Debaser by DS&Durga
I might have gone a bit ham with the number of images of the bottle placed on or in front of various plants and trees and foliage and bark and…
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Oud-Infused Luxury Herbal Soaps by Osia Osia
Osia Italia is better known for its menswear – boasting 33 stores across India. Established by Mr. Naren Jain in 1999. Their foray into what they believe is an unexplored…
Baraonda by Nasomatto #NosedByNaina
This is my first ever Nasomatto fragrance. It was sent to me by ScentSutra based on the things I told them about my fragrance preferences. They were spot on with…
So Nude, Eau de Parfum by Costume National #NosedByNaina
As a brief introduction to the fragrance, So Nude, by Costume National, was created in 2012. Currently, it is available in India via The Empress Trading Company in Pune. (…
L’Ombre dans l’Eau by Diptyque #FragranceOfTheMonth #EyesForBeauty
“Shadow In The Water” is what I am currently obsessed with. Saw a Diptyque setup at the Honk Kong airport recently, walked up to it and started spraying from the…
Bracken Woman by Amouage at ScentSutra.com
Talk about hook, line and sinker. Neha Kedia at ScentSutra.com is partly responsible for this blog post. I write about some of my favourite fragrances on the blog ( it…
Chloé Fleur de Parfum #FragranceOfTheMonth
A nose is strangely wonderful. Oxygen keeps the heart beating and nostalgia associated with smells keeps memories alive. What works for one nose, might not work for another though. The…
Calicut by Bombay Perfumery #FragranceOfTheMonth #MadeInIndia
If you love the king of spices : Black Pepper, this one’s for you. I love pepper in my fragrances – even the strong pepper ones. The first time I…
John Varvatos Vintage #FragranceOfTheMonth
At Bangkok airport, when we were returning to Delhi, we didn’t plan for how large the airport shopping area is. After spending nearly an hour at the international fragrances section…
Santal Royal by Guerlain #FragranceOfTheMonth
Leather. Oud ( agarwood ) Not so much sandalwood, which I’m used to nosing right off the wood. There’s a “supari” like whiff after a few minutes – woody and…
Naina.co’s Fragrance Of The Year 2016
We’ve been through twelve beautiful fragrances this last year. Which also means we’ve done twelve stories – a whole year of #FragranceOfTheMonth And the first such year, has come to…
Marc Jacobs, Decadence #FragranceOfTheMonth #MarcBeauty
It’s been a whole twelve months since we started publishing the #FragranceOfTheMonth series on this blog. One of the things we knew while starting out on this was that the…
Dahlia Divin Le Nectar #FragranceOfTheMonth #GivenchyBeauty
This one’s warm and “Caramel” on my skin. Can be worn in the evenings in the Indian Summer but most of you might prefer to wear it in the…
Paradiso Azzurro by Roberto Cavalli #FragranceOfTheMonth
If I close my eyes and sniff the mid notes of this perfume on my wrist, I think “water”. Crystal clear waves gently lapping at my toes on a…
Yves Saint Laurent, Caftan, Le Vestiaire des Parfums #FragranceOfTheMonth
This is the first YSL fragrance in my collection and what an introduction! The boy got this for me – he said he thought I’d like it and I…
Mr. Burberry, #FragranceOfTheMonth #FathersDay
June’s Fragrance Of The Month is a little late publishing because I’ve just not been at my desk this whole last month! From the Wedding Photography Masterclass to the feature…
Jour d’Hermès Gardenia, #FragranceOfTheMonth #EyesForLuxury
( If the above GIF is not visible in its entirety on your screen, click here to see it in a new window, where it will be pre-shrunk based on…
Omnia Paraiba by Bvlgari, #FragranceOfTheMonth #EyesForLuxury
Omnia Paraiba by Bvlgari ( Pictured here is the largest bottle in eau de toilette form, 65 ml ) Omnia Paraiba – at least the colour of the bottle (…
Coco Mademoiselle Collection Cambon by CHANEL, #FragranceOfTheMonth #EyesForLuxury
Most delicious fragrance I’ve laid my hands on this year. Coco Mademoiselle Collection Cambon Touche De Parfum is a limited edition fragrance. The packaging is minimal sleek. Housed in what…
Zahira by Bvlgari, #FragranceOfTheMonth #EyesForLuxury
Zahira by Bvlgari is supposed to be an oriental floral perfume for women. It was released in 2015. Perfumer : Daniela Roche Andrier, Givaudan. Olfactive Familiy: Oriental Floral Fiery Spices…
My Burberry, #FragranceOfTheMonth #EyesForLuxury
 Warm & “jasmine-y”. That’s the first impression I get off of my skin, soon after spraying this fragrance on my wrist and long after as well. The starting note…
Oud Ispahan by Christian Dior, #FragranceOfTheMonth #EyesForLuxury
Definitely flowers. Woody, rose flowers. Which is the strangest thing because I despise rose fragrances and generally steer clear of flowery scents as well. Considering that my last Fragrance of…
Jour d’Hermès Absolu Parfum, #FragranceOfTheMonth #EyesForLuxury
My choice for fragrance of the month in November. I picked this up at the Los Angeles Duty Free story. I had about 4 hours to spend before it was…