★ SOSA Home & Body
A gift that is still working in December - not one that is eaten by Friday or put in a drawer
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★★★★★
"I bought gold every Dhanteras because that is what we do. The year I added one attar each for my parents was the year somebody actually asked what it was."
SOSA Nawaab attar
★★★★★
"Reed diffuser for a friend who had just moved in. She had eleven house-warming gifts and this was the one that was still doing something in November."
Garden Bloom reed diffuser
★★★★★
"Twenty client gifts and no idea what any of them like. Went with the attar trio because three scents in one box means one of them lands."
Attar Trio pack of 3
★★★★★
"My husband collected the car on Dhanteras. The hanging one was quieter than I expected and that turned out to be the point in a new car."
Sandalwood car perfume
★★★★★
"Bought my father the Safar because he drives to Nashik every fortnight and refuses to buy anything for himself."
SOSA Safar
★★★★★
"Was told honestly that our office needed the small machine and not the big one. That is why I went back for the client gifts as well."
Sukoon · Hotel Collection
★★★★★
"I bought gold every Dhanteras because that is what we do. The year I added one attar each for my parents was the year somebody actually asked what it was."
SOSA Nawaab attar
★★★★★
"Reed diffuser for a friend who had just moved in. She had eleven house-warming gifts and this was the one that was still doing something in November."
Garden Bloom reed diffuser
★★★★★
"Twenty client gifts and no idea what any of them like. Went with the attar trio because three scents in one box means one of them lands."
Attar Trio pack of 3
★★★★★
"My husband collected the car on Dhanteras. The hanging one was quieter than I expected and that turned out to be the point in a new car."
Sandalwood car perfume
★★★★★
"Bought my father the Safar because he drives to Nashik every fortnight and refuses to buy anything for himself."
SOSA Safar
★★★★★
"Was told honestly that our office needed the small machine and not the big one. That is why I went back for the client gifts as well."
Sukoon · Hotel Collection
✓ 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 · Dhanteras & Festive Fragrance Gifting
Which format is the better gift? Hanging for a shared or family car, for anyone who finds strong scent difficult, and for a brand new interior. Spray for a solo commuter who wants scent on demand and does not want anything visible on the mirror.
Can you give both? Yes. The saver combos pair two scents at ₹899 to ₹949, and hanging refills are ₹399 to ₹429, so one hanging bottle carries on after the first fill runs down.
See SOSA Safar ₹3,999 →
Every SOSA car scent exists in two formats at the same price, which reads like a convenience and is actually the whole decision. Hanging is a mild 12ml bottle that works on its own, visibly, all the time. Spray is stronger and does nothing until the driver presses it. You are not really choosing a scent here - you are choosing how much control the person in that seat has, and getting that wrong is the commonest way a car fragrance gift ends up in a glovebox.
The product that makes the point on this page. SOSA Sandalwood, ₹479, is one bottle of oil sold two ways - a mild 12ml hanging bottle that works on its own, or a stronger spray at exactly the same price that only works when the driver presses it. Same scent, same money, completely different gift.
Quick answers — read this first
What is the difference between a hanging car perfume and a car perfume spray? Scent throw and control. The hanging 12ml bottle releases a mild scent continuously with nothing for the driver to do. The spray is stronger and releases only when it is pressed, and goes where it is pointed. SOSA prices both formats the same, from ₹449, with a larger 50ml spray at ₹1,499.Which format is the better gift? Hanging for a shared or family car, for anyone who finds strong scent difficult, and for a brand new interior. Spray for a solo commuter who wants scent on demand and does not want anything visible on the mirror.
Can you give both? Yes. The saver combos pair two scents at ₹899 to ₹949, and hanging refills are ₹399 to ₹429, so one hanging bottle carries on after the first fill runs down.
The short answer
Short answer: Same nine scents, same price, two different products. Hanging is a mild 12ml bottle that runs passively and hangs in view, refillable at Rs 399 to Rs 429. Spray is stronger and only works when the driver presses it. Both start at Rs 449; the 50ml spray is Rs 1,499.
The pick: The hanging format from ₹449 if the car is shared, new, or carries anyone who finds strong scent difficult. The spray at the same price if one person drives alone and wants to control it.
Why: A scent that is too quiet can be refilled or topped up; a scent that is too strong in a car somebody cannot leave is the harder mistake to undo.
In this guide
The one question that settles most Dhanteras fragrance gifts: where will it live? A scent worn on a person is a taste decision and needs you to know them. A scent that lives in a room or a car is a placement decision and needs you to know their space - which is usually the easier thing to be sure of.
Worn on a person
SOSA attars · from ₹379
Lives in their home
Reed diffusers · from ₹749
Not sure who it suits?
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Straight answer
Should I gift a hanging car perfume or a car perfume spray this Dhanteras?
Answer one question first: who else sits in that car? If the answer includes a spouse, children, parents or colleagues, the hanging format is the safer gift - a mild 12ml bottle, from ₹449, that works quietly on its own and can be refilled at ₹399 to ₹429 when it runs down. If one person drives alone and nobody else has a vote, the spray at the same price is the better gift, because it is stronger and it only does anything when they decide it should, on the mat or the vents rather than everywhere at once. The second question is whether they want something hanging in view at all - some people treat a rear-view mirror as decor and some treat it as a windscreen, and a spray lives in the door pocket where nobody sees it. The third is size: the same spray comes in a 50ml bottle at ₹1,499 for somebody who already knows they like a scent and does not want to think about it again for a long while. Nine scents run through both formats, from Jasmine at ₹449 to Sea Breeze, Oud and Vetiver at ₹509, and Mysore Orange Blossom at ₹549 is the one that exists as a spray only. A portion of every SOSA order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
The scent is the easy part. The format is the gift. Mild and always on, or strong and only when they say so - decide that before you look at a single fragrance note.
Shared family car, or anyone who finds strong scent difficult? Hanging, from ₹449, refillable at ₹399 to ₹429. One driver who wants it under their own control? The spray at the same price, or 50ml at ₹1,499.
Car fragrance from ₹449
The three things that decide the format - and none of them is the scent
Both formats carry the same nine scents and SOSA charges the same for either, which removes price from the decision entirely. What is left is three questions about the car and the person, and they take about thirty seconds between them.
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The first variable
Who else is in that car?
A solo commuter is the easiest case on this page. Nobody else has to agree with the scent, nobody else is trapped in it, and the stronger spray is a genuinely better gift for them - it is theirs to press or not press, and a driver who wants more on a Monday and none on a Friday can have exactly that.
A shared car is the opposite. A school run, a spouse who drives it twice a week, in-laws in the back on a Sunday - none of those people chose the fragrance and none of them can open a door at sixty kilometres an hour. That is the case for the mild hanging bottle at ₹449: it is quiet by design, and quiet is what a car with four opinions in it needs.
A shared car is the opposite. A school run, a spouse who drives it twice a week, in-laws in the back on a Sunday - none of those people chose the fragrance and none of them can open a door at sixty kilometres an hour. That is the case for the mild hanging bottle at ₹449: it is quiet by design, and quiet is what a car with four opinions in it needs.
Tip: If more than two people regularly sit in that car, buy the hanging format.
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The second variable
Is anybody in that car sensitive to strong scent?
This is worth asking out loud rather than guessing, and one honest sentence covers it: does anybody in the family get uncomfortable in a car with a strong smell? Pregnancy, motion sickness on ghat roads, a child who complains, an elderly parent who simply does not like it - any of those and you want the mildest thing available, which is the 12ml hanging bottle, and you want a soft register rather than Oud.
If that is the situation, do not try to solve it with a cheaper product. Solve it with a milder one. A ₹509 hanging Sea Breeze is a better gift for that car than a ₹1,499 50ml spray of anything, because the problem was never the budget.
If that is the situation, do not try to solve it with a cheaper product. Solve it with a milder one. A ₹509 hanging Sea Breeze is a better gift for that car than a ₹1,499 50ml spray of anything, because the problem was never the budget.
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The third variable
Do they want something hanging in view?
Some drivers hang things from the mirror without thinking about it. Others keep the windscreen completely clear and will quietly move anything you put there into the glovebox within a week. You usually already know which one you are buying for - look at the car the next time you are in it.
If they are the clear-windscreen sort, the spray is the answer, because it lives in a door pocket and is invisible until it is used. If the hanging bottle appeals but the mirror does not, it still works clipped out of the eyeline - but if you have to argue the case in your head, that is the signal to buy the spray instead.
If they are the clear-windscreen sort, the spray is the answer, because it lives in a door pocket and is invisible until it is used. If the hanging bottle appeals but the mirror does not, it still works clipped out of the eyeline - but if you have to argue the case in your head, that is the signal to buy the spray instead.
Tip: Clear windscreen, clean dashboard, nothing on the mirror - buy the spray.
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
How to choose the format in under a minute
- Count the regular passengers. More than two means the mild hanging format.
- Ask if anyone in that car finds strong scent difficult. If yes, hanging.
- Look at their mirror. Nothing hanging on it already means buy the spray.
- Then pick a scent, from Rs 449 for Jasmine to Rs 549 for Orange Blossom.
The SOSA principle
In a car, mild is the more forgiving mistake. A scent that is too quiet can be refilled, topped up or moved closer to the vent. A scent that is too strong in a sealed box somebody drives for an hour cannot be undone without opening a window in November.
That asymmetry is why the hanging format is the default recommendation whenever you are not certain.
The nine scents, and what each format costs
Nine scents run through the range and the prices are the same whichever format you choose: Jasmine, a mogra-inspired white floral, at ₹449; Lavender and Sandalwood at ₹479; Icy Mint at ₹489; Lemon, the one SOSA calls No Headache, at ₹499; Oud from Assam oudh, Vetiver khus and Sea Breeze at ₹509; and Mysore Orange Blossom at ₹549, which is the one exception because it is a spray only, in 10ml. Lemon and Sea Breeze are the least polarising of the nine. Oud and Vetiver are the two that people have opinions about in either direction.
The SOSA scent edit
Hanging and spray, side by side and without the marketing
| Scent | Why it suits the mood |
|---|---|
| Hanging, 12ml · ₹449 to ₹509 | A mild scent throw that works continuously without anybody doing anything. It hangs in view, usually on the mirror, which is either part of the appeal or the reason not to buy it. Refillable with the 15ml car hanging refills at ₹399 to ₹429, so the bottle itself carries on. The right pick for a shared car, a family car, a new car, or anybody who finds strong scent difficult. |
| Spray, same price · ₹449 to ₹549 | The same nine scents in a stronger throw that only happens when it is pressed. It goes where it is pointed - the mats, the vents, the boot before a long drive - and it is invisible when it is not being used. The right pick for a solo commuter, for somebody who wants scent on some days and none on others, and for a driver who keeps the windscreen clear. |
| 50ml spray · ₹1,499 | The same spray in the large bottle, for a person who already knows which scent they want. It is the version to buy when the recipient has tried one of these before and told you they liked it. Mysore Orange Blossom is the only SOSA car scent whose page publishes duration - 10ml is about 100 sprays lasting roughly 3 months, 50ml is about 500 sprays lasting a year or more - and those figures apply to that scent alone. |
| Two scents together · ₹899 to ₹949 | The saver combos pair two: Jasmine and Lemon or Jasmine and Lavender at ₹899, Oud and Lemon or Sandalwood and Oud at ₹949, with 50ml pairs at ₹2,999. Two scents means the driver can run a bright one in summer and a warm one in December, and it is also the format that looks like a gift rather than a purchase. |
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 →
One practical note about refills, because it changes the arithmetic. The hanging bottle is designed to be refilled - the 15ml car hanging refills are ₹399 to ₹429 - so a ₹479 Sandalwood is not a ₹479 one-off, it is a bottle the recipient keeps and tops up. The spray has no refill; when it is finished you buy another. Neither is better, but if you are choosing a gift for somebody who dislikes accumulating small bottles, the refillable one is the more considerate object.
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 the gift is for, whether they drive, whether their home is already scented and what you want to spend - and you will be told which of these to buy, including when the cheaper one is better.
Buy the format for the car, not the scent for the person. A mild Sandalwood in a car full of people beats a strong Oud that only the driver voted for.
— Sonal Sahani, SOSA
The SOSA gifting range
There are only three questions worth asking before you spend anything. Will the gift be worn on a person, in which case it is a taste decision and you need to know what they already wear? Will it live in a room, in which case it is a placement decision and a reed diffuser or a duo set is the safer buy? Or will it live in a car, where the choice is really between the mild hanging format and the stronger spray, and where SOSA Safar is the upgrade for somebody who genuinely spends hours driving? Answer that, then pick the price band.
The SOSA Dhanteras 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 buy? Tell SOSA on WhatsApp at +91 96192 18531 who the gift is for, roughly how old they are, whether they drive, whether they already keep their home scented, and what you want to spend. You will get a straight recommendation, including the times the honest answer is the cheaper product or a different category altogether. Bulk orders for employees, clients, vendors and dealers 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 religious guidance: Dhanteras is simply the occasion people are buying for, and what is bought or observed on the day is a family's own decision.
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ISIPCA
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A note from Sonal
Every year around Dhanteras I get the same message, phrased twenty different ways: I have to buy something, I do not want to buy gold again, and I do not want to hand over a box of dry fruit that everybody quietly passes on. That is a real problem and it is worth taking seriously, because the difficulty is not the budget. It is that most festive gifts are bought for the moment of handing over and then have nowhere to go.
Fragrance is unusually good at this for one unglamorous reason: it gets used up. A reed diffuser sits on a console and does something for six to ten weeks. An attar lives in a handbag and gets worn on ordinary Tuesdays. A car perfume is noticed every single morning by somebody who did not ask for it. None of that is sentiment - it is just a product that has a job, unlike an object that has to earn shelf space for a decade.
Two honest cautions, though, because I would rather you bought well than bought more. A worn fragrance is a taste decision - if you do not know what the person already wears, a perfume is a guess, and a scent for their home or their car is the safer buy. And do not spend up a tier to look generous. A ₹379 attar chosen because it suits somebody is a better gift than a ₹3,999 machine bought for a person whose car is spotless and who never noticed a smell in it. Buy the thing that fits the life, not the thing that fits the occasion.
Frequently asked questions
Is a hanging car perfume weaker than a spray?
Yes, deliberately. SOSA describes the hanging format as a mild scent throw and the spray as a strong one. Both carry the same nine scents at the same price, so the difference is intensity and control rather than quality or concentration.
Which car perfume format is better for a new car?
Usually the hanging one. A new interior already has a strong smell of its own, and a mild 12ml bottle sits alongside it rather than fighting it. A spray can be used lightly in a new car too, but it is the format that is easiest to overdo in the first few weeks.
Can you refill a SOSA hanging car perfume?
Yes. The car hanging freshener refills are 15ml and cost Rs 399 to Rs 429, so the bottle itself keeps working after the first fill runs down. The sprays are not refillable.
How much does a SOSA car perfume cost?
From Rs 449 for Jasmine, Rs 479 for Lavender and Sandalwood, Rs 489 for Icy Mint, Rs 499 for Lemon, Rs 509 for Oud, Vetiver and Sea Breeze, and Rs 549 for Mysore Orange Blossom. The 50ml spray is Rs 1,499 and the two-scent saver combos are Rs 899 to Rs 949.
I still cannot decide. Can somebody just tell me?
Yes. Message SOSA on WhatsApp at +91 96192 18531 with how many people are usually in the car, whether anyone finds strong scent difficult, and whether the driver keeps anything hanging on the mirror. You will get one format and one scent rather than a list.
Take the next step
Pick the format first, then the scent
Hanging from ₹449 for a shared car, a new car or anybody who finds strong scent difficult, refillable at ₹399 to ₹429. The stronger spray at the same price for a solo commuter, or ₹1,499 for 50ml. Two scents together in a saver combo at ₹899 to ₹949.
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 Dhanteras gift that is still being used in December
SOSA — alcohol-free fragrance, made in India, chosen for the person rather than the occasion
Nine car scents from ₹449, each in a mild hanging 12ml format and a stronger spray at the same price, with 50ml sprays at ₹1,499, two-scent saver combos at ₹899 to ₹949 and hanging refills at ₹399 to ₹429. Alcohol-free, made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
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More Dhanteras 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. Nothing here is religious guidance - Dhanteras is named as the occasion people are shopping for, and what is bought or observed on the day is a family's own decision. No delivery date, dispatch time, order cut-off, festive 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.