Guruprasad's mornings start with a workout, followed by a shower and the rest of her beauty routine. One thing she never skips? The Soma Ayurvedic Old Delhi Oudh Perfume Oil ($60). It's a dark, woody, and intoxicating scent that has become her signature fragrance. "I never considered myself a woody, spicy fragrance girl at all until I got hooked to this one," she says. It has top notes of pink pepper, lemon, and bergamot; middle notes of cedar, galbanum, and mandarin; and base notes of sandalwood, oud, and musk.
Guruprasad notes that perfume oils are native to India, and this specific formulation's oud note is derived from agarwood from Assam, India. This and the other natural ingredients go through a steam distillation process that extracts the fragrance in its purest form, for a concentrated, long-lasting scent.
"What's so unique about this is that not everybody smells the same. It blends in with the oils in your body, and each person gets kind of a scent that's unique to them," she says. Comparing it to aromatherapy, Guruprasad says this fragrance reminds her of home and has a sense of familiarity.
Pro Tip: "I like to put it on my pulse points. I also like to do my wrist and the inside of my arms," Guruprasad says.
