What Fragrance Suits a Photographer Selling Premium Wedding Packages?

What Fragrance Suits a Photographer Selling Premium Wedding Packages?

★ ★ The room where you quote a large number is the room where anything staged is noticedFresh Brew ₹849 · Mountain Breeze ₹849 · held low on a SOSA Vaayu ₹11,999Made in India · free scenting plan on a consultation
★ SOSA for Photography and Creative Studios
A register that is clearly not trying to persuade anyone, held at a level a two-hour meeting can live with
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★★★★★
"Our old water diffuser couldn't fill the living-dining. This one does the whole floor and you can't hear it running."
Homeowner Hyderabad
SOSA Vaayu · large home
★★★★★
"The app scheduling is the best part - strong in the mornings, gentle in the evening. Clinic feels calm all day."
Clinic Pune
SOSA Vaayu · wellness studio
★★★★★
"Paired it with the SOSA hotel oils. The projection is genuinely lobby-strength - nothing like a plug-in."
Office Manager Delhi
SOSA Vaayu · workspace
★★★★★
"My reception now smells like a five-star lobby. Guests comment on it before they even reach the desk."
Boutique Hotel Jaipur
SOSA Vaayu · lobby scenting
★★★★★
"Zero dampness, which was my worry in monsoon. The mist is completely dry and the scent carries across the whole salon."
Salon Owner Mumbai
SOSA Vaayu · spa & salon
★★★★★
"Set the timer once and forgot about it. Runs only during store hours, refills last weeks. Exactly what I wanted."
Retail Brand Bengaluru
SOSA Vaayu · showroom
★★★★★
"Our old water diffuser couldn't fill the living-dining. This one does the whole floor and you can't hear it running."
Homeowner Hyderabad
SOSA Vaayu · large home
★★★★★
"The app scheduling is the best part - strong in the mornings, gentle in the evening. Clinic feels calm all day."
Clinic Pune
SOSA Vaayu · wellness studio
★★★★★
"Paired it with the SOSA hotel oils. The projection is genuinely lobby-strength - nothing like a plug-in."
Office Manager Delhi
SOSA Vaayu · workspace
★★★★★
"My reception now smells like a five-star lobby. Guests comment on it before they even reach the desk."
Boutique Hotel Jaipur
SOSA Vaayu · lobby scenting
★★★★★
"Zero dampness, which was my worry in monsoon. The mist is completely dry and the scent carries across the whole salon."
Salon Owner Mumbai
SOSA Vaayu · spa & salon
★★★★★
"Set the timer once and forgot about it. Runs only during store hours, refills last weeks. Exactly what I wanted."
Retail Brand Bengaluru
SOSA Vaayu · showroom
★ Sized to the client-facing zone, in the register the studio runs
✓ One register across the client-facing zone - reception, consultation and the album lounge - set from the furthest chair at the end of the longest session and then key-locked ✓ Changing rooms are never scented, maternity and family sessions run with it switched off unless the client asks, a named seating area stays genuinely fragrance-free, and any machine is kept well away from open gear cases and cleaning benches ✓ Made in India · independent, not affiliated with any hotel · a portion funds girl-child education

Founder Diaries · Commercial Scenting Guides · Photography Studios
By Sonal Sahani · ISIPCA Versailles 11 min read Updated September 2026
Fragrance does not sell a wedding package, and a room that smells like it is attempting to will be read that way by someone about to spend a significant sum. The register that suits this meeting is the restrained one: chosen from the room's materials, set low, and unremarkable enough that nobody comments on it.
Quick answers — read this first
What fragrance suits a photographer selling premium wedding packages? A restrained one, chosen from the room's materials rather than for effect. Fresh Brew (₹849) for charcoal, leather and dim rooms; Mountain Breeze (₹849) for timber, brick and steel; Garden Bloom (₹799) for blush and beige. Held low on one SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999). SOSA makes no claim that it affects what anyone buys.

Does fragrance help sell a premium package? No, and SOSA does not claim it does. It is an ambience decision of the same kind as seating, lighting and how the albums are presented. The honest case for it is that a comfortable room is a better place to spend two hours than an uncomfortable one, which is worth doing for its own sake.

Why does restraint matter in this particular meeting? Because the client is about to consider a large number and is therefore paying close attention to everything in the room. Anything that reads as staged - a fragrance at a level you cannot ignore included - becomes a thing they noticed rather than part of the background.
The short answer
Short answer: a restrained register chosen from the room's own materials and held low: Fresh Brew (Rs 849) for dark rooms, Mountain Breeze (Rs 849) for timber and steel, Garden Bloom (Rs 799) for blush and beige. SOSA makes no claim that fragrance affects what anyone buys.
The pick: test as a 50ml reed first - Fresh Brew (₹849) or Mountain Breeze (₹849) - then hold the result low with one SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) per connected floor.
Next step: run the next package meeting one step lower and see whether anyone mentions the room at all. Not mentioning it is the outcome you want. Or ask for a studio scenting plan.
Fragrance for a premium wedding package meeting, in five linesRestraint is the brief, not richnessRegister from the room's materials, never for effectSet below the level a short visit would takeIf a client comments on it, it is too highIt makes no difference to what anyone buys
In the room where a large number gets quoted, every staged detail is read as staged. A quiet register is the only kind that stays background.
Straight answer
What fragrance suits a photographer selling premium wedding packages?
A restrained one - and the reasoning behind that is worth more than the product name. Begin with what fragrance does not do. It does not persuade anyone to buy a larger package, and SOSA makes no claim that it does; the honest description is that it is an ambience decision of exactly the same type as your seating, your lighting and how you present an album. If someone sells you scenting as a sales instrument, they are selling something that has not been demonstrated, and the couple sitting in your room will be a great deal less impressed by a room that is trying than you might expect. That is the whole argument for restraint here. The package meeting is the most scrutinised room in a photography business. A client about to consider a significant number pays unusual attention to everything around them - it is a natural response to being asked to make a large decision, and it means every deliberate detail gets noticed as deliberate. A room at a level nobody can ignore becomes a thing the client noticed, filed alongside the staged album and the rehearsed line about your style, and the cumulative impression is of a presentation rather than a conversation. The register you want is the one that never enters the conversation at all. So choose it from the room, not for effect. Name the three surfaces the client looks at most. Charcoal walls, leather seating, a deliberately dim viewing area: Fresh Brew at ₹849 for 50ml, Coorg coffee and Kerala vanilla, and run it a clear step below where you would set a dry register because warmth reads stronger than it measures. Timber, brick, concrete, exposed steel: Mountain Breeze at ₹849, pine, sage and Indian cedar, dry and architectural. Beige, blush, ivory and soft textiles: Garden Bloom at ₹799, elegant rather than sweet. A white cyclorama and daylight: Morning Freshness at ₹749. The full register comparison lays them out together. Then set the level below where instinct puts it. A package meeting runs an hour, and if it turns into album selection it runs three. Long-session rooms take a lower setting than reception, and the test here is a simple one: if a client remarks on the fragrance, it is too high, even when the remark is a compliment. The outcome you want is that the room is comfortable and nobody says anything about it. Judge from the furthest seat at the end of a real meeting, not from the doorway in the morning, because your own nose adapted in the first week. Hold it there with hardware rather than discipline - the key-lock and 1h/4h/8h/24h timer on a SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999 exist precisely so an agreed level survives a season and a staffing change, and so the room is not saturated an hour before the first couple arrives. Three reeds cover a single closed meeting room at ₹749 to ₹849 and cannot be turned up at all. Changing and trial rooms are never scented, a named seating area stays genuinely fragrance-free and is offered at booking, maternity and family sessions run with it off by default, and the machine sits well clear of open gear cases and cleaning benches. Fragrance is an ambience decision like lighting or seating, and SOSA makes no claim that it affects bookings, enquiries, conversion, package value or spend. It works alongside ventilation, cleaning, fabric care and humidity control, never instead of them. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
A restrained one. Fresh Brew (Rs 849) for charcoal and leather, Mountain Breeze (Rs 849) for timber and steel, Garden Bloom (Rs 799) for blush and beige - chosen from the room's materials, set low, and quiet enough that nobody comments. SOSA makes no claim that it affects what anyone buys.
Test at reed scale: Fresh Brew at ₹849 for 50ml, or Mountain Breeze at ₹849. Hold it low with one SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999 once the meeting room and reception share air.
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What to buy, and for which space

The honest options for the client-facing zone, sized to the floor rather than to the ambition. The images link to the product pages so every figure here can be checked.

SOSA Fresh Brew Reed Diffuser
Dark, cinematic, charcoal and vintage interiors
SOSA Fresh Brew Reed Diffuser
Coorg coffee and Kerala vanilla - warm, roasted and low, which is the register a dark cinematic studio actually wants and the one every clinical vertical rules out. It sits with charcoal walls, black steel, leather seating and a viewing room kept deliberately dim. Run it lower than you think: warmth reads strong. ₹849 for 50ml, ₹1,349 for 130ml.
From ₹849
SOSA Vaayu
A connected reception, consultation and lounge floor of ~1,500-3,000 sq ft
SOSA Vaayu
Waterless cold-air nebuliser rated to 1000m³ - about 2,000-3,000 sq ft - on one unit. In a photography studio its value is control: the key-lock holds the level a two-hour album session can live with, the 1h/4h/8h/24h timer keeps it on studio hours so the room is not saturated when the first couple arrives, and waterless output adds no moisture to backdrops, rugs and upholstery. Wall or HVAC mounted, and kept well away from open gear cases and any cleaning bench. 400ml tank, roughly 75-90 days, under 38dB.
From ₹11,999
SOSA Vaayu
A warm register needs the lock more than a dry one does
SOSA Vaayu Waterless Diffuser
1000m³ coverage (about 2,000-3,000 sq ft) on a single unit, ₹11,999. In a photography studio it is bought for the key-lock that holds a level a two-hour session can live with, the 1h/4h/8h/24h timer that keeps it on studio hours, and a waterless output that adds no moisture to backdrops, rugs and upholstery. Adjustable intensity, 400ml tank running roughly 75-90 days, Bluetooth app and onboard buttons, auto-stop, under 38dB, DC 12V/1A at 5W. Freestanding, wall or HVAC mount - kept well away from open gear cases and cleaning benches. CE, RoHS and SGS certified - electrical and compliance marks only. Made in India.

Why restraint is the brief

Four points, and the first one is the one that decides the other three.

1
Honesty
Fragrance does not sell a package, and pretending otherwise backfires
SOSA makes no claim that scenting affects bookings, enquiries, conversion, package value or spend, and anyone telling you otherwise is selling something undemonstrated. What is defensible is narrower and still worth doing: a room that is comfortable to sit in for two hours is better than one that is not, in the same way good chairs are better than bad ones. Buy it on that basis and the decisions that follow - register, level, placement - all get easier, because you are no longer trying to make it perform.
Rule: buy it as seating, not as persuasion. The rest follows from that.
2
Scrutiny
This is the most closely observed room you own
Someone about to consider a large number notices everything, which is a reasonable response to a large decision. It also means anything deliberate registers as deliberate. A fragrance at a level that cannot be ignored joins the staged album and the rehearsed line about your style, and the sum of those reads as presentation rather than conversation. The register that suits this room is the one that never comes up. What clients notice in long meetings goes through the rest of the list.
Test: if a client comments on the fragrance - even kindly - it is set too high.
3
Register
Chosen from the materials, never for effect
Charcoal, leather and a dim viewing area: Fresh Brew at ₹849, warm and low, a step below a dry register because warmth reads stronger than it measures. Timber, brick, concrete, steel: Mountain Breeze at ₹849. Beige, blush and soft textiles: Garden Bloom at ₹799. White and daylit: Morning Freshness at ₹749. A register that agrees with the room disappears into it, which is the entire objective.
Rule: agreement with the room is what makes a register invisible.
4
Level
Set it from the far seat at the end of a real meeting
Not from the doorway in the morning, and not by your own nose, which adapted in week one. A package meeting is an hour and an album session is three, so the condition that matters is the end of a long sitting in the furthest chair. Take one step below what felt right. Then hold it with hardware rather than intention: the key-lock and timer on a SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999, or three reeds at ₹749 to ₹849 that nobody can adjust. Nothing near open gear, and changing rooms are never scented.
Rule: a locked dial beats a good intention every time.
The SOSA principle
The room where you quote a large number is the room where every deliberate detail is read as deliberate. A fragrance nobody mentions is doing its job; one that gets complimented is set too high.
Chosen from the room's materials, set from the far chair at the end of a long meeting, locked so it cannot drift. And bought as ambience rather than as persuasion.
SOSA Fresh Brew Reed Diffuser
The register a dark studio actually wants: Fresh Brew - Coorg coffee and Kerala vanilla at ₹849. Warm, roasted and low, which suits charcoal walls, black steel and a deliberately dim viewing room. Run it below where you would set a dry register: warmth reads stronger.

The package meeting, question by question

The questions that come up once you stop expecting the fragrance to do any selling.

The SOSA studio table
Fragrance for a premium wedding package meeting
The question The answer
Does it help sell the package?
No, and SOSA makes no such claim. It is an ambience decision like seating or lighting. The defensible case is that a room comfortable to sit in for two hours is better than one that is not, which is reason enough.
SOSA Fresh Brew Reed DiffuserCharcoal, leather and a dim viewing area?
Fresh Brew at ₹849 for 50ml - Coorg coffee and Kerala vanilla. Run it a step lower than a dry register, because warmth reads stronger than it measures and this is a room where being noticed is the failure case.
SOSA Mountain Breeze Reed DiffuserTimber, brick, concrete or steel?
Mountain Breeze at ₹849 - pine, sage and Indian cedar, dry and architectural. It agrees with a hard-material room, which is what lets it sit in the background rather than announce itself.
How do I know the level is right?
Nobody mentions it. If a client remarks on the fragrance, even as a compliment, it is too high for this room. Judge from the furthest seat at the end of a real meeting rather than from the doorway in the morning.
SOSA VaayuHow do I keep it there?
Hardware rather than discipline. The key-lock and 1h/4h/8h/24h timer on a SOSA Vaayu at ₹11,999, or three reeds at ₹749-849 in a single closed room, which nobody can turn up at all.

The meeting itself is covered in the pricing consultation guide, and the room the package is reviewed in is in the package review studio. For measuring intensity properly, consultation intensity has the method. SOSA makes no claim that fragrance affects bookings, enquiries, conversion, package value or spend.

SOSA Vaayu
Holding a warm register steady: SOSA Vaayu, ₹11,999 - the key-lock matters more with a warm register than a dry one, because warmth is the kind of scent a team nudges upward and nobody nudges back down.
One register, the client-facing zone, set from the furthest chair
SOSA Vaayu ₹11,999 waterless, key-locked and timed to studio hours; reeds from ₹749 as the register. Send the floor plan with the changing room and the gear store marked and we will return it with the placement.
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A compliment about the fragrance is not a success. It means the client noticed the room instead of the work, in the one meeting where that is the last thing you want.
— Sonal Sahani, SOSA

The SOSA photography studio specification

Five registers, matched to five kinds of studio, with the rule that travels alongside each. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.

The SOSA photography studio specification
Which register belongs in which studio, and what carries it
Product The space it fits The rule that travels with it Price
SOSA Vaayu A connected reception, consultation and lounge floor of ~1,500-3,000 sq ft Wall or HVAC mounted away from any gear bench; level set from the furthest chair at the end of the longest session, then key-locked; timer on studio hours ₹11,999
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SOSA Mountain Breeze Reed Diffuser Wood, brick, concrete, steel and rustic interiors Pine, sage and cedar - dry and architectural; three or four reeds in at the staff end of the desk, flipped weekly ₹849 / ₹1,349
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SOSA Garden Bloom Reed Diffuser Bridal, wedding and softer portrait studios British rose and night-blooming jasmine - elegant rather than sweet; three reeds in, two in a hard-surfaced room ₹799 / ₹1,299
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SOSA Fresh Brew Reed Diffuser Dark, charcoal, cinematic and vintage rooms Coorg coffee and Kerala vanilla, run lower than a dry register - warmth reads stronger and creeps upward if unlocked ₹849 / ₹1,349
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SOSA Morning Freshness Reed Diffuser Bright white, editorial and light-and-airy studios Malabar lemon, mint and eucalyptus - cool and clear; never a warm register in a room whose whole identity is daylight ₹749 / ₹1,249
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A SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is the water-based rung for one enclosed room of roughly 270-320 sq ft in a dry studio, and a Boond (₹899) for a small consultation cabin; both run on the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance (from ₹299), which is not reed diffuser oil and is not interchangeable with it. Above about 3,000 sq ft of one connected volume the step is one SOSA Angaan (₹25,999) on the duct, not a second Vaayu. Changing rooms are never scented, and nothing is placed where clients undress or where a maternity or family session is being shot without the client being asked first. Keep any machine well away from open gear cases, a lens or cleaning bench and anywhere sensors are handled, and never mount one above a workstation - this is a placement precaution, not a claim about equipment damage. A named seating area is kept genuinely fragrance-free and offered rather than waiting to be asked. Fragrance is an ambience decision like lighting or seating: it does not remove or reduce anything in the air, and SOSA makes no claim that it affects bookings, enquiries, conversion, package value, upsell or spend. It works alongside ventilation, cleaning, fabric care and humidity control, never instead of them. Ask for a studio scenting plan and send the floor plan with the changing room and the gear store marked.
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A note from Sonal

I get asked this question more than any other in wedding photography, and it usually arrives with an assumption attached - that there is a register which makes a large quote land better. There is not, and I will not sell one. Scenting is an ambience decision, the same class of thing as your chairs.

What is true, and more useful, is that this is the most closely watched room you own. Somebody about to consider a serious number notices everything, and anything obviously staged gets filed as staged. That is the real argument for a quiet register: not that it works on people, but that a loud one is one more staged detail in a room that already has several.

So the test I give people is blunt. If a client compliments the fragrance, it is too high. Fresh Brew at ₹849 for dark rooms, Mountain Breeze at ₹849 for timber and steel, locked low on a Vaayu at ₹11,999. Changing rooms are never scented, a named seat stays fragrance-free, nothing sits near open gear, and I make no claim that any of it affects bookings, enquiries, conversion, package value or spend. It works alongside ventilation, cleaning and fabric care, never instead of them. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.

Frequently asked questions

What fragrance suits a photographer selling premium wedding packages?
A restrained one chosen from the room's own materials. Fresh Brew at Rs 849 for charcoal, leather and dim viewing areas; Mountain Breeze at Rs 849 for timber, brick and steel; Garden Bloom at Rs 799 for beige and blush; Morning Freshness at Rs 749 for white daylit rooms. Set low, and quiet enough that nobody remarks on it.
Does ambient fragrance help sell a more expensive wedding package?
No, and SOSA makes no claim that it does. Fragrance is an ambience decision of the same kind as seating, lighting and album presentation. The honest case is narrower: a room that is comfortable to sit in for two hours is a better place to have a long conversation than one that is not.
Why should the fragrance be restrained in a package meeting specifically?
Because a client about to consider a large number pays close attention to everything in the room, which means anything deliberate is noticed as deliberate. A fragrance at a level that cannot be ignored joins the other staged details, and the overall impression becomes a presentation rather than a conversation.
How do I know if the level is right?
Nobody mentions it. If a client remarks on the fragrance, even as a compliment, it is set too high for this room. Judge from the furthest seat at the end of a real meeting rather than from the doorway in the morning, since your own nose adapted within the first week of installing anything.
What hardware holds the level in a package meeting room?
Three reeds at Rs 749 to Rs 849 cover a single closed meeting room and cannot be turned up at all. Where the meeting room and reception share air, one SOSA Vaayu at Rs 11,999 covers the floor, and its key-lock and 1h/4h/8h/24h timer are the point - an agreed level survives a season and a staffing change.
SOSA Fresh Brew Reed Diffuser
Warm, roasted, and kept quiet: Fresh Brew at ₹849 for 50ml and ₹1,349 for 130ml - two or three reeds in rather than four, because a dark room with leather and textiles holds a warm register longer than a pale one does.
Restraint is the brief
SOSA — Studio Scenting what fragrance suits a photographer selling premium wedding packages
A restrained register chosen from the room's own materials - Fresh Brew (₹849) for charcoal and leather, Mountain Breeze (₹849) for timber and steel, Garden Bloom (₹799) for blush, Morning Freshness (₹749) for white - set from the furthest seat at the end of a real meeting and locked on one SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999). If a client comments on it, it is too high. Changing rooms are never scented, a named seat stays fragrance-free, nothing sits near open gear, and SOSA makes no claim that any of this affects bookings, enquiries, conversion, package value or spend. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Ask for a studio scenting plan → SOSA Vaayu · ₹11,999
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 planning advice applies to any brand.

Facts verified 11 September 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: the SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) is a waterless cold-air nebuliser rated to 1000m³, described by the manufacturer as approximately 2,000-3,000 sq ft, with a 400ml refillable tank lasting roughly 75-90 days depending on intensity and run hours, Bluetooth app and onboard button control, 1h/4h/8h/24h timers, adjustable intensity, operation under 38dB, DC 12V/1A at 5W, freestanding or wall and HVAC mounting, auto-stop and key-lock, and CE, RoHS and SGS certification - electrical and compliance marks only. Being waterless it adds no moisture and leaves no residue on surfaces. The SOSA Angaan (₹25,999) is an HVAC nebulising diffuser rated to 3,000m³, roughly 8,000-10,000 sq ft, with an 800ml reservoir, metal body, programmable schedules and operation under 42dB. The SOSA Sukoon (₹1,899) is a 500ml water-based ultrasonic diffuser for a single room of roughly 270-320 sq ft, and the SOSA Boond (₹899) is its compact equivalent; both use the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance (15ml from ₹299, 100ml ₹999, 300ml ₹1,799), made for ultrasonic diffusers and not reed diffuser oil. SOSA reed diffusers are alcohol-free and phthalate-free, with a 50ml bottle lasting 6-8 weeks and a 130ml bottle 14-18 weeks, and 300ml and 500ml refills at ₹2,399 and ₹3,499: Morning Freshness (₹749 / ₹1,249), Garden Bloom (₹799 / ₹1,299), Evening Calm (₹799 / ₹1,299), Mountain Breeze (₹849 / ₹1,349) and Fresh Brew (₹849 / ₹1,349), with the Fresh & Grounded duo (₹1,548 / ₹2,548) and the Warmth & Bloom duo (₹1,598 / ₹2,598). Ambient fragrance is an interior and hospitality decision only. It does not remove, neutralise or reduce anything in the air and does not purify air, and SOSA makes no claim that it affects bookings, enquiries, conversion, package value, upsell, retention or spend, or that it influences any client decision. It is never a substitute for ventilation, cleaning, fabric and upholstery care or humidity control - a studio with a persistent stale or musty smell has a source to find and fix first. Changing rooms are left unscented, and on maternity and family sessions the scent is switched off by default and offered rather than assumed, because heightened smell sensitivity and nausea are common in pregnancy. A named seating area is kept genuinely fragrance-free and offered at booking. As a placement precaution rather than a claim about equipment damage, keep any diffuser well away from open gear cases, a lens or cleaning bench and anywhere sensors are handled, and do not mount one above a workstation. The hotel-inspired scents are SOSA's own original interpretations; SOSA is an independent brand and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any hotel named for reference. Coverage, fragrance usage and running cost depend on the space, settings and hours of use, and are confirmed on a consultation. Prices and availability are subject to change - see the live product pages.
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