Nine nights
Navratri gifts and perfume for garba nights
For garba nights, give a solid perfume that can be touched up between rounds: Intense Cool or Fruity Bliss stay fresh in the heat. Save Royal Musk for Dussehra and the grandest night.
In Gujarat, Navratri means nine nights of garba and dandiya, from neighbourhood pandals to the great grounds of Ahmedabad and Vadodara. It is joyful, crowded, and warm work in heavy chaniya cholis and kediyus.
That makes Navratri a good time to give someone a fragrance they can carry. A solid perfume touched up between rounds keeps you fresh far better than one spray before you leave home.
Updated · By the KAORA team
4 picks
Made for the garba ground
Intense Cool
Solid Perfume · 15 g
₹399
Mint, lemon and a marine accord: the coolest scent we make, for hot, crowded nights. Reapply between rounds.
Fruity Bliss
Solid Perfume · 15 g
₹399
Mandarin, mango and peach: bright and festive without being heavy.
Floral
Solid Perfume · 15 g
₹399
Rose, jasmine and orange blossom, with a gentle presence that sits well with fresh flowers in the hair.
Royal Musk
Eau de Parfum · 50 ml
₹799
For Dussehra and the last, grandest night: saffron, oud and amber that last 10 to 12 hours.
Why solid perfume suits garba
Dancing for hours wears any fragrance down. A solid perfume is alcohol-free and gentle on skin, and its tin fits in a potli or a kurta pocket. Rub a fingertip over it and touch it to wrists and neck whenever you need a lift.
Gifting for the nine nights
Navratri gifts often go to the friends you dance with or the hosts of a society garba. A solid perfume is a gift that gets used every night of the festival.
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