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India-Inspired Perfumes To Add To Your Wardrobe To Smell A Little Like Nostalgia And Home
Perfumes that remind you of home and connect you to your roots...
A little like homeGeurlain and Bvlgari
Once treasured as ritualistic elements across Indian households and deeply woven into the fabric of India’s tradition, notes like Patchouli, musk, sandalwood, and jasmine evoke memories of home. Symbols of ritual and reverence, these ingredients were once passed down through generations in the form of incense, attar and oil, quietly marking moments of devotion and togetherness. Today, these elements are being reimagined in contemporary India-inspired perfumes, not just reviving ancestral notes and weaving a thread of old habits but transforming them into newer compositions that create a bridge between the past and the present. Each creation is more than just a fragrance, as it captures a little bit of each of our past moments.
These scents take us down the memory lane, awakening the senses with familiar echoes and recalling the faint fragrance of incense lit in the puja rooms, heirloom chest lined with sandalwood and even the soft trail of musk on festive mornings. A bottled homage to each of our pasts, these scents keep alive the earthiness and sacred familiarity of Indian culture and rituals in a way that takes even the newer generations back to their roots. These new olfactory expressions capture not just nostalgia but belonging.
So, as you prepare to dance during this wedding season, add these India-inspired perfumes to your wardrobe to carry a little bit of your home to every place you go.
India-Inspired Perfumes To Add To Your Wardrobe
Shalimar EDP, Guerlain;
Jaipur Homme EDP, Boucheron
Omnia Indian Garnet EDT, Bvlgari
Madhurai India Memo
Byredo Mumbai Noise
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