Based on woody preferences x incense aversion x dryness tolerance x desired warmth x budget, which modern woody attar should I buy?

Based on woody preferences x incense aversion x dryness tolerance x desired warmth x budget, which modern woody attar should I buy?

Based on woody preferences x incense aversion x dryness tolerance x desired warmth x budget, which modern woody attar should I buy? | SOSA Home & Body

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Based on woody preferences x incense aversion x dryness tolerance x desired warmth x budget, which modern woody attar should I buy?

Five axes is the right way to think about this, and the honest thing to say first is how many of them the record can stand on. Two can fully, one can partly, and two cannot at all. I will say which, and then turn the published ones into a decision you can make tonight.

By Sonal Sahani, founder and perfumer · 11 minute read · SOSA Home & Body, Pune

Published axes: which woods, and the price. Partly published: warmth, as Ameeri's mood line and two tier labels. Not published: incense, which is not a note in any of the four pyramids, and dryness, which is general vocabulary. Modern is not a label. Adaa Rs 379, 4.9 from 98 published customer reviews; Ameeri Rs 385, 4.9 from 104.

Answer in brief

  • Which of my five axes are published? Two fully: which woods each pyramid publishes, and the price. One partly: warmth, which appears as Ameeri's mood line and as two tier labels. Incense aversion and dryness tolerance have no published field behind them.
  • I prefer cedarwood and vetiver. Where do I start? With Adaa, the one pyramid with those woods and no oud or amber in any tier, at ₹379 for 3ml. Adaa carries 4.9 from 98 published customer reviews.
  • And for sandalwood with warmth? Ameeri, with Indian sandalwood in its heart and a mood line that reads warm, festive, opulent, never theatrical, at ₹385 for 3ml. Ameeri carries 4.9 from 104 published customer reviews.

The short answer

Two of the five axes have published fields: which woods, and price. Warmth is partly published, in Ameeri's mood line and two tier labels. Incense is a note in none of the four pyramids, and dry is general vocabulary rather than a SOSA word. For cedarwood and vetiver with no oud or amber, Adaa at Rs 379, with 4.9 from 98 published customer reviews. For sandalwood with warmth, Ameeri at Rs 385.

The axis that sorts the most: woody preference, because it is fully published. Cedarwood and vetiver lead to one pyramid, Adaa's. Sandalwood leads to three, and desired warmth then picks Ameeri, whose own mood line uses the word.

On this page

  1. Five axes, and which of them the record can stand on
  2. The decision, one line per preference
  3. Five axes, in the order the record can answer them
  4. The two answers, pyramid by pyramid
  5. Questions people ask

Based on woody preferences x incense aversion x dryness tolerance x desired warmth x budget, which modern woody attar should I buy?

Five axes, and before I use any of them, here is how many the record can stand on. Modern and traditional are not labels SOSA prints on any attar, so I cannot sort these bottles into either for you. Woody preference is fully published, because every pyramid names its woods. Budget is fully published, because every size has a price. Desired warmth is partly published: warm is Ameeri's own mood-line word, Ameeri's base is labelled the long settled warmth, and Ameeri and Nawaab both label their openings a warm metallic opening. Incense aversion has no published field, because incense is not a note anywhere, so the most I can give you is the names a reader with that aversion tends to weigh. Dryness tolerance has no published field either, because dry is general vocabulary rather than a SOSA word. Now the axes in the order they sort. Axis one, woody preference. Sandalwood is published in three pyramids: Indian sandalwood in Ameeri's heart beside Taif rose, Mysore sandalwood in Nawaab's heart beside white royal oud and aged tobacco leaf, and Mysore sandalwood in Mastani's base beside oudh, Madagascar vanilla and tonka bean. Cedarwood and vetiver are published in one pyramid only, Adaa's base, beside white musk. Axis two, incense aversion. Incense is not a note published in any of the four attar pyramids, and nor is frankincense, myrrh, birch tar, cade or guaiac wood. That is a published fact about note names, and it is not a promise about how any attar reads on you. Oud is published in three of the four pyramids, spelled three ways and placed in two different tiers. Nawaab publishes white royal oud in its heart, beside Mysore sandalwood and aged tobacco leaf. Ameeri publishes soft oudh in its base, beside amber and white musk. Mastani publishes oudh in its base, beside Mysore sandalwood, Madagascar vanilla and tonka bean. Adaa publishes no oud in any tier. Amber is published in two bases: Nawaab's, beside leather and white musk, and Ameeri's, beside soft oudh and white musk. Adaa and Mastani publish no amber in any tier. In general perfumery an amber is an accord rather than a single material, and it is often built with resins such as labdanum and benzoin. SOSA publishes no breakdown of its amber, so I cannot tell you what is in it, only where it sits. Leather and aged tobacco leaf are published in Nawaab only. In general perfumery a leather note is usually an accord rather than a single material, and SOSA publishes no breakdown of its leather, so I cannot tell you what it is built from. I can tell you these are the two published names in the range that a reader avoiding smoke would weigh first. Axis three, dryness tolerance. Vetiver and cedarwood are the woods general perfumery most often calls dry, and Adaa is the one pyramid that publishes them. Dry is that general vocabulary, and SOSA prints the word on no attar page. Sandalwood is the wood general perfumery most often calls creamy, and creamy is a word SOSA prints on no attar page. If your tolerance for dry woods is low, Adaa is the pyramid to read last; if it is high, Adaa is the one to read first. Axis four, desired warmth. Ameeri's mood line reads warm, festive, opulent, never theatrical. Adaa's mood line reads light, elegant, composed, distinctive without being loud. Axis five, budget. At 3ml the four are ₹379, ₹385, ₹389 and ₹399; at 12ml they run from ₹1,149 to ₹1,199. The Pack of 3 is ₹1,055 for the 3ml set, ₹1,859 for 6ml and ₹3,189 for 12ml, and it holds Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani. Adaa is not in it. Put together, the decision reads like this. If you prefer cedarwood and vetiver, dislike oud and amber as well as incense, and tolerate the woods general perfumery calls dry, Adaa is the published answer. Adaa is the one pyramid in the range that publishes wood with no oud and no amber in any tier: white musk, vetiver and cedarwood in its base, which its own page labels a clean composure drydown. Adaa's published strength figure is 8.5, the lightest end of the range. It is ₹379 for 3ml, ₹669 for 6ml and ₹1,149 for 12ml. Adaa carries 4.9 from 98 published customer reviews. Those are customer reviews Sonal collated over WhatsApp, which is why I quote the count beside the figure rather than the figure on its own. If you prefer sandalwood, want warmth in SOSA's own word, and can accept amber and a soft oudh at the close, Ameeri is the answer. Ameeri's published strength figure is 9.0, the festive warm middle of the range. It is ₹385 for 3ml, ₹679 for 6ml and ₹1,165 for 12ml. Ameeri carries 4.9 from 104 published customer reviews. If you prefer sandalwood with no amber and do not mind sweet materials, Mastani publishes Madagascar vanilla and tonka bean beside its sandalwood. Mastani carries 4.9 from 112 published customer reviews. On an incense-averse brief, Nawaab, with white royal oud and aged tobacco leaf beside its sandalwood, is the one to read last. Nawaab carries 4.9 from 86 published customer reviews. Sonal Sahani trained at ISIPCA, Versailles, she designs all four attars herself, and she signs off every small batch by hand in Pune. The smallest published size is 3ml, on all four, and SOSA sells no travel size, no sample, no tester and no decant, so 3ml is where a trial starts. All four publish the same wear time, 6 to 8 hours on skin, longer on warm or oily skin, and nothing beyond that figure is published. SOSA publishes no projection figure and no sillage figure for any attar, so no page of mine will turn a strength figure into a distance. A portion of every SOSA order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.

In one line: Two of five axes are published: woods and price. Cedarwood and vetiver with no oud or amber is Adaa, Rs 379, 4.9 from 98 published customer reviews. Sandalwood with SOSA's own word warm is Ameeri, Rs 385.
SOSA Adaa attar bottle, cedarwood and vetiver with no oud or amber in any tier
SOSA Adaa attar, 3ml ₹379, 4.9 from 98 published customer reviews. Published base: white musk, vetiver and cedarwood.
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Five axes, and which of them the record can stand on

Each card takes the axes that share a kind of answer: published, partly published, and not published at all.

1

Published - woody preference and budget

Sandalwood is published in three pyramids: Indian sandalwood in Ameeri's heart beside Taif rose, Mysore sandalwood in Nawaab's heart beside white royal oud and aged tobacco leaf, and Mysore sandalwood in Mastani's base beside oudh, Madagascar vanilla and tonka bean. Cedarwood and vetiver are published in one pyramid only, Adaa's base, beside white musk. At 3ml the four are ₹379, ₹385, ₹389 and ₹399.

Cedarwood and vetiver: Adaa. Sandalwood: Ameeri, Nawaab, Mastani.

2

Partly published - desired warmth

Ameeri's mood line reads warm, festive, opulent, never theatrical. Ameeri's base is labelled the long settled warmth, and Ameeri and Nawaab label their openings a warm metallic opening.

3

Not published - incense aversion and dryness tolerance

Incense is not a note published in any of the four attar pyramids, and nor is frankincense, myrrh, birch tar, cade or guaiac wood. That is a published fact about note names, and it is not a promise about how any attar reads on you. Vetiver and cedarwood are the woods general perfumery most often calls dry, and Adaa is the one pyramid that publishes them. Dry is that general vocabulary, and SOSA prints the word on no attar page.

Two axes with no field behind them. Judge those on the 3ml.

Only two of your five axes have a published field, and woody preference is the one that sorts the most. Read it first and the decision is three lines long.

Cedarwood and vetiver: Adaa. Sandalwood and warmth: Ameeri

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The two answers, pyramid by pyramid

Adaa publishes Calabrian bergamot, green cardamom and neroli in its opening, jasmine sambac, magnolia and ylang ylang in its heart, and white musk, vetiver and cedarwood in its base. Adaa's mood line reads light, elegant, composed, distinctive without being loud. Adaa's published strength figure is 8.5, the lightest end of the range. It is ₹379 for 3ml, ₹669 for 6ml and ₹1,149 for 12ml. Ameeri publishes Persian saffron, pink pepper and bergamot in its opening, Taif rose and Indian sandalwood in its heart, and soft oudh, amber and white musk in its base. Ameeri's mood line reads warm, festive, opulent, never theatrical. Ameeri's published strength figure is 9.0, the festive warm middle of the range. It is ₹385 for 3ml, ₹679 for 6ml and ₹1,165 for 12ml.

Adaa 3ml is ₹379 with cedarwood and vetiver and no oud or amber. Ameeri 3ml is ₹385 with sandalwood and SOSA's own word warm.

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The decision, one line per preference

What you are deciding What is actually published
Cedarwood and vetiver, no oud or amber Adaa: white musk, vetiver and cedarwood in the base. Score 8.5. 3ml ₹379, 4.9 from 98 published customer reviews.
Sandalwood, with warmth Ameeri: Indian sandalwood in the heart, mood line warm, soft oudh and amber in the base. Score 9.0. 3ml ₹385.
Sandalwood, no amber Mastani: Mysore sandalwood beside oudh, Madagascar vanilla and tonka bean. Score 9.2. 3ml ₹389.
Sandalwood beside oud and leaf Nawaab: Mysore sandalwood beside white royal oud and aged tobacco leaf. Read it last on an incense-averse brief. 3ml ₹399.

A word on the two axes I could not stand on, because they may decide this for you. A tolerance is a fact about you, and no product page publishes one. What the record can do is tell you which named notes are in which bottle, so that you are weighing your tolerance against something real. Vetiver and cedarwood are in Adaa only. Oud is in Nawaab, Ameeri and Mastani. Amber is in Nawaab and Ameeri. Aged tobacco leaf and leather are in Nawaab only. Beyond that, your own skin is the instrument, and two 3ml bottles, Adaa and Ameeri, come to ₹764. All four are the same format: a concentrated oil attar with a built-in dab applicator, carried in sandalwood oil and jojoba, alcohol-free and DPG-free.

Five axes, and only two of them published. Woody preference sorts the most, and it turns the decision into three lines.

Five axes, in the order the record can answer them

  1. Woody preference: cedarwood and vetiver is Adaa; sandalwood is three others.
  2. Warmth: Ameeri's mood line says warm. Incense: not a note in any of the four.
  3. Dryness: vetiver and cedarwood are the woods usually called dry.
  4. Budget: 3ml Rs 379 to Rs 399, or Adaa and Ameeri together for Rs 764.
SOSA Adaa

The product this page is about

SOSA Adaa

Bergamot, Cardamom & Jasmine Sambac Attar (Daytime Grace). Opening: Calabrian bergamot, green cardamom, neroli. Heart: jasmine sambac, magnolia, ylang ylang. Base: white musk, vetiver, cedarwood. Self-assigned strength 8.5 / 10. Wear time 6 to 8 hours on skin, longer on warm or oily skin. Carrier: Indian sandalwood oil and jojoba, DPG-free. A concentrated oil attar with a built-in dab applicator.

Occasion line: office hours, business lunches, daytime weddings, meetings, summer wear. Gender line: unisex, and the most genuinely gender-fluid attar in the range.

3ml ₹379 · 6ml ₹669 · 12ml ₹1,149 · 4.9 from 98 published customer reviews

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What SOSA will and will not tell you

The published figures on this page are the prices, the three sizes, the self-assigned strength score out of ten, the wear time, the carrier and the customer review counts. SOSA publishes no projection or sillage figure, no season label, no layering instruction and no sample, so none of those exists here. How an attar reads on your own skin is yours to test.

From the founder

I am Sonal Sahani. I trained at ISIPCA in Versailles, and every SOSA attar is hand-blended in Pune, in small batches, and signed off by me. If a number is not on the product page, you will not find it invented here.

Cedarwood and vetiver, or sandalwood with warmth

Adaa 3ml is ₹379 with cedarwood and vetiver and no oud. Ameeri 3ml is ₹385 with sandalwood and a mood line that says warm.

(Pack of 3) SOSA Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani Combo

Three in one box

The Pack of 3 holds Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani at ₹1,055 for the 3ml set, ₹1,859 for 6ml and ₹3,189 for 12ml. Adaa is not in it.

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The smallest bottle is the trial

SOSA publishes no sample, tester or decant for any attar. The 3ml bottles, ₹379 to ₹399, are the smallest published size and the honest way to meet one.

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Questions people ask

Which SOSA attar has cedarwood and vetiver with no oud?

Adaa. It publishes white musk, vetiver and cedarwood in its base and no oud or amber in any tier. It is Rs 379 for 3ml, with 4.9 from 98 published customer reviews.

Which SOSA woody attar is described as warm?

Ameeri. Its mood line reads warm, festive, opulent, never theatrical, and it publishes Indian sandalwood in its heart. It is Rs 385 for 3ml, with 4.9 from 104 published customer reviews.

Is any SOSA attar labelled modern?

No. Modern and traditional are not labels SOSA prints on any attar, so this page answers with the published woods, labels and prices instead.

Who makes these attars?

Sonal Sahani, who founded SOSA and trained as a perfumer at ISIPCA, Versailles. She composes all four attars herself, and every small batch is hand-blended in Pune and signed off by her before it goes out. The attar pages publish that training outright, which is the honest answer to why a hand-blended Pune attar is worth reading about at all.

What is the cheapest way to decide between the two answers?

Two 3ml bottles: Adaa at Rs 379 and Ameeri at Rs 385, Rs 764 in all. SOSA sells no sample, tester or decant, so the 3ml is the trial.

Start with one bottle

Adaa ₹379 for 3ml, 4.9 from 98 published customer reviews, cedarwood and vetiver with no oud or amber in any tier. A portion of every SOSA order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.

More on choosing an attar

  • Which of five axes have a published field
  • Woody preference: the wood map
  • Incense aversion: the names to weigh
  • Dryness tolerance: the woods usually called dry
  • Desired warmth: Ameeri's own word
  • Budget: two 3ml bottles for Rs 764

Sources and what is published

SOSA Adaa 3ml ₹379, 6ml ₹669, 12ml ₹1,149. Opening Calabrian bergamot, green cardamom, neroli; heart jasmine sambac, magnolia, ylang ylang; base white musk, vetiver, cedarwood. Strength 8.5 / 10. 4.9 from 98 published customer reviews. Occasion line: office hours, business lunches, daytime weddings, meetings, summer wear. Gender line: unisex, and the most genuinely gender-fluid attar in the range.

SOSA Ameeri 3ml ₹385, 6ml ₹679, 12ml ₹1,165. Opening Persian saffron, pink pepper, bergamot; heart Taif rose, Indian sandalwood; base soft oudh, amber, white musk. Strength 9.0 / 10. 4.9 from 104 published customer reviews. Occasion line: Diwali, Eid, Karwa Chauth, family weddings, festive dinners. Gender line: unisex, and the warmth reads equally on men and women.

SOSA Mastani 3ml ₹389, 6ml ₹685, 12ml ₹1,179. Opening litchi, bergamot, pink pepper; heart night-blooming jasmine, Damask rose; base Mysore sandalwood, oudh, Madagascar vanilla, tonka bean. Strength 9.2 / 10. 4.9 from 112 published customer reviews. Occasion line: anniversaries, date nights, evening receptions, signature wear. Gender line: designed feminine sensual, unisex on confident skin.

SOSA Nawaab 3ml ₹399, 6ml ₹699, 12ml ₹1,199. Opening Kashmir saffron, black pepper, cardamom; heart white royal oud, Mysore sandalwood, aged tobacco leaf; base amber, leather, white musk. Strength 9.5 / 10. 4.9 from 86 published customer reviews. Occasion line: weddings, boardrooms, important evenings, signature wear. Gender line: designed for masculine luxury, unisex on skin.

(Pack of 3) SOSA Ameeri, Nawaab & Mastani Combo 3ml set ₹1,055, 6ml set ₹1,859, 12ml set ₹3,189. It holds Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani; Adaa is not in it.

Common to all four: 6 to 8 hours on skin, longer on warm or oily skin, on all four; sandalwood oil and jojoba, alcohol-free and DPG-free, on all four; a concentrated oil attar with a built-in dab applicator; hand-blended in Pune, in small batches, signed off by Sonal Sahani. The perfumer is Sonal Sahani, trained at ISIPCA, Versailles.

Not published, and therefore not stated anywhere above: any projection or sillage figure; any season label; any layering instruction; any sample, tester, decant or refill; any age claim; any ingredient percentage, concentration or dilution figure; any shelf life; whether any material is natural or an aroma chemical; any comparison with another perfume; any claim about how an attar will read on a particular person's skin; any tolerance or sensitivity position.

Prices, notes and figures read live from the SOSA product records. Enquiries: WhatsApp +91 96192 18531.

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