★ SOSA Ameeri · Clean, With A Little Warmth
A refined unisex attar is one where nothing is turned all the way up: sandalwood and white musk in the middle and base, warmth that is wood and amber rather than sugar
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"Bought the trio to figure out which one is 'my' expensive scent. Landed on Zaffran, but Nawaab was a close second."
SOSA Attar Trio
★★★★★
"I told the store I just wanted to smell expensive, nothing else mattered. Got pointed to Zaffran. Best fragrance decision I've made in years."
SOSA Zaffran
★★★★★
"Nawaab was the answer for me — I wanted a signature, not just a nice smell, and this delivered both."
SOSA Nawaab attar
★★★★★
"Tabac Noir in winter is the closest I've come to 'smells like money' without spending like it."
SOSA Tabac Noir
★★★★★
"Didn't know anything about notes, just said 'expensive'. Zaffran was recommended and it's exactly that — warm, radiant, doesn't smell cheap for a second."
SOSA Zaffran
★★★★★
"Nawaab is what 'quiet luxury' actually smells like on skin. One dab, whole day, people ask what it is."
SOSA Nawaab attar
★★★★★
"Bought the trio to figure out which one is 'my' expensive scent. Landed on Zaffran, but Nawaab was a close second."
SOSA Attar Trio
★★★★★
"I told the store I just wanted to smell expensive, nothing else mattered. Got pointed to Zaffran. Best fragrance decision I've made in years."
SOSA Zaffran
★★★★★
"Nawaab was the answer for me — I wanted a signature, not just a nice smell, and this delivered both."
SOSA Nawaab attar
★★★★★
"Tabac Noir in winter is the closest I've come to 'smells like money' without spending like it."
SOSA Tabac Noir
★★★★★
"Didn't know anything about notes, just said 'expensive'. Zaffran was recommended and it's exactly that — warm, radiant, doesn't smell cheap for a second."
SOSA Zaffran
★★★★★
"Nawaab is what 'quiet luxury' actually smells like on skin. One dab, whole day, people ask what it is."
SOSA Nawaab attar
★ Ameeri for the warmth; Adaa if clean matters more than warm
SOSA AmeeriSandalwood and white musk, soft amberView ₹385
SOSA AdaaThe cleaner, drier step backView ₹379
SOSA MastaniSandalwood with vanilla: past warmView ₹389
✓ Honest about the label: SOSA's pyramids list notes, not genders, so this page reads the notes ✓ White musk is a base note in three attars, never the whole fragrance ✓ Made in India to IFRA standards · a portion of every purchase supports Nanhi Kali
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Is there a musk and sandalwood attar in the SOSA range? Yes, by published pyramid. SOSA Ameeri, from ₹385 for 3ml, has Indian sandalwood in the heart and white musk in the base, with Taif rose above and soft oudh and amber underneath. White musk is never the subject.
What if I want it cleaner than Ameeri? Step back to SOSA Adaa, from ₹379 for 3ml: bergamot, cardamom and neroli over white musk, vetiver and cedarwood, with no oudh at all. Its warmth is small and its woods are dry.
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Facts verified 16 October 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: SOSA makes four attars, all alcohol-free, DPG-free roll-on perfume oils on a sandalwood and jojoba carrier, hand-blended in Pune and sold in 3ml, 6ml and 12ml, with a stated wear of 6–8 hours on skin: Adaa (top Calabrian bergamot, green cardamom, neroli; heart jasmine sambac, magnolia, ylang ylang; base white musk, vetiver, cedarwood; no oudh) from ₹379, Ameeri (top Persian saffron, pink pepper, bergamot; heart Taif rose, Indian sandalwood; base soft oudh, amber, white musk) from ₹385, Mastani (top litchi, bergamot, pink pepper; heart night-blooming jasmine, Damask rose; base Mysore sandalwood, oudh, Madagascar vanilla, tonka) from ₹389 and Nawaab (top white royal oud, Mysore sandalwood, Kashmir saffron, aged tobacco leaf; base amber, leather, white musk) from ₹399, plus the Attar Trio (Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani) from ₹1,055. SOSA's published pyramids do not assign a gender to any attar. White musk is a base note in Adaa, Ameeri and Nawaab; SOSA makes no pure musk soliflore. SOSA also makes no clean-linen, cotton or laundry accord, aldehydic-soapy scent, single-note green or vetiver soliflore, lavender or herbal-spa scent, incense-resin scent, or tuberose. Compositions are made in India to IFRA standards and are phthalate-free; a patch test on first use is the only skin advice offered. Fragrance is a grooming and personal-style decision. SOSA makes no medical, clinical, dermatological or therapeutic claim of any kind, and no claim that a fragrance affects how anyone is perceived. How long a fragrance lasts depends on skin, dose, clothing and the day, and varies from person to person. A portion of every purchase supports Nanhi Kali. Prices, sizes and availability are subject to change; see the live product pages.
Unisex is a label on a bottle, not a note inside it. What the word is usually reaching for is balance: nothing sweet enough to read as one thing, nothing smoky enough to read as another. Add clean, with a little warmth, and the brief becomes specific enough to shop against.
Quick answers — read this first
What makes an attar unisex, clean and a little warm? Clean comes from citrus, dry woods and a light musk. A little warmth comes from sandalwood and soft amber. What keeps it unisex is what is left out: no sweet vanilla or tonka, no tobacco or leather, no oud-led base.Is there a musk and sandalwood attar in the SOSA range? Yes, by published pyramid. SOSA Ameeri, from ₹385 for 3ml, has Indian sandalwood in the heart and white musk in the base, with Taif rose above and soft oudh and amber underneath. White musk is never the subject.
What if I want it cleaner than Ameeri? Step back to SOSA Adaa, from ₹379 for 3ml: bergamot, cardamom and neroli over white musk, vetiver and cedarwood, with no oudh at all. Its warmth is small and its woods are dry.
The short answer
Short answer: Clean from citrus, dry wood and light musk; warmth from sandalwood and amber; nothing sweet, smoky or leathery. Ameeri has the sandalwood and musk.
The pick: One 3ml of SOSA Ameeri at ₹385, one dab, judged at hour three. SOSA Adaa at ₹379 is the cleaner second answer.
Next step: Tell us which two fragrances you do not want to resemble, and we will say which side of Ameeri you are on. Ask for an attar recommendation.
In this guide
The brief as a dial. The top line is the clean end and the bottom line is the price of the 3ml, because the question is where on the dial you want to stand, and a 3ml settles that on your own skin.
Ameeri first, then the cleaner step back, then the warmer one
Sandalwood and white musk
SOSA Ameeri · ₹385
Cleaner, drier
SOSA Adaa · ₹379
Name the two you avoid
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Straight answer
I Want a Refined Unisex Attar That Smells Clean With a Little Warmth — Which Musk and Sandalwood Compositions Might Suit Me?
Pyramids list notes, not genders, so the way to answer this is to turn each of your words into materials and see which attar holds them. Five steps, and the bottle comes out at the end.
1. Turn clean into materials. Citrus such as bergamot, white flowers such as neroli and jasmine, dry woods such as vetiver and cedarwood, and a light musk underneath. None of them is sweet, and none of them announces itself.
2. Turn a little warmth into two materials, not five. Sandalwood and soft amber are warm without being sugary. Vanilla, tonka, tobacco, leather and an oud-led base are warm in a much louder way, and they are where a fragrance stops being a little warm and starts being a statement.
3. Let unisex mean leaving out the extremes. In this range the two ends are SOSA Mastani, with its Madagascar vanilla and tonka, and SOSA Nawaab, which is oud-led with aged tobacco leaf and leather. Remove them and you are left with SOSA Ameeri and SOSA Adaa.
4. Read the words musk and sandalwood literally. Only SOSA Ameeri lists both: Indian sandalwood in the heart and white musk in the base, under Taif rose and over soft oudh and amber. White musk is a base note, and SOSA makes no musk on its own.
5. Take Ameeri, and know what else is in it. SOSA Ameeri at ₹385 also carries saffron, rose and some soft oudh. If that is more than a little warmth, SOSA Adaa at ₹379 is the cleaner answer, with no oudh at all.
What anyone else makes of it is theirs to say, and I will not speak for them. What I can tell you is what each attar is built from, and that the 3ml lets you find out where you sit on the dial for the price of a single bottle.
1. Turn clean into materials. Citrus such as bergamot, white flowers such as neroli and jasmine, dry woods such as vetiver and cedarwood, and a light musk underneath. None of them is sweet, and none of them announces itself.
2. Turn a little warmth into two materials, not five. Sandalwood and soft amber are warm without being sugary. Vanilla, tonka, tobacco, leather and an oud-led base are warm in a much louder way, and they are where a fragrance stops being a little warm and starts being a statement.
3. Let unisex mean leaving out the extremes. In this range the two ends are SOSA Mastani, with its Madagascar vanilla and tonka, and SOSA Nawaab, which is oud-led with aged tobacco leaf and leather. Remove them and you are left with SOSA Ameeri and SOSA Adaa.
4. Read the words musk and sandalwood literally. Only SOSA Ameeri lists both: Indian sandalwood in the heart and white musk in the base, under Taif rose and over soft oudh and amber. White musk is a base note, and SOSA makes no musk on its own.
5. Take Ameeri, and know what else is in it. SOSA Ameeri at ₹385 also carries saffron, rose and some soft oudh. If that is more than a little warmth, SOSA Adaa at ₹379 is the cleaner answer, with no oudh at all.
What anyone else makes of it is theirs to say, and I will not speak for them. What I can tell you is what each attar is built from, and that the 3ml lets you find out where you sit on the dial for the price of a single bottle.
Clean is citrus, dry wood and light musk; a little warm is sandalwood and soft amber. SOSA Ameeri at ₹385 has the sandalwood and the musk; SOSA Adaa is the cleaner step back.
What to buy for clean with a little warmth
| The product | SOSA Ameeri: Persian saffron, pink pepper and bergamot, Taif rose and Indian sandalwood, then soft oudh, amber and white musk. An alcohol-free roll-on oil on a sandalwood and jojoba carrier, hand-blended in Pune. |
| The size to start on | The 3ml, at ₹385. The 6ml at ₹679 and the 12ml at ₹1,165 are for after a full season. A first 3ml of SOSA Adaa at ₹379 alongside it is the honest way to find your place on the dial. |
| Dabs, and where | One dab, on the chest or the side of the neck, once you are dressed. One dab is a whisper and two is a sentence, and this reader wants the whisper. |
| At hour three | The saffron and bergamot have gone. By the published pyramid, what is left is sandalwood and white musk with a little amber and soft oudh under them: warm, woody, close to the skin. |
| What it costs to stay on it | Nothing beyond that first 3ml until you are sure. SOSA states 6–8 hours on skin, and three ordinary days is the test; there is nothing to commit to in advance. |
If I were choosing for the words you used, I would put you in Ameeri, because it is the only attar I make that lists sandalwood and white musk together. It has more in it than Adaa, and I will say so. A 3ml is how you find out whether that extra is a little warmth or a little too much.
See the SOSA Ameeri
Buy one 3ml of SOSA Ameeri at ₹385 and nothing else for now: Persian saffron, pink pepper and bergamot on top, Taif rose and Indian sandalwood in the heart, soft oudh, amber and white musk underneath. An alcohol-free roll-on oil, hand-blended in Pune, carrying some oudh. Apply one dab once you are dressed and judge it at hour three.
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From clean to warm, left to right
Three attars, and how much warmth each one adds to the same white musk
Where each attar sits between clean and warm
SOSA makes four attars, all alcohol-free, DPG-free roll-on oils on a sandalwood and jojoba carrier, in 3ml, 6ml and 12ml. Two of them fit a clean-with-a-little-warmth brief, and the other two sit at the far ends of the dial on purpose. The cards below give the two that fit, and the feature says where the next one goes wrong.
Sandalwood and white musk, with a step of warmth
SOSA Ameeri
₹385 for 3ml, ₹679 for 6ml, ₹1,165 for 12ml. Persian saffron, pink pepper and bergamot over Taif rose and Indian sandalwood, on soft oudh, amber and white musk. It carries some oudh, saffron and rose, so it is warmer than a purely clean scent. Of the four, it is the one that lists both sandalwood and white musk.
From ₹385
The cleaner step back, with almost no warmth
SOSA Adaa
₹379 for 3ml, ₹669 for 6ml, ₹1,149 for 12ml. Calabrian bergamot, green cardamom and neroli over jasmine sambac, magnolia and ylang ylang, on white musk, vetiver and cedarwood. The lightest of the four, with no oudh. Its woods are dry, not creamy, so the warmth is slight. Choose it if clean outranks warm.
From ₹379
Three things that make the pair read as refined
Refined is a word about proportion, not a note you can buy. Each of these is a reason, visible on a pyramid, that a clean-and-warm attar stays balanced instead of tipping into sweet or smoky.
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One
Warmth that is wood and amber, not sugar
Warmth in perfumery comes in two kinds. One is resinous and woody: sandalwood, amber, a little soft oud. The other is sweet and edible: vanilla, tonka, caramel-like accords. The first sits quietly and reads as depth. The second announces itself and reads as dessert. A clean reader who wants only a little warmth wants the first kind. Ameeri's warmth is sandalwood, amber and soft oudh. Mastani's includes Madagascar vanilla and tonka, which is why it belongs further along the dial.
Tip: Scan the base of any pyramid for vanilla, tonka or tobacco. One of them is enough to move it from a little warm to a lot.
Ameeri at ₹385 has sandalwood, amber and soft oudh as its warmth, with no vanilla or tonka anywhere in the published pyramid.
See SOSA Ameeri →
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Two
White musk as the floor that keeps warmth clean
Musk is what stops a wood from turning heavy. In both Ameeri and Adaa the base carries white musk, and under sandalwood it softens the edges without adding sweetness. To be exact, white musk is a base note in Adaa, Ameeri and Nawaab, and never the whole composition: SOSA makes no musk on its own. It is the supporting material that lets a warm wood read as skin.
Tip: Do not search for a musk-only attar here. The musk is in the base of the ones that fit, which is exactly where it belongs for this brief.
Adaa at ₹379 puts the same white musk under vetiver and cedarwood instead of sandalwood, drier and with less warmth.
See SOSA Adaa →
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Three
Refined means few loud materials, and knowing which ones
Count the loud things in a pyramid. Saffron, rose, oud, tobacco, leather and vanilla are the materials that announce themselves. Ameeri has three of the first group in measure: saffron, Taif rose and soft oudh. Adaa has none of them. Nawaab has several, and in quantity. That is not a ranking of quality; it is a count of how much is competing for attention. A refined attar, for this reader, is the one whose loud list is short.
Tip: If Ameeri's list is longer than you want, that is not a failure. It is the cue to start with Adaa instead.
Nawaab at ₹399 is oud-led, with aged tobacco leaf and leather over amber: the deepest of the four, and well past a little warmth.
See SOSA Nawaab →
The SOSA principle
Unisex, clean and a little warm are three ways of saying the same thing: a short list of loud materials, a light musk underneath, and a wood doing the warming that vanilla or tobacco would otherwise do.
That is why a pyramid can answer this question before you smell anything. Look at the heart and the base, count the materials that shout, and decide how many you can live with.
Clean to warm, compared
The table puts the four attars on the dial in order and says, from the published pyramid, what makes each stop where it does. Two rows fit the brief, one is a partial fit and one is where the dial runs out.
The SOSA plan
Four attars on the clean-to-warm dial, and why each one stops there
| Where it sits on the dial | What the published pyramid says |
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Clean: nothing warm to speak of
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Adaa. Citrus, cardamom, neroli, white flowers, then white musk with vetiver and cedarwood. No oudh. The warmth is the musk and little else. View → |
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Clean with a little warmth
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Ameeri. Indian sandalwood in the heart, white musk in the base, amber and some soft oudh, under Taif rose. The only attar that lists sandalwood and white musk together. View → |
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Warm: sandalwood plus sweetness
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Mastani. Mysore sandalwood with oudh, Madagascar vanilla and tonka, under night-blooming jasmine and Damask rose. A deep floral-gourmand. View → |
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Past warm: oud-led, tobacco, leather
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Nawaab. White royal oud, aged tobacco leaf, amber and leather. The deepest of the four, and not a little of anything. View → |
If the question underneath is whether sandalwood can read soft, a sandalwood attar that reads soft and clean rather than as incense answers it at length, and creamy sandalwood against sandalwood over musk covers the day-to-day choice. For the cleaner end, clean white musk with a subtle woody dry-down compares the options if the musk matters most. And if the word that worries you is oud, soft woody attars for someone who dislikes strong cedarwood, smoke and oud takes it on directly. If you would rather have a person decide, tell us the two fragrances you do not want to resemble.
Clean first, or warmth first: two honest answers
The fork is which of your two words wins. Ameeri is sandalwood over white musk with a step of warmth. Adaa is the drier, cleaner step back. Choose by the word you would keep if you could only keep one.
Unisex is not a note. It is a proportion: warm enough to have depth, dry enough to stay plain, and nothing in the base that is trying to be a dessert.
— Sonal Sahani, SOSA
If you want to go warmer later
The warmer attars, and the boxed set, for after clean and warm is settled
The SOSA specification for clean with warmth
Two rows. Ameeri is the answer for the reader who wants sandalwood and musk named, and Adaa is the answer for the reader who would rather err on the side of clean. The note underneath says what neither is, and what to do if your word was oud.
The SOSA specification for clean with warmth
Ameeri for sandalwood and musk, Adaa for the cleaner step back
| Attar | Best for | Why it works | Price |
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SOSA Ameeri
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Sandalwood and white musk, with a little warmth | ₹385 for 3ml. Saffron, pink pepper and bergamot over Taif rose and Indian sandalwood, on soft oudh, amber and white musk. Carries some oudh | ₹385 View → |
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SOSA Adaa
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Clean first, with almost no warmth | ₹379 for 3ml. Bergamot, green cardamom and neroli over jasmine sambac, magnolia and ylang ylang, on white musk, vetiver and cedarwood. No oudh | ₹379 View → |
Both rows start small: the 3ml of Ameeri at ₹385, or the 3ml of Adaa at ₹379. The larger sizes are a purchase for after a full season, not instead of one: ₹385 for 3ml, ₹679 for 6ml, ₹1,165 for 12ml for Ameeri, and ₹379 for 3ml, ₹669 for 6ml, ₹1,149 for 12ml for Adaa. Neither is a musk on its own, because SOSA makes none; white musk is a base note in Adaa, Ameeri and Nawaab and never the subject. SOSA's pyramids do not carry a gender, so unisex here means what is left out of the pyramid, and that is a reading, not a label. SOSA states 6–8 hours on skin for the attars and nothing further; how long any fragrance lasts depends on skin, dose, clothing and the day. A patch test on first use is the only skin advice we give. Nobody can promise you what anyone else will think of it, and I will not. Ours is a contact page and a person who replies: Ask for an attar recommendation and tell us which two fragrances you do not want to resemble.
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A note from Sonal
When someone asks me for unisex, I ask them to name two fragrances they would not want to be mistaken for. Often one is a sweet gourmand and the other a smoky, leathery thing. It tells me more than any note list, because it marks the two edges of the dial and leaves the middle for me to fill. That middle is where sandalwood, a little amber and a quiet musk live.
I should say the awkward part plainly. Ameeri is not as spare as Adaa. It has saffron, Taif rose and some soft oudh, and a reader who wanted clean with a touch of warmth may find that more than a touch. I would rather tell you that now than have you discover it on your wrist. If that happens, Adaa is the cleaner step back, and it carries no oudh at all, and the 3ml of either is the whole price of finding out.
So the advice is small. One 3ml, one dab, three ordinary days, and a judgment at hour three, when the saffron and bergamot have gone and the sandalwood and musk are what remain. If that is the warmth you wanted, you will know. If it is warmer than that, you have learned your place on the dial for the price of one small bottle. A portion of every purchase supports Nanhi Kali.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an attar that has both musk and sandalwood?
By published pyramid, SOSA Ameeri: Indian sandalwood in the heart and white musk in the base. SOSA Mastani has Mysore sandalwood but no musk in its list, and SOSA Adaa has white musk but no sandalwood. White musk is a base note in three of the four attars, never the subject, and SOSA makes no musk on its own.
Is Ameeri really clean, with its oudh and rose?
It is cleaner than Mastani and Nawaab, and warmer than Adaa. It carries Taif rose, saffron and some soft oudh, which are not clean materials in themselves. The sandalwood and white musk are what hold it together. If that is more than a little warmth for you, start with Adaa instead.
Does unisex mean anything on a SOSA product page?
SOSA's pyramids list notes, not genders, so I read the word through what is left out. No vanilla or tonka sweetness, no tobacco and leather, no oud-led base: those are the extremes. Whether a fragrance suits you is a matter of what you reach for, and not something I can say on your behalf.
How should I wear a little warmth without it growing?
One dab, once you are dressed, on the chest or the side of the neck. One dab is a whisper and two is a sentence. Skip the second dab for the first three days, and judge at hour three rather than in the first ten minutes, when the bergamot and saffron are still in front.
Should I buy Ameeri and Adaa together?
If you cannot choose which of your two words wins, a 3ml of each, ₹385 and ₹379, is a reasonable way to settle it over a week. Wear one on alternate days and judge each at hour three. It is not a commitment to either.
Clean with a little warmth, started small
SOSA — A Balanced Startone 3ml of Ameeri, one dab once dressed, judged at hour three
SOSA Ameeri at ₹385 is Persian saffron, pink pepper and bergamot over Taif rose and Indian sandalwood, on soft oudh, amber and white musk. It carries some oudh, and Adaa is the cleaner step back if that is more than you wanted. Alcohol-free, hand-blended in Pune. A portion of every purchase supports Nanhi Kali.
Ask for an attar recommendation →SOSA Adaa · ₹379
Ameeri first, then Adaa, and Mastani only if warmer
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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 and its published note lists; the guidance on clean and warm materials applies to any brand.Facts verified 16 October 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: SOSA makes four attars, all alcohol-free, DPG-free roll-on perfume oils on a sandalwood and jojoba carrier, hand-blended in Pune and sold in 3ml, 6ml and 12ml, with a stated wear of 6–8 hours on skin: Adaa (top Calabrian bergamot, green cardamom, neroli; heart jasmine sambac, magnolia, ylang ylang; base white musk, vetiver, cedarwood; no oudh) from ₹379, Ameeri (top Persian saffron, pink pepper, bergamot; heart Taif rose, Indian sandalwood; base soft oudh, amber, white musk) from ₹385, Mastani (top litchi, bergamot, pink pepper; heart night-blooming jasmine, Damask rose; base Mysore sandalwood, oudh, Madagascar vanilla, tonka) from ₹389 and Nawaab (top white royal oud, Mysore sandalwood, Kashmir saffron, aged tobacco leaf; base amber, leather, white musk) from ₹399, plus the Attar Trio (Ameeri, Nawaab and Mastani) from ₹1,055. SOSA's published pyramids do not assign a gender to any attar. White musk is a base note in Adaa, Ameeri and Nawaab; SOSA makes no pure musk soliflore. SOSA also makes no clean-linen, cotton or laundry accord, aldehydic-soapy scent, single-note green or vetiver soliflore, lavender or herbal-spa scent, incense-resin scent, or tuberose. Compositions are made in India to IFRA standards and are phthalate-free; a patch test on first use is the only skin advice offered. Fragrance is a grooming and personal-style decision. SOSA makes no medical, clinical, dermatological or therapeutic claim of any kind, and no claim that a fragrance affects how anyone is perceived. How long a fragrance lasts depends on skin, dose, clothing and the day, and varies from person to person. A portion of every purchase supports Nanhi Kali. Prices, sizes and availability are subject to change; see the live product pages.