."
SOSA Mastani attar
★★★★★
"Bought my father the hanging one because he drives to the plant every morning and would never spend on himself."
Sandalwood car perfume
★★★★★
"Was told the honest thing - that under four hundred rupees there was nothing worth sending - and to stretch a little instead. Ended up with the attar."
SOSA Ameeri attar
★★★★★
"Best friend moved cities and I could not visit. A reed diffuser felt less like a card and more like being in her flat."
Evening Calm reed diffuser
✓ Alcohol-free attars from ₹379 · 3ml, 6ml and 12ml ✓ Car fragrance from ₹449 · SOSA Safar ₹3,999 ✓ Tell SOSA who it is for on WhatsApp +91 96192 18531
Founder Diaries · Just-Because & Surprise Fragrance Gifting
Does a thoughtful gift have to be expensive? No, and price is a weak signal without an occasion to justify it. A 3ml attar at ₹379 chosen because it matches something the person already wears is a stronger gift than a ₹1,149 bottle picked at random from the same range.
What if I cannot think of anything specific about them? Then be specific about a place instead of a person - their car, their desk, the room they actually sit in. Or hand the choice over: the Attar Trio at ₹1,055 puts three different characters in one box so they pick rather than you pretending to know.
See SOSA Safar ₹3,999 →
Thoughtful and expensive are not the same word, and no-occasion gifting is where they come apart. With a birthday, spending signals effort on its own. Without one, the only thing that reads as effort is specificity: the fact that you picked this particular thing, for this particular person, for a reason you can say out loud in one sentence. A bigger bottle cannot do that. A named reason can.
The example this page keeps coming back to. Mountain Breeze, 50ml at ₹849 - pine, sage and cedar - is not the most expensive reed in the range and that is the point: sent to somebody whose study is all wood and paper, it comes with its own reason attached. About 6 to 10 weeks, nothing to plug in, and a sentence you can actually say out loud.
Quick answers — read this first
What makes a gift thoughtful rather than just nice? Being able to name why you chose it. A ₹849 Mountain Breeze reed diffuser sent with the line because your study is all wood reads as considered. The same money spent on a larger bottle of something generic reads as a budget being met.Does a thoughtful gift have to be expensive? No, and price is a weak signal without an occasion to justify it. A 3ml attar at ₹379 chosen because it matches something the person already wears is a stronger gift than a ₹1,149 bottle picked at random from the same range.
What if I cannot think of anything specific about them? Then be specific about a place instead of a person - their car, their desk, the room they actually sit in. Or hand the choice over: the Attar Trio at ₹1,055 puts three different characters in one box so they pick rather than you pretending to know.
The short answer
Short answer: Specificity, not spend. Name the scent and the reason you picked it - Mountain Breeze at Rs 849 because their room is all wood, or Adaa at Rs 379 because it is close to what they already wear. A named reason beats a bigger bottle every time.
The pick: A single reed diffuser from ₹749 or a 3ml attar from ₹379, chosen for a reason you can state in one sentence.
Why: Without an occasion, the only visible evidence of effort is the accuracy of the choice, and accuracy costs nothing extra.
In this guide
A gift with no occasion attached has one job an occasion gift does not: it has to make sense on its own. That usually means small enough not to need explaining and useful enough not to sit there - which is why a ₹379 attar often lands better than something three times the price handed over with an apology for the timing.
Small enough to send
SOSA attars · from ₹379
For their home
Reed diffusers · from ₹749
Not sure what to send?
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Straight answer
How do I make a gift feel thoughtful when there is no occasion behind it?
Pick something you can justify in one sentence, and then actually say the sentence. That is the whole mechanism: with no birthday to explain the parcel, the explanation has to come from the choice itself. Mountain Breeze at ₹849 for 50ml - pine, sage and cedar - sent to somebody whose study is all wood and books is a gift with a reason attached. So is Adaa at ₹379 sent to somebody who wears bright citrus things, or a Lemon car perfume at ₹499 sent to somebody who complains about the smell of a long drive. The version that does not work is spending more on the same range without a reason: a ₹1,149 12ml attar chosen because it was the biggest one says nothing except that you had a budget. If you genuinely cannot be specific about the person, be specific about a room, or send the Attar Trio at ₹1,055 and let them choose. A portion of every SOSA order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
The question is not how much did this cost. It is could you finish the sentence "I picked this because..." - and if you cannot, no amount of money fixes it.
Pick the one you can explain. Five reed scents, five different rooms, from ₹749 for 50ml.
SOSA reed diffusers from ₹749
Where specificity comes from when you have no occasion to lean on
Specificity sounds like a personality trait and it is actually a procedure. You are looking for one fact about the person or their life that narrows the range from nine scents to one. Here is where that fact usually hides.
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The first source
Something about the room they are actually in
This is the easiest and the most under-used. Rooms have obvious characters and the five reed scents map onto them almost too neatly. Mountain Breeze at ₹849 is pine, sage and cedar, which suits a study full of wood and paper. Fresh Brew at ₹849 is Coorg coffee and Kerala vanilla, which belongs in a kitchen or wherever somebody works in the mornings. Garden Bloom at ₹799 is British rose and night jasmine for a room that is already floral in its furnishing. Morning Freshness at ₹749 is Malabar lemon and mint and is the least declarative of the five.
The reason this works is that you are not claiming to know their taste in perfume. You are pointing at something visible that both of you have seen. That is a much safer claim and it still reads as attention.
The reason this works is that you are not claiming to know their taste in perfume. You are pointing at something visible that both of you have seen. That is a much safer claim and it still reads as attention.
Tip: If you have been inside their home, you already know enough to be specific.
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The second source
Something they already wear, named precisely
A worn fragrance is the strongest specificity available and also the riskiest, because getting it wrong is visible. The test is whether you can finish the sentence they usually wear something with... If the answer is rose, Ameeri at ₹385 for 3ml is Taif rose with Indian sandalwood and Persian saffron. If the answer is something dark and formal, Nawaab at ₹399 is white royal oud with Mysore sandalwood and Kashmir saffron. If it is heady and evening-leaning, Mastani at ₹389 is night-blooming jasmine, damask rose and oudh.
Note what the sizes do here. The 3ml is the specificity size, because the point is that you chose correctly, not that you bought a lot. Move up to the 6ml at ₹669 to ₹699 only when you are confident, and to the 12ml at ₹1,149 to ₹1,199 only when they have already told you they like it.
Note what the sizes do here. The 3ml is the specificity size, because the point is that you chose correctly, not that you bought a lot. Move up to the 6ml at ₹669 to ₹699 only when you are confident, and to the 12ml at ₹1,149 to ₹1,199 only when they have already told you they like it.
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The third source
Something about how they spend the day
Routine is specific even when taste is not. Somebody who drives an hour each way is in that car more than in most rooms of their house, and a ₹449 to ₹549 car perfume is a daily object for them rather than a token. Somebody who travels for work, and has said so, is the one person for whom the Safar at ₹3,999 makes sense - though that is a large gift with no occasion behind it, so it is the wrong choice unless you have already talked about it.
The honest limit is this. If you cannot name a room, a scent or a routine, you do not have a specific gift, and pretending otherwise by spending more only makes the mismatch more expensive. That is the moment to hand the decision over rather than fake it.
The honest limit is this. If you cannot name a room, a scent or a routine, you do not have a specific gift, and pretending otherwise by spending more only makes the mismatch more expensive. That is the moment to hand the decision over rather than fake it.
Tip: Ask yourself what you would answer if they said: why this one?
The smallest serious gift
An attar is the one fragrance gift that costs under ₹500 and still reads as considered
Alcohol-free concentrated oil, applied on the pulse points rather than sprayed. Adaa is bergamot, green cardamom and jasmine sambac; Ameeri is Taif rose, sandalwood and saffron; Nawaab is white oud, Mysore sandalwood and Kashmir saffron; Mastani is night-blooming jasmine, damask rose and oudh. From ₹379 for 3ml, ₹669 for 6ml and ₹1,149 for 12ml.
See the SOSA attars →
Work it out in this order
The one-sentence test for a thoughtful gift
- Write the sentence first: I picked this because ___. Fill the blank honestly.
- If the blank names a room, pick a reed scent that matches it, from Rs 749.
- If it names something they wear, pick the 3ml attar closest to it, Rs 379 up.
- If the blank stays empty, send the Attar Trio at Rs 1,055 and let them choose.
The SOSA principle
Without an occasion, spending is invisible and accuracy is not. Nobody can see what you paid; everybody can see whether you noticed something true about them.
Which is why the useful upgrade is almost never a bigger bottle - it is a better-matched one.
Choosing the one you can explain in a sentence
Five reed scents, four attars and nine car scents sounds like a lot of choice until you apply a reason, at which point it usually collapses to one. Reeds by room: Morning Freshness ₹749 for a bathroom or a small flat, Garden Bloom ₹799 for a floral living room, Evening Calm ₹799 for a bedroom, Mountain Breeze ₹849 for a study or anywhere full of wood, Fresh Brew ₹849 for a kitchen. Attars by character: Adaa bright and green, Ameeri warm rose and sandalwood, Nawaab formal white oud, Mastani heady night jasmine. Car scents by driver: Jasmine ₹449 and Lemon ₹499 for anybody, Oud and Vetiver ₹509 only for somebody whose taste you already know.
The SOSA gift edit
Four routes to a specific gift, and the one that fails
| The option | Who it suits, and where it fails |
|---|---|
| A reed matched to a room · ₹749 to ₹849 | The strongest route when you have been inside their home. You are matching a visible fact rather than guessing at taste, and the sentence writes itself - pine and cedar for the wooden study, coffee and vanilla for the kitchen. It fails if you have never seen the space, at which point you are guessing again with a larger bottle. |
| A 3ml attar matched to what they wear · ₹379 to ₹399 | The most personal route and the most precise when it lands. Four properly different characters, so the choice itself carries the message. It fails when you are working from a vague impression rather than a real memory - and the right response to that is not the 12ml, it is a different category. |
| A car scent matched to a routine · ₹449 to ₹549 | Specific to how somebody actually spends their time rather than to their taste, which makes it unusually safe. Nine scents, each in a mild hanging format and a stronger spray at the same price. It fails for a person who barely drives, however well the scent is chosen. |
| Handing the choice over · ₹1,055 | The Attar Trio of Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani. The honest option when you cannot be specific: three characters, and they pick. It fails by being visibly a set of three, which on an ordinary day can read as more of an event than you meant - and it costs more than the accurate single bottle would have. |
The gift that goes to a home
A reed duo set is a readymade gift box without any guessing about taste
Two reed diffusers in one box: Day & Night pairs lemon-mint with lavender-chamomile at ₹1,498, Fresh & Grounded pairs lemon-mint with pine-cedar at ₹1,548, and Warmth & Bloom pairs coffee-vanilla with rose-jasmine at ₹1,598. Nothing to plug in, nothing to switch off, about 6 to 10 weeks each.
See the reed duo sets →
The thing worth resisting is the upgrade instinct. Every one of these products has a bigger version and none of those bigger versions makes the gift more thoughtful - a 12ml attar at ₹1,149 is the same choice as the 3ml at ₹379 with more liquid behind it, and a 130ml reed at ₹1,349 is the same scent in a quantity that suits a hall rather than a study. If you have money left after picking accurately, the better use of it is a second small thing for a different part of their life: the attar they wear and the car scent for the drive, rather than one large bottle of either.
Ameeri (Taif rose and sandalwood), Nawaab (white oud and saffron) and Mastani (night jasmine and rose) in one box. Three characters instead of one guess.
₹1,055 · 3ml x 3
Morning Freshness lemon-mint and Evening Calm lavender-chamomile together. Nothing to plug in, nothing to switch off, about 6 to 10 weeks each.
₹1,498 · 50ml x 2
Waterless, cordless, rechargeable cold diffusion for a car or a travel bag. The gift for someone who spends real hours driving.
₹3,999
One message, one honest recommendation
Tell SOSA who you are surprising, whether they drive, whether their home is already scented and what you want to spend - and you will be told which one to send, including when the cheaper one is the better gift.
Nobody remembers what a gift cost. They remember that you knew their study smelled of old wood and sent something that belonged in it.
— Sonal Sahani, SOSA
The SOSA gifting range
Three questions settle almost every one of these. Will it be worn, in which case it is a taste decision and you need to be able to name something they already wear? Will it sit in a room, in which case it is a placement decision and a reed diffuser asks nothing of you except an address? Or does it go in a car, where the real choice is between the mild hanging format and the stronger spray at the same price? Answer that, then pick the band - and with no occasion attached, the band should usually be lower than you first reach for.
The SOSA gifting range
Pick by where the gift will live, then by budget - in that order
| Gift | What it is | Who it suits | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOSA attars | Alcohol-free roll-on oil | Adaa, Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani in 3ml, 6ml and 12ml - the smallest serious fragrance gift there is | from ₹379 |
| SOSA Attar Trio | Pack of three attars | Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani in one box - three characters instead of one guess | from ₹1,055 |
| SOSA reed diffusers | Passive home fragrance | Five scents in 50ml and 130ml, nothing to plug in or switch off, about 6 to 10 weeks | from ₹749 |
| SOSA reed duo sets | Two reeds in one box | Day & Night, Fresh & Grounded and Warmth & Bloom - the readymade home gift | from ₹1,498 |
| SOSA car fragrance | Hanging or spray | Nine scents, each in a mild hanging format and a stronger spray at the same price | from ₹449 |
| SOSA Safar | Waterless car and travel diffuser | Cordless and rechargeable cold diffusion, for the person who actually lives in their car | ₹3,999 |
| SOSA Vaayu | Waterless cold-air machine | Approx 1000 m3 of connected air with a Bluetooth app and timer - a large home or a business | ₹11,999 |
Three different fluids run through this range and none of them is interchangeable. Reed diffusers use their own alcohol-free reed oil. The SOSA ultrasonics - Boond ₹899, Sukoon ₹1,899 and Megh ₹3,499 - run the water-based Hotel Collection from ₹299. Vaayu and Safar run waterless nebulising oil, so the ₹299 water-based bottle never goes into either of them. SOSA blends are SOSA's own hotel-inspired interpretations and SOSA is independent and not affiliated with any hotel brand. A portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
The honest price sheet
What SOSA publishes, and what SOSA does not
Everything below is on the live product pages. Anything not on this list is not something a gifting page should state.
- Attars - Adaa ₹379 / ₹669 / ₹1,149, Ameeri ₹385 / ₹679 / ₹1,165, Mastani ₹389 / ₹685 / ₹1,179 and Nawaab ₹399 / ₹699 / ₹1,199 in 3ml, 6ml and 12ml. The Attar Trio is ₹1,055, ₹1,859 or ₹3,189.
- Reed diffusers - Morning Freshness ₹749, Garden Bloom and Evening Calm ₹799, Mountain Breeze and Fresh Brew ₹849 in 50ml; 130ml from ₹1,249. They last about 6 to 10 weeks. Duo sets from ₹1,498.
- Car fragrance - nine scents from ₹449 to ₹549, each in a mild hanging format and a stronger spray at the same price, with 50ml sprays at ₹1,499 and saver combos at ₹899 to ₹949. Safar is ₹3,999, or ₹4,499 for the hotel-inspired trios.
- Not published, and therefore never stated here: how long any fragrance will be liked, delivery or dispatch timing, any festive discount, any minimum order quantity or bulk rate, and any claim about what a person will feel on receiving a gift. Those questions go to WhatsApp +91 96192 18531.
Not sure which one to send? Tell SOSA on WhatsApp at +91 96192 18531 who you are surprising, roughly how old they are, whether they drive, whether they already keep their home scented, and what you want to spend. You will get one straight recommendation, including the times the honest answer is the cheaper product or a different category altogether. Bulk orders are welcome and custom label or logo on product is available - quantities and anything corporate are discussed on WhatsApp rather than priced on a page. Bespoke composition, a fragrance composed for you by Sonal, is a real SOSA service and is also discussed there. Nothing on this page is advice about anybody's wellbeing: a gift is a way of telling somebody you thought about them, and where a person is genuinely struggling it belongs alongside showing up for them rather than in place of it.
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ISIPCA
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A note from Sonal
The orders I like most are the ones with no date attached. Somebody buys one attar on a Wednesday afternoon and asks us to send it to a flat in another city, and there is no birthday in the note and no anniversary and no festival. Those are, in my experience, the gifts that actually get used, and I think the reason is unglamorous: nobody has to live up to them. An anniversary gift carries an expectation. A Wednesday gift carries none, so it gets opened, put on a shelf and used the next morning.
The practical advice I give people is the opposite of what they expect. Go smaller than you think. A large unexplained present asks a question - what is this for, what do I owe you - and the person receiving it spends energy answering it. A ₹379 attar, a ₹449 car scent, a ₹749 reed diffuser: these are small enough to be accepted without any of that. If you want to spend more, spend it on accuracy instead of size - the right scent for somebody's actual flat beats a bigger bottle of the wrong one every time.
One honest thing about the harder version of this. People write to us when somebody they love is having a terrible week, and they want to send something that helps. I will not tell you that a fragrance does that, because it does not. What a small parcel says is: I was thinking about you on a day when nothing made me. That is a real thing to say to somebody and it is worth saying. It is not treatment, it is not a substitute for turning up, and anybody who sells it to you as either is selling you something else.
Frequently asked questions
What makes a gift thoughtful if there is no occasion?
The reason behind the choice, stated plainly. A scent picked to match a room you have stood in, or something close to what the person already wears, reads as attention. The same money spent on a larger bottle of something generic does not.
Is a cheaper gift acceptable when there is no occasion?
It is often better. With no birthday or festival to explain it, a large gift asks the recipient to work out what it means. A 3ml attar at Rs 379 or a car perfume at Rs 449 carries none of that weight and still shows the choice was made deliberately.
Which SOSA reed diffuser suits which room?
Morning Freshness at Rs 749 is Malabar lemon and mint and is the least declarative. Garden Bloom at Rs 799 is British rose and night jasmine. Evening Calm at Rs 799 is lavender and chamomile. Mountain Breeze at Rs 849 is pine, sage and cedar. Fresh Brew at Rs 849 is Coorg coffee and Kerala vanilla.
Should I say why I picked it, or let the gift speak?
Say it. One line about why you chose that scent is what converts a nice product into a specific gift, and it costs nothing. Without an occasion there is no other signal that the choice was considered.
What if I know the person but not their taste in fragrance?
Buy for a place instead of a person. A reed diffuser suits a room rather than a personality and is much harder to get wrong, and car fragrance from Rs 449 is specific to a routine rather than a taste. Or message SOSA on WhatsApp at +91 96192 18531 and describe them.
Take the next step
Pick the one you can explain in a sentence
If you can name their room, a reed diffuser from ₹749 matched to it is the strongest thing here. If you can name what they wear, a 3ml attar from ₹379 is more precise than anything larger. If you can name neither, the Attar Trio at ₹1,055 hands the decision over honestly. Describe the person on WhatsApp and SOSA will pick one.
Not sure which one suits the person you are buying for? Send SOSA their age, whether they drive, whether they like their home scented and your budget on WhatsApp, and you will get an honest answer - including when the cheaper product is the better gift.
A small thing, sent on a day that was not marked on any calendar
SOSA — alcohol-free fragrance, made in India, sent because you thought of them and not because a date told you to
Reed diffusers from ₹749 in 50ml, running about 6 to 10 weeks with nothing to plug in. Attars from ₹379 in 3ml, 6ml and 12ml. Car fragrance from ₹449 in a mild hanging format or a stronger spray at the same price. Alcohol-free, made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
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More just-because gifting guides
- SOSA attars - Adaa, Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani (from ₹379)
- SOSA reed diffusers and duo gift sets (from ₹749)
- SOSA car fragrance - hanging, spray and combos (from ₹449)
- SOSA Safar - the waterless car and travel diffuser (₹3,999)
- Tell SOSA who you are buying for on WhatsApp (+91 96192 18531)
- Brand: Founder story — why SOSA exists
Editorial standards & sources
About this guide: Written by Sonal Sahani, ISIPCA Versailles-trained founder and perfumer at SOSA Home & Body. Product recommendations reflect the SOSA range; the gift-buying reasoning applies to any brand.Prices and specifications verified from the live SOSA product pages, September 2026: SOSA attars - Adaa ₹379 (3ml), ₹669 (6ml) and ₹1,149 (12ml); Ameeri ₹385, ₹679 and ₹1,165; Mastani ₹389, ₹685 and ₹1,179; Nawaab ₹399, ₹699 and ₹1,199; the Attar Trio of Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani at ₹1,055, ₹1,859 and ₹3,189. Reed diffusers - Morning Freshness ₹749, Garden Bloom and Evening Calm ₹799, Mountain Breeze and Fresh Brew ₹849 in 50ml, with 130ml from ₹1,249 and refills at ₹2,399 and ₹3,499; reed diffusers last approximately 6 to 10 weeks. Reed duo gift sets ₹1,498, ₹1,548 and ₹1,598. Car fragrance from ₹449, each scent available as a mild hanging format or a stronger spray at the same price, 50ml sprays ₹1,499, saver combos ₹899 to ₹949 and a discovery set of three minis from ₹699. SOSA Safar ₹3,999, or ₹4,499 for the hotel-inspired trios, is a waterless, cordless, rechargeable cold-diffusion car and travel perfume diffuser. SOSA Vaayu ₹11,999 is a waterless cold-air nebulising diffuser rated for approximately 1000 cubic metres of connected air with a Bluetooth app and timer, a 400ml tank, freestanding or wall and HVAC mounting and a DC 12V / 1A 5W mains supply, CE, RoHS and SGS. The ultrasonic machines Boond ₹899, Sukoon ₹1,899 and Megh ₹3,499 run the water-based Hotel Collection from ₹299; that water-based bottle is not used in a Vaayu or a Safar, which take waterless nebuliser oil at ₹1,049 for 100 gm and ₹1,849 for 300 gm. Limits of this guide: fragrance adds a scent and does not remove, neutralise or purify odour, and no SOSA product makes any health, antibacterial, air-purifying or wellbeing claim. No claim is made about how any recipient will feel about a gift. No claim is made anywhere on this page about mood, stress, calm, sleep, comfort or wellbeing: fragrance is a scent, not a treatment, and where a product name contains a word such as Calm that is a name and not an effect. Where this guide covers sending something to a person having a difficult time, it treats a gift as a gesture of attention alongside real support and never as a substitute for a person or for professional help, and it gives no mental-health advice. No delivery date, dispatch time, order cut-off, discount or minimum order quantity is stated anywhere on this page; corporate and bulk enquiries are answered on WhatsApp. SOSA blends are SOSA's own hotel-inspired interpretations and SOSA is independent and not affiliated with any hotel brand; the SOSA perfumes are SOSA's own compositions and are not the designer fragrances they are described as being inspired by. Prices and availability are subject to change - see the live product pages.