For weddings, Eid and winter, choose rich, warm attars: oud, amber, shamama, sandal and spicy blends. Cold air holds scent closer to the skin, so deeper attars last well and feel right for celebrations.
Scents for celebrations
Oud is the classic choice for grooms and guests at Hyderabadi weddings. Amber and sandal attars are warm and elegant. For Eid, many families pair an attar with bakhoor burned at home before guests arrive.
Make it last through a long day
Apply to skin and touch a little onto the inside of a collar or a handkerchief. Layer a dab of oud oil under your attar for extra depth.
Questions people ask
What makes a good wedding gift?
A perfume or attar gift set, or a pack of fine bakhoor with a burner.
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Written by the Ayyub Ali Fragrances family, perfumers in Hyderabad since 1986.