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Creative teachers notice how things are made, which is exactly what an attar is. This is the family where a worn fragrance is genuinely the interesting gift.
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"The app scheduling is the best part - strong in the mornings, gentle in the evening. Clinic feels calm all day."
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"Paired it with the SOSA hotel oils. The projection is genuinely lobby-strength - nothing like a plug-in."
SOSA Vaayu · workspace
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"My reception now smells like a five-star lobby. Guests comment on it before they even reach the desk."
SOSA Vaayu · lobby scenting
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"Zero dampness, which was my worry in monsoon. The mist is completely dry and the scent carries across the whole salon."
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★ The four attars, and the box that lets them choose
SOSA Attar TrioThree 3ml bottles at ₹1,055 — they pickView ₹1,055
SOSA Adaa AttarThe lightest, and the only one with no oudhView ₹379
SOSA Mastani AttarNight jasmine, Damask rose, vanilla — depthView ₹389
✓ An attar is hand-blended oil on a sandalwood and jojoba carrier, alcohol-free and DPG-free, dabbed rather than sprayed. Those are ingredient facts and we make no skin, allergy or safety claim from them. ✓ Six to eight hours on skin, in 3ml, 6ml and 12ml. For a teacher, 3ml is the thank-you size — a 12ml bottle is a thing somebody buys for themselves. ✓ Six to eight hours on skin · dab applicator · 3ml, 6ml and 12ml · a portion of every order funds girl-child education
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Which SOSA attar should I choose? Adaa at ₹379 is the lightest: Calabrian bergamot, green cardamom and neroli over jasmine sambac and magnolia, on white musk, vetiver and cedarwood, with no oudh at all. Ameeri at ₹385 is the warm, festive one: Persian saffron and pink pepper over Taif rose and Indian sandalwood, on soft oudh and amber. Mastani at ₹389 goes darker: night-blooming jasmine and Damask rose over Mysore sandalwood, oudh, vanilla and tonka. Nawaab at ₹399 is the deepest: white royal oud, sandalwood, Kashmir saffron and aged tobacco leaf. Those are 3ml prices.
When is a reed diffuser still the better gift? Whenever you do not know their taste, and whenever the relationship is shorter than a couple of years. A worn fragrance assumes something about the recipient's skin and preferences; a reed diffuser sits on a shelf and assumes nothing. It is also the right answer where the teacher may simply be sensitive to fragrance, which happens and is not something a giver can guess at. A 50ml reed from ₹749 to ₹849 is passive, needs no power, and can be moved or ignored without anybody feeling awkward about it.
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Facts verified 25 September 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: the SOSA Attar Trio puts Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani in one box at ₹1,055 for three 3ml bottles, ₹1,859 for three 6ml and ₹3,189 for three 12ml. the SOSA Adaa attar is ₹379 for 3ml, ₹669 for 6ml and ₹1,149 for 12ml - Calabrian bergamot, green cardamom and neroli over jasmine sambac on white musk and cedarwood, the lightest of the four and the only one with no oudh. Alcohol-free and DPG-free oil on a sandalwood and jojoba carrier, with a dab applicator; six to eight hours on skin. the SOSA Ameeri attar is ₹385 for 3ml, ₹679 for 6ml and ₹1,165 for 12ml - Persian saffron and pink pepper over Taif rose and Indian sandalwood, on soft oudh, amber and white musk. Alcohol-free and DPG-free; six to eight hours on skin. the SOSA Mastani attar is ₹389 for 3ml, ₹685 for 6ml and ₹1,179 for 12ml - litchi and pink pepper over night-blooming jasmine and Damask rose, on Mysore sandalwood, oudh and Madagascar vanilla. Alcohol-free and DPG-free; six to eight hours on skin. the SOSA Nawaab attar is ₹399 for 3ml, ₹699 for 6ml and ₹1,199 for 12ml - white royal oud, Mysore sandalwood, Kashmir saffron and aged tobacco leaf on amber, leather and white musk, the deepest of the four. Alcohol-free and DPG-free; six to eight hours on skin. the SOSA Morning Freshness reed diffuser (Malabar lemon, peppermint and eucalyptus) is ₹749 in 50ml and ₹1,249 in 130ml. A gift is a personal decision. SOSA makes no claim that a fragrance makes anyone feel appreciated, remembered, relaxed or closer to the giver, and no claim that a gift changes a relationship, and no claim that any product cleans, purifies, sanitises, disinfects or removes an odour. No SOSA product is described as hypoallergenic or as safe for sensitive individuals; alcohol-free and DPG-free are ingredient facts and not skin or allergy claims, and a patch test is the only advice we give. Attar longevity is six to eight hours on skin and is never promised as all day. SOSA is an independent Indian brand and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any perfume house, designer, hotel or school named anywhere for reference, and no institution is a SOSA customer. Many schools, colleges and employers have their own rules about gifts to staff - check what yours allows before buying. We make no promise about delivery timing, gift wrapping, personalisation or stock. Prices and availability are subject to change - see the live product pages.
Most teacher-gifting advice says the same sensible thing: give something for the room, because a room asks nothing of the person. I agree with that nearly everywhere. Creative teachers are the exception worth making, and the reason is simple. They are people who notice how things are put together, and an attar is a small, made object.
Quick answers — read this first
Why are attars a good gift for a creative teacher? Because they are made objects and creative teachers tend to notice how things are made. An attar is hand-blended oil on a sandalwood and jojoba carrier, alcohol-free and DPG-free, with a dab applicator rather than a spray, and it lasts six to eight hours on skin. It comes in 3ml, 6ml and 12ml, so a thank-you can be small without being thin. For a music, dance, art or drama teacher who has taught you for years, a 3ml at ₹379 to ₹399 is warm without being a statement, and the trio at ₹1,055 lets them choose.Which SOSA attar should I choose? Adaa at ₹379 is the lightest: Calabrian bergamot, green cardamom and neroli over jasmine sambac and magnolia, on white musk, vetiver and cedarwood, with no oudh at all. Ameeri at ₹385 is the warm, festive one: Persian saffron and pink pepper over Taif rose and Indian sandalwood, on soft oudh and amber. Mastani at ₹389 goes darker: night-blooming jasmine and Damask rose over Mysore sandalwood, oudh, vanilla and tonka. Nawaab at ₹399 is the deepest: white royal oud, sandalwood, Kashmir saffron and aged tobacco leaf. Those are 3ml prices.
When is a reed diffuser still the better gift? Whenever you do not know their taste, and whenever the relationship is shorter than a couple of years. A worn fragrance assumes something about the recipient's skin and preferences; a reed diffuser sits on a shelf and assumes nothing. It is also the right answer where the teacher may simply be sensitive to fragrance, which happens and is not something a giver can guess at. A 50ml reed from ₹749 to ₹849 is passive, needs no power, and can be moved or ignored without anybody feeling awkward about it.
The short answer
Short answer: Creative teachers are the one group in this cluster where a worn fragrance is often the more interesting gift, because they notice how things are made. SOSA makes four attars, from Adaa at the light end to Nawaab at the deep end, in 3ml, 6ml and 12ml. A 3ml at ₹379 to ₹399 is the thank-you size. Where you cannot guess their taste, give a reed instead.
The pick: The attar trio at ₹1,055 is the honest answer when you cannot guess a register — three 3ml bottles, and the choosing goes back to them.
Next step: Tell us what they teach, how long they have taught you and what you want to spend. Ask SOSA to help choose a gift.
In this guide
The four in one line each, so you can place a teacher somewhere on the scale from light to deep without ever having smelled any of them yourself.
The four, from lightest to deepest
The box that hands the choosing back
SOSA Attar Trio · ₹1,055
The general case
Attar as a gift for a teacher: when it works
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Free gift help, by email
Straight answer
Why an attar for a creative teacher, and which of the four?
Start with why this family is different. Almost everywhere else in teacher gifting I argue for the room over the person, because a reed diffuser asks nothing of anybody and a worn fragrance assumes you know their taste. Creative teachers are the exception, for two reasons. The relationships are long and one-to-one, often running for years in somebody's own studio or front room, which licences a warmer gift than a class teacher gets. And the recipients are people who spend their working lives on how things are made — line, tone, phrasing, weight. A small bottle of hand-blended oil is a made thing, and that is the part that lands. So, the four, honestly. Adaa is the lightest, and the only one of the four with no oudh in it at all: Calabrian bergamot, green cardamom and neroli over jasmine sambac, magnolia and ylang ylang, settling on white musk, vetiver and cedarwood. It is the one I would choose for somebody whose taste you suspect runs clean, or for a voice teacher. Ameeri is the warm, festive one: Persian saffron and pink pepper over Taif rose and Indian sandalwood, on soft oudh, amber and white musk. Mastani goes darker and rounder: litchi and pink pepper over night-blooming jasmine and Damask rose, on Mysore sandalwood, oudh, Madagascar vanilla and tonka. Nawaab is the deepest of the four and makes no apology for it: white royal oud, Mysore sandalwood, Kashmir saffron and aged tobacco leaf on amber, leather and white musk. Only Adaa is oudh-free; Ameeri and Mastani carry a little, Nawaab is led by it. Now the practical part. All four are alcohol-free and DPG-free oil on a sandalwood and jojoba carrier, with a dab applicator, and they sit six to eight hours on skin. Those are ingredient facts and not skin or safety claims, so patch-testing is the only sensible advice. Sizes are 3ml, 6ml and 12ml, and for a teacher 3ml at ₹379 to ₹399 is the right scale — small, real, and not a statement. And the honest limit. If you cannot guess a register, do not guess. The trio at ₹1,055 gives three 3ml bottles and hands the choosing over, and a 50ml reed from ₹749 avoids the question of their skin entirely. Ask us to help choose a gift if you would rather talk it through.
An attar is a made object for people who notice how things are made. Adaa lightest, Nawaab deepest, 3ml the thank-you size, and the trio when you cannot guess.
When their taste is a genuine mystery I would take the attar trio at ₹1,055 — Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani as three 3ml bottles. It is a better gift than a confident wrong guess about somebody else's skin.
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The four attars
From the lightest to the deepest, in order
What to actually buy, by budget
Sizing decides the register of the gift as much as the blend does. A 3ml attar is a thank-you: small, complete and not a statement. A 6ml is the generous version. A 12ml is a bottle somebody buys for themselves, and from a student it starts to feel like a different gesture. I would stay at 3ml unless the relationship has run many years.
The light end
SOSA Adaa Attar
Calabrian bergamot, green cardamom and neroli over jasmine sambac, magnolia and ylang ylang, on white musk, vetiver and cedarwood. The lightest of the four and the only one with no oudh. 3ml ₹379, 6ml ₹669, 12ml ₹1,149.
From ₹379
The round, dark one
SOSA Mastani Attar
Litchi, bergamot and pink pepper over night-blooming jasmine and Damask rose, settling on Mysore sandalwood, oudh, Madagascar vanilla and tonka. Depth without going as far as Nawaab. 3ml ₹389, 6ml ₹685, 12ml ₹1,179.
From ₹389
When you cannot guess
SOSA Attar Trio
Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani in one box — festive saffron and Taif rose, white royal oud, and night jasmine over sandalwood. Three 3ml bottles ₹1,055, three 6ml ₹1,859, three 12ml ₹3,189.
From ₹1,055
Three things that decide it
Three things to settle before you buy anybody a fragrance they will wear.
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First, is a worn gift right at all
Length and closeness decide it, not gratitude
A worn fragrance sits on somebody's skin and implies you had a view about what suits them. That is fine between people who know each other and faintly odd between people who do not, which is why I keep sending readers of the other pages towards a reed. In this family the answer flips more often, because the relationships are long: a tutor of six years, a dance teacher you have trained with since you were nine, a drama teacher who directed you through four productions. Length is the test, not how grateful you feel. A term of classes does not licence a worn gift however much you liked them, and a gift warmer than the relationship makes the recipient uncomfortable rather than pleased.
Tip: If you are hesitating, that hesitation is usually correct. Take the reed.
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Second, the register
Place them on the scale from Adaa to Nawaab
Our four run light to deep, and most of the choosing is just placing somebody on that line. Adaa is the lightest and the only one without oudh — bergamot, cardamom and neroli over jasmine sambac, on white musk and cedarwood. Ameeri is warm and festive, saffron and Taif rose over Indian sandalwood with soft oudh underneath. Mastani is rounder and darker, night-blooming jasmine and Damask rose over Mysore sandalwood, oudh and vanilla. Nawaab is the deepest: white royal oud, sandalwood, Kashmir saffron and aged tobacco leaf. A teacher whose clothes, room and manner all run quiet is an Adaa; one who wears colour and keeps a warm house is more likely an Ameeri or a Mastani.
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Third, the things a giver cannot know
Sensitivity, preference, and the limits of a good guess
Some people are sensitive to fragrance, and a student has no way of knowing whether a teacher is one of them. That is not a reason to avoid fragrance gifts altogether; it is a reason to prefer the versions that leave an exit. A reed diffuser can be placed in a spare room or left in its box without anybody feeling awkward. The trio gives three bottles instead of one verdict. A 3ml is small enough to be used occasionally rather than committed to. All four attars are alcohol-free and DPG-free oil on a sandalwood and jojoba carrier, which are ingredient facts and not safety claims of any kind, and patch-testing is the only advice I would ever give alongside them.
The SOSA principle
A creative teacher will look at the bottle before they smell it. That is the whole argument for an attar in this family, and it is also why a good note matters more than the box.
An observation about a kind of recipient, and no claim about how any gift is received.
The four attars, side by side
The four side by side, so you can match a teacher to a register without having smelled any of them.
The SOSA plan
The four attars, from lightest to deepest
| The attar | What is in it, and who it suits |
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Adaa, 3ml ₹379
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Bergamot, green cardamom, neroli over jasmine sambac, on white musk and cedarwood. The lightest, and the only one with no oudh. |
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Ameeri, 3ml ₹385
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Persian saffron and pink pepper over Taif rose and Indian sandalwood, on soft oudh and amber. The warm, festive one. |
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Mastani, 3ml ₹389
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Night-blooming jasmine and Damask rose over Mysore sandalwood, oudh, vanilla and tonka. Round and dark. |
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Nawaab, 3ml ₹399
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White royal oud, Mysore sandalwood, Kashmir saffron, aged tobacco leaf. The deepest of the four. |
If the teacher works in a studio of their own, the art teacher page explains why the gift usually belongs at home instead, and the long-relationship page sets out how length changes what is appropriate. SOSA is an independent Indian brand and is not affiliated with any perfume house, designer, school or academy.
Four registers, one decision
A 3ml attar from ₹379 when you know their taste, the trio at ₹1,055 when you do not
A worn fragrance says you had a view about what suits somebody. Give it where that view is earned, and give a reed where it is not.
— Sonal Sahani, SOSA
If a worn gift is a stretch
The room version of the same thought
The specification, blend by blend
Four attars running from light to deep, one box of three for when you would rather not choose at all, and a reed diffuser for every occasion when guessing at somebody else's taste is not a good idea. Everything is made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
The four, placed
Which attar for which teacher
| Product | Best for | Why it works | Price |
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SOSA Adaa Attar
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Quiet taste, or a voice teacher | The lightest of the four and the only one with no oudh. Bergamot, cardamom and neroli on white musk and cedarwood. 3ml ₹379. | ₹379 View → |
 SOSA Ameeri Attar
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Warm, festive, traditional taste | Persian saffron and pink pepper over Taif rose and Indian sandalwood, on soft oudh and amber. 3ml ₹385. | ₹385 View → |
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SOSA Mastani Attar
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Someone who likes depth without weight | Night-blooming jasmine and Damask rose over Mysore sandalwood, oudh, vanilla and tonka. 3ml ₹389. | ₹389 View → |
 SOSA Nawaab Attar
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A known taste that runs deep | White royal oud, Mysore sandalwood, Kashmir saffron and aged tobacco leaf. The deepest of the four. 3ml ₹399. | ₹399 View → |
The limits, plainly. Only Adaa is free of oudh — Ameeri and Mastani carry a little and Nawaab is led by it, so never assume an attar is oudh-free because it is light in colour. Fragrance sensitivity is real and a giver cannot know about it, which is why a room gift is the safer shape whenever you are unsure. Alcohol-free and DPG-free are ingredient facts and we make no skin, allergy or safety claim from them; patch-test as you would with anything new. We make no promise about delivery timing, wrapping or personalisation.
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A note from Sonal
This is the one family where I find myself arguing for the worn gift rather than against it. Everywhere else in this cluster I steer people towards the room, because a reed asks nothing of the recipient. But a creative teacher spends their working life on how things are made, and a small bottle of hand-blended oil is a made thing. It gets looked at before it gets smelled, and that is the part that matters here.
The four are easy to place once you see them as a line from light to deep. Adaa at one end, with no oudh in it at all. Ameeri warm and festive. Mastani rounder and darker. Nawaab at the far end, led by white oud with tobacco and leather underneath. I would never pretend our range is oudh-free; it is not, and somebody who dislikes oudh should be given Adaa or a reed.
And I would rather lose a sale than have you guess badly. If their taste is a mystery, the trio or a reed is the better gift. All of this is an ambience and gifting decision and not a claim of any therapeutic, medical or mood outcome; no fragrance of ours masks what is already in a room, and whoever owns the space decides what belongs in it. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Frequently asked questions
Is an attar a good gift for a music, dance or art teacher?
Often yes, and this is the one family where I say so. These relationships are long and one-to-one, which licences a warmer gift than a class teacher gets, and creative teachers tend to notice how things are made. An attar is hand-blended oil, alcohol-free, dabbed rather than sprayed, six to eight hours on skin. A 3ml at Rs 379 to Rs 399 is the right scale for a thank-you.
Which SOSA attar is the lightest?
Adaa, at Rs 379 for 3ml. Calabrian bergamot, green cardamom and neroli over jasmine sambac, magnolia and ylang ylang, on white musk, vetiver and cedarwood. It is also the only one of the four with no oudh in it. Nawaab is the deepest, with white royal oud, Mysore sandalwood, Kashmir saffron and aged tobacco leaf.
Do SOSA attars contain oud?
Three of the four do. Nawaab is led by white royal oud, Mastani carries oudh under night jasmine and rose, and Ameeri has a soft oudh in the base. Adaa has none at all. If you know the teacher dislikes oudh, Adaa is the only attar on this page I would send, and a reed diffuser is the alternative.
What size attar should I give a teacher?
Three millilitres. It is small, complete and reads as a thank-you rather than a statement, and at Rs 379 to Rs 399 it sits in a band almost anybody can manage. Six millilitres is a generous version of the same gift. Twelve millilitres is a bottle somebody buys for themselves, and from a student it starts to feel like a different gesture altogether.
What if I have no idea what fragrance they like?
Then do not guess. The trio at Rs 1,055 gives three 3ml bottles and hands the choosing back to them, which is more honest than a confident wrong pick. A 50ml reed diffuser from Rs 749 is the other answer: it sits on a shelf, assumes nothing about anybody's skin, and can be moved or ignored without the slightest awkwardness.
For teachers who notice how things are made
SOSA — Clinic Scenting four attars, described honestly
A 3ml attar from ₹379 when you know their taste. The trio at ₹1,055 when you do not. A 50ml reed from ₹749 when a worn gift would be a stretch. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
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About this guide: Written by Sonal Sahani, ISIPCA Versailles-trained founder and perfumer at SOSA Home & Body. Product recommendations reflect the SOSA range; the planning advice applies to any brand.Facts verified 25 September 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: the SOSA Attar Trio puts Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani in one box at ₹1,055 for three 3ml bottles, ₹1,859 for three 6ml and ₹3,189 for three 12ml. the SOSA Adaa attar is ₹379 for 3ml, ₹669 for 6ml and ₹1,149 for 12ml - Calabrian bergamot, green cardamom and neroli over jasmine sambac on white musk and cedarwood, the lightest of the four and the only one with no oudh. Alcohol-free and DPG-free oil on a sandalwood and jojoba carrier, with a dab applicator; six to eight hours on skin. the SOSA Ameeri attar is ₹385 for 3ml, ₹679 for 6ml and ₹1,165 for 12ml - Persian saffron and pink pepper over Taif rose and Indian sandalwood, on soft oudh, amber and white musk. Alcohol-free and DPG-free; six to eight hours on skin. the SOSA Mastani attar is ₹389 for 3ml, ₹685 for 6ml and ₹1,179 for 12ml - litchi and pink pepper over night-blooming jasmine and Damask rose, on Mysore sandalwood, oudh and Madagascar vanilla. Alcohol-free and DPG-free; six to eight hours on skin. the SOSA Nawaab attar is ₹399 for 3ml, ₹699 for 6ml and ₹1,199 for 12ml - white royal oud, Mysore sandalwood, Kashmir saffron and aged tobacco leaf on amber, leather and white musk, the deepest of the four. Alcohol-free and DPG-free; six to eight hours on skin. the SOSA Morning Freshness reed diffuser (Malabar lemon, peppermint and eucalyptus) is ₹749 in 50ml and ₹1,249 in 130ml. A gift is a personal decision. SOSA makes no claim that a fragrance makes anyone feel appreciated, remembered, relaxed or closer to the giver, and no claim that a gift changes a relationship, and no claim that any product cleans, purifies, sanitises, disinfects or removes an odour. No SOSA product is described as hypoallergenic or as safe for sensitive individuals; alcohol-free and DPG-free are ingredient facts and not skin or allergy claims, and a patch test is the only advice we give. Attar longevity is six to eight hours on skin and is never promised as all day. SOSA is an independent Indian brand and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any perfume house, designer, hotel or school named anywhere for reference, and no institution is a SOSA customer. Many schools, colleges and employers have their own rules about gifts to staff - check what yours allows before buying. We make no promise about delivery timing, gift wrapping, personalisation or stock. Prices and availability are subject to change - see the live product pages.