★ SOSA for Beige and Cream Boutique Interiors
Beige and cream is a powdery palette, and the fragrance that works with it is powdery too - iris, soft musk, clean cotton
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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."
SOSA Vaayu · spa & salon
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"Set the timer once and forgot about it. Runs only during store hours, refills last weeks. Exactly what I wanted."
SOSA Vaayu · showroom
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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."
SOSA Vaayu · large home
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"The app scheduling is the best part - strong in the mornings, gentle in the evening. Clinic feels calm all day."
SOSA Vaayu · wellness studio
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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
★★★★★
"Zero dampness, which was my worry in monsoon. The mist is completely dry and the scent carries across the whole salon."
SOSA Vaayu · spa & salon
★★★★★
"Set the timer once and forgot about it. Runs only during store hours, refills last weeks. Exactly what I wanted."
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."
SOSA Vaayu · large home
★★★★★
"The app scheduling is the best part - strong in the mornings, gentle in the evening. Clinic feels calm all day."
SOSA Vaayu · wellness studio
★★★★★
"Paired it with the SOSA hotel oils. The projection is genuinely lobby-strength - nothing like a plug-in."
SOSA Vaayu · workspace
★ The machines that scent a beige and cream boutique
SOSA VaayuMain floor, run low against limestone and linenView ₹11,999
SOSA VaayuWaterless - no moisture near boucle or unlacquered brassView ₹11,999
SOSA AngaanA larger flagship on central HVACView ₹25,999
✓ One Vaayu covers up to 1000m³ - about 2,000-3,000 sq ft - which is most single-floor boutiques on one machine ✓ Waterless, so no dampness and no residue on linen, boucle, unlacquered brass or cream leather. Under 38dB ✓ Made in India · independent, not affiliated with any hotel · a portion funds girl-child education
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Should a beige and cream store smell warm or fresh? Warm, but dry-warm, not sweet-warm. The palette itself is warm - cream, sand, warm-toned wood - so a cold, sharp, aggressively fresh fragrance reads as a mismatch the way a cool-white spotlight would in a room lit for warmth. The direction is soft woods and a powdery musk for warmth, kept dry, with only a whisper of citrus for lift rather than a fresh top note doing the main work. Nothing sweet or gourmand - that tips a warm neutral palette toward smelling like a bakery or a candle shop rather than a considered interior.
How strong should the fragrance be against soft materials like linen and boucle? Lower than instinct suggests. Linen, boucle and other open-weave textiles adsorb airborne fragrance over time, which means a room this soft can start to hold a scent more than a hard-surfaced store does, and over-scenting compounds rather than clearing. Run the SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) at its lowest perceptible setting, place it away from open racks so it scents the air rather than the merchandise, and treat any customer comment on the fragrance as a signal to turn it down, not up.
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Facts verified 24 August 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 up to about 75 days depending on intensity and run hours, Bluetooth app and button control, adjustable intensity, operation under 38dB, freestanding or wall and HVAC mounting, auto-stop and key-lock, and CE, RoHS and SGS certification. 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, and also runs standalone wall-mounted or lay-flat. Scent enhances the ambience and perceived quality of a space; it works alongside proper ventilation and cleaning and is not a substitute for either, and SOSA makes no claim that fragrance alone influences a purchase decision. 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.
Beige is not a neutral colour in scent terms, and the fragrance that works with it is not a neutral fragrance either. Limestone floors, linen and boucle upholstery, pale unlacquered brass and unfinished wood already read soft, dry and faintly powdery, and the job of the scent is to share that quality rather than sit on top of it as something sweeter or heavier. Here is the palette, the level, and where it belongs on the floor.
Quick answers — read this first
What fragrance works with beige and cream luxury-boutique interiors? A powdery, dry one, not a sweet one. Beige and cream stores are usually built from limestone or microcement flooring, linen or boucle upholstery, unlacquered or aged brass, and pale unfinished wood - materials that already read soft, warm and slightly dusty. The fragrance that sits with that palette rather than fighting it is soft woods for warmth, a faint iris for the powdery quality the palette already has, a powdery musk, clean cotton, and a whisper of citrus for lift. Iris is worth naming specifically: it is close to the olfactory equivalent of the colour beige, dry and cosmetic rather than floral. One SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) at low intensity covers up to 1000m³, about 2,000-3,000 sq ft, which is most single-floor beige and cream boutiques on one machine.Should a beige and cream store smell warm or fresh? Warm, but dry-warm, not sweet-warm. The palette itself is warm - cream, sand, warm-toned wood - so a cold, sharp, aggressively fresh fragrance reads as a mismatch the way a cool-white spotlight would in a room lit for warmth. The direction is soft woods and a powdery musk for warmth, kept dry, with only a whisper of citrus for lift rather than a fresh top note doing the main work. Nothing sweet or gourmand - that tips a warm neutral palette toward smelling like a bakery or a candle shop rather than a considered interior.
How strong should the fragrance be against soft materials like linen and boucle? Lower than instinct suggests. Linen, boucle and other open-weave textiles adsorb airborne fragrance over time, which means a room this soft can start to hold a scent more than a hard-surfaced store does, and over-scenting compounds rather than clearing. Run the SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) at its lowest perceptible setting, place it away from open racks so it scents the air rather than the merchandise, and treat any customer comment on the fragrance as a signal to turn it down, not up.
The short answer
Short answer: powdery and dry, not sweet - soft woods, a faint iris, a powdery musk, clean cotton and a whisper of citrus for lift. Iris in particular reads as the scent equivalent of a beige and cream palette. Avoid vanilla, gourmand notes and heavy florals entirely. One SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999, up to 1000m³, about 2,000-3,000 sq ft) covers the main floor, run low; fitting rooms stay lighter still.
The pick: one SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) on the main floor at its lowest usable intensity, stepping up to the SOSA Angaan (₹25,999) only for a genuinely larger flagship on one central HVAC system.
Next step: send us a few photographs of the store and we will write the brief around the actual materials - ask for a boutique scenting plan.
In this guide
Beige and cream is not a neutral palette in scent terms. Limestone, linen, boucle and pale unlacquered brass already read as soft, dry and slightly powdery, and the fragrance that works is the one that shares that quality rather than adding sweetness or weight to it.
The shortlist for a beige and cream store - tap either machine
For the main floor, run low
SOSA Vaayu · ₹11,999
For a larger flagship on HVAC
SOSA Angaan · ₹25,999
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Straight answer
What fragrance actually works with a beige and cream boutique interior?
Start with what the palette already is. Beige and cream, done well, is rarely flat - it is limestone or microcement underfoot, linen or boucle on the seating, pale or unlacquered brass on the fittings, and unfinished or bleached wood somewhere in the joinery. Every one of those materials reads dry, soft and slightly powdery before a single note of fragrance enters the room. So the direction that works is the one that shares that quality: soft woods for warmth without weight, a faint iris for the powdery, cosmetic quality the palette already has - iris is close to the actual scent equivalent of the colour beige, and naming it to a designer usually gets an immediate nod - a powdery musk to hold the base, clean cotton for the sense of freshly pressed linen, and a whisper of citrus only for lift, never as the lead note. What is deliberately absent matters as much: no vanilla, no gourmand or edible note, no heavy white floral, nothing that reads as a candle shop or a spa. Sweetness is the specific failure here, because a warm neutral palette tips very easily from "considered" to "bakery" the moment a food note enters it. Level matters more than the palette. Because linen and boucle are open-weave and adsorb airborne fragrance over days, a soft-materialled room like this can end up holding a scent more than a hard-surfaced one, so the safe habit is to under-scent from the start rather than correct for it later - if a customer can name the fragrance, it is already set too high. Placement follows the same logic as everywhere else in this cluster: the main floor carries it, a fitting room stays lighter still or unscented, and the machine sits away from open racks so it scents the air the customer stands in rather than the linen or leather goods on display. One SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) is rated to 1000m³, about 2,000-3,000 sq ft, which covers most single-floor beige and cream boutiques on one machine at a low setting, and being waterless it adds no moisture near boucle, linen or unlacquered brass that a mist would tarnish or mark. A larger flagship, or one built across a central air-handling system, moves to a SOSA Angaan (₹25,999) instead. To be plain about what this is: the store is part of what a customer spending this much is paying for, and scent is the layer of that environment most boutiques never get around to. It is a brand-craft argument, not a claim that fragrance moves a sale. Ask for a boutique scenting plan and we will build the direction around your actual materials.
Powdery, dry, warm without being sweet - iris, soft musk, soft woods, clean cotton, a whisper of citrus. The floor carries it; fitting rooms stay lighter. If a customer can name it, it is too strong.
For a beige and cream floor the machine is one SOSA Vaayu - waterless, so no moisture or residue near boucle, linen or unlacquered brass, under 38dB, rated to 1000m³ (about 2,000-3,000 sq ft), a 400ml tank lasting up to 75 days, and adjustable intensity for the low setting this brief needs.
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The shortlist
One machine on the floor, run low. A second only when the store is genuinely bigger.
The machine that carries a powdery, low-key scent properly
Two machines, chosen by floor area rather than by the palette. Both link straight to the product page so you can check the specification before deciding.
Main floor of a beige and cream boutique
SOSA Vaayu
Waterless cold-air nebuliser rated to 1000m³ - about 2,000-3,000 sq ft. 400ml tank lasting up to 75 days, adjustable intensity, under 38dB, 5W, auto-stop and key-lock. No water means no marks on unlacquered brass, linen or boucle.
From ₹11,999
The setting this brief actually uses
SOSA Vaayu (run low, sited away from racks)
Adjustable intensity is the feature this brief leans on. Start at the lowest perceptible setting and place the machine away from open garment racks so the scent stays in the air rather than settling on the linen and leather.
From ₹11,999
A larger flagship, or one on central HVAC
SOSA Angaan
HVAC nebulising diffuser rated to 3,000m³, about 8,000-10,000 sq ft, 800ml reservoir, metal body, programmable schedules and under 42dB. Connects to the building's air handling and stays out of sight.
From ₹25,999
Why beige is a powdery palette, not a neutral one
Three decisions carry this brief, and each one follows directly from what the room is already made of.
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Read the palette as a texture, not a colour
Limestone, linen, boucle and unlacquered brass already smell like something
Beige and cream done well is a materials palette before it is a colour palette - limestone or microcement floors, linen or boucle seating, pale or aged brass, unfinished wood. All of it reads dry, soft and faintly powdery before any fragrance is added. The direction that works is the one that agrees with that: soft woods for warmth, a faint iris for the powdery quality the palette already has, a powdery musk, clean cotton, a whisper of citrus for lift only. Iris is the note worth remembering here specifically - it is close to what beige smells like, dry and cosmetic rather than floral, and it is the single ingredient most likely to make a designer say the fragrance matches the room.
Tip: if the fragrance would work equally well in a bright white store, it has not actually answered the beige brief.
The Vaayu carries a dry, powdery profile as a dry profile - no water, no dampness added to it, no residue on linen or brass.
See SOSA Vaayu →
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Go lower than the palette suggests
Soft, open-weave materials hold scent, so under-scent from the start
Linen, boucle and unlacquered brass are forgiving to look at and unforgiving to over-scent. Open-weave textiles adsorb airborne fragrance over days, so a soft-materialled beige and cream store can end up carrying a scent more insistently than a hard-surfaced one, and correcting for it after the fact is harder than starting low. The rule that saves you the trouble: if a customer can name the fragrance, it is already too strong. Set the Vaayu at its lowest perceptible level on a fresh nose, and only raise it if a walk-in from outside genuinely reveals nothing.
Adjustable intensity on the Vaayu means you can find that lowest perceptible setting and hold it there, rather than guessing.
See SOSA Vaayu →
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Keep it off the merchandise, not just low
Place the machine away from open racks; fitting rooms get less, not more
The level is only half the discipline - placement is the other half. Boucle, linen and unlacquered leather goods on open display will pick up whatever the diffuser is aimed at, so the machine should sit away from open racks and never point diffusion directly at merchandise. Fitting rooms, being smaller and more enclosed, should be lighter than the floor or left unscented entirely - the drift from the main floor is usually enough, and a customer trying on a garment for twenty minutes should register fabric, not fragrance.
Tip: the signature scent belongs in the air the customer stands in, not on the linen they are about to buy.
Site the Vaayu on the main floor's air path, well clear of the fitting rooms and any open rack.
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The SOSA principle
Iris is close to what beige actually smells like - dry, powdery, cosmetic rather than floral. It is the single ingredient most likely to make the room and the fragrance agree with each other.
The rest of the brief - soft woods, powdery musk, clean cotton, a whisper of citrus - simply keeps that agreement dry and unsweetened.
Where it sits in the room, and where it should not
Once the palette and the level are settled, the rest is a floor plan question. Here is the whole thing in one table.
The SOSA plan
The beige and cream boutique plan - what each part of the floor gets
| The space | What it needs |
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Main floor, up to about 2,000-3,000 sq ft
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One SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) at its lowest usable intensity, sited away from open racks. Rated to 1000m³. View → |
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A fitting room or small styling corner
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Lighter than the floor, or nothing at all - the drift from the main floor is usually enough for a room a customer is in for minutes. View → |
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Stockroom or packing area
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Unscented. Garments sit here longest and this is where accidental fragrance transfer happens. View → |
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A larger flagship, or one on central HVAC
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One SOSA Angaan (₹25,999) on the building's air handling - 3,000m³, out of sight, programmed to trading hours. View → |
Two pages carry this idea further. If the store leans cooler with marble and brass rather than warm neutrals, the scent for marble, brass and warm lighting takes on the mineral-versus-metal contrast directly. And if the whole point of the interior is restraint rather than a palette at all, what a quiet-luxury boutique should smell like is the cleanest version of the same brief. For the full argument on why any boutique should think about this at all, see what a luxury fashion boutique should smell like.
The whole brief, sized to your store
SOSA Vaayu ₹11,999 covers up to 1000m³, about 2,000-3,000 sq ft, on one machine. Send us a few photographs and we will write the direction around your materials.
Beige is not a neutral colour in scent terms. It is limestone, linen, boucle and pale brass - dry, soft, faintly powdery - and the fragrance that works is the one that agrees with that, not the one that sits on top of it.
— Sonal Sahani, SOSA
Why waterless matters here specifically
No moisture near unlacquered brass, linen or cream leather goods
The SOSA specification for a beige and cream store
Two machines, chosen by floor area. The Vaayu handles most single-floor beige and cream boutiques on its own; the Angaan takes over for a genuinely larger flagship or one built on a central air-handling system. Both are waterless, so there is no dampness and no residue near linen, boucle or unlacquered brass, and both are made in India. A portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
The SOSA beige and cream boutique specification
Two machines, chosen by air volume
| Machine | Best for | Why it works | Price |
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SOSA Vaayu
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A single-floor beige and cream boutique up to about 2,000-3,000 sq ft | 1000m³, 400ml tank up to 75 days, adjustable intensity, under 38dB, waterless | ₹11,999 View → |
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SOSA Angaan
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A larger flagship, or several rooms on one central HVAC system | 3,000m³ on the building's own airflow, 800ml reservoir, under 42dB, out of sight | ₹25,999 View → |
A word on choosing: size by the air volume of the space you actually want scented, which in a boutique is usually the main floor and not the stockroom or the fitting rooms. One honest note held throughout this cluster - fragrance is part of the environment, alongside the lighting, the fitting-room mirrors and the way a garment is folded for a customer, and it works alongside good ventilation and clean stock, never as a substitute for either. It has no bearing on whether a customer buys; the honest reason to do it is that the store is part of what they are already paying for. Ask for a boutique scenting plan and we will size it from your floor plan.
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A note from Sonal
A designer once told me her beige boutique smelled "like nothing," and she meant it as a criticism until I asked her to stand in it for a minute with her eyes closed. There was a smell - warm, dry, faintly powdery, close to the smell of a good linen shirt just out of the cupboard. She had simply never separated it from the room. That is what a beige and cream interior is doing already, before any diffuser is switched on, and the honest brief is to notice it and agree with it rather than override it.
So the direction I reach for is narrow: soft woods for warmth, a faint iris because it is close to the actual scent equivalent of the colour beige, a powdery musk to hold it together, clean cotton, and no more than a whisper of citrus if the room needs lift. Nothing sweet, nothing floral in a loud way, nothing that would read as a candle on a side table rather than the room itself. And set it low - open-weave linen and boucle hold fragrance more than a hard-surfaced store does, so it is easier to add a little than to undo too much.
What I will not tell a client is that any of this affects whether someone buys the dress. It does not, and I would not trust anyone who told you otherwise. The store is part of what a customer at this price point is already paying for, and scent is simply the layer of that environment most boutiques never get around to considering. One Vaayu covers the floor of most single-store boutiques at 1000m³, roughly 2,000 to 3,000 sq ft; move to an Angaan only for a genuinely larger flagship. Everything is made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Frequently asked questions
What fragrance works with beige and cream luxury-boutique interiors?
A powdery, dry fragrance rather than a sweet one. The working palette is soft woods for warmth, a faint iris for the powdery, cosmetic quality the palette already has, a powdery musk, clean cotton and a whisper of citrus for lift. Avoid vanilla, gourmand notes and heavy white florals entirely - sweetness is what tips a warm neutral interior toward smelling like a candle shop rather than a considered room. One SOSA Vaayu (Rs 11,999) covers up to 1000 cubic metres, about 2,000 to 3,000 sq ft, at a low setting.
Why does iris suit a beige and cream boutique specifically?
Because it is close to the olfactory equivalent of the colour and the materials themselves - dry, pale and slightly cosmetic rather than floral or sweet. Limestone, linen and unlacquered brass already read powdery and warm, and a faint iris note agrees with that rather than adding a contrasting sweetness or brightness to the room.
How strong should the fragrance be against soft materials like linen and boucle?
Lower than instinct suggests. Open-weave textiles such as linen and boucle adsorb airborne fragrance over time, so a soft-materialled room can end up holding a scent more insistently than a hard-surfaced one. Set the machine at its lowest perceptible level and treat any customer comment on the fragrance as a sign to turn it down - a remark is a measurement, not a compliment.
Where should the diffuser sit in a beige and cream store?
On the main floor's air path, away from open garment racks, so it scents the air a customer stands in rather than the merchandise itself. Fitting rooms should be lighter than the floor or left unscented, since a customer trying on a garment for several minutes should register the fabric, not the fragrance. Stockrooms and packing areas stay unscented entirely.
Does scenting a beige and cream boutique affect how much a customer spends?
No, and this page will not suggest it does. Fragrance is a detail of environment and brand craft, in the same category as the lighting, the fitting-room mirrors and how a garment is folded for a customer. The honest reason to do it is that the store is already part of what a customer at this price point is paying for, and scent is the layer of that environment most boutiques never think about.
Powdery, dry, warm without sweetness - one step lower than you think
SOSA — Boutique Scenting for beige and cream fashion and bridal interiors
The SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) covers up to 1000m³, about 2,000-3,000 sq ft, which is most single-floor boutiques on one machine; the SOSA Angaan (₹25,999) takes a larger flagship on your HVAC. Both waterless, both made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali. Send us a few photographs of the store and we will write the direction around it.
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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 24 August 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 up to about 75 days depending on intensity and run hours, Bluetooth app and button control, adjustable intensity, operation under 38dB, freestanding or wall and HVAC mounting, auto-stop and key-lock, and CE, RoHS and SGS certification. 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, and also runs standalone wall-mounted or lay-flat. Scent enhances the ambience and perceived quality of a space; it works alongside proper ventilation and cleaning and is not a substitute for either, and SOSA makes no claim that fragrance alone influences a purchase decision. 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.