Conventional perfume is mostly denatured alcohol, which is why it stings after shaving and leaves skin tight by evening. This alcohol free perfume replaces all of it with deodourised rose water infused with rose, carrying sandalwood oil directly onto the skin. Anyone who has given up on fragrance because of reactive skin, or who simply dislikes that first sharp spray, will find this an easier wear.

The scent opens soft and floral, then settles into sandalwood as the day goes on, since sandalwood naturally anchors a fragrance. It sits close to the skin rather than announcing itself across a room. Rose and sandalwood are the entire list, with no phthalate carriers, no synthetic parfum blend and no coal-tar tints added for looks.

Attar or perfume, which lasts longer? Alcohol-free fragrances fade more gently and stay closer to the skin, so they suit sensitive skin and daily office wear. Apply to pulse points on the wrists and neck, and expect it to smell slightly different on you than on a friend, because natural scent reacts with each person's skin.