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Isvaraya
Eau de Parfum
by Indult

The Scoop
In India, patchouli is associated with Vishnu, the god savior of mankind and life and the guardian of universal harmony. Isvaraya means “divine” in Hindi and this perfume is the olfactory fantasy of both modern India and spiritual India, an exotic elixir that blends light patchouli with smooth Indian plum tree and wraps it in jasmine. Although it centers on patchouli, it’s not overly earthy. It’s rich and unusual, slightly sweet and a tad smoky, a fevered evening spent on multi-hued silken sheets while wisps of incense burn sensually in the corners of your mind. The beautiful starkness of jasmine lights the darkness of patchouli and the deep, spiced fruitiness of the plum tree… utterly unique and completely exotic, Isvaraya is not a fluffy little fragrance you wear without thinking. When you smell Isvaraya, you close your eyes and dream and your spirit is at peace.

Please Note: Isvaraya does not ship with a box anymore, (only bottle, bubble wrapped). Only a handful bottles of Isvaraya remain; production of all Indult perfumes has ended.

Isvaraya Notes
patchouli, Indian plum tree, jasmine

Perfumer
Francis Kurkdjian
Other fragrances by: Francis Kurkdjian

		$250		50ml

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I really wanted to like this scent. When first applied it smells very lovely. I loved it for the first hour. The dry down on me turns into a very powdery, smokey scent. Not the one I'm looking for. I will give it 3 stars based on the top notes and the compliments I received earlier on.

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Anonymous -Pharmaceuticals Marketing from Bay area

Beautiful smell of jasmine! I love this scent very much. :)

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kinokino - from Tokyo

My daily fragrance this winter. Love the sweet spicy notes. Has good staying power.

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KZT - from Prague, CZ

This was moved up to the #1 spot out of my 30 samples. I don't think I've ever smelled anything this beautiful. I've gone on to order other samples from Kurkdjian, but this one is my favorite.

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Kari -FA from San Jose

This is the weirdest scent I ever fell completely in love with. There's something mystical and magical about the combination of the plum tree and the patch. I can't smell the jasmine at all, and the whole composition is dark, woody, and wetly ripe unlike anything else on Earth. For the record, I usually hate (loathe) patchouli unless it is buried deep in the base of a perfume where it can't really be detected. When I first tried the tester of this and heroically got past the initial patchouli blast to the dry-down I thought it was really interesting, but "not for me." Over the next few months I kept going back to the tester for "just one more sniff," because I could not get the memory of that incredibly different scent out of my head. Now I love it.

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Starla - from

sorry i just dont get it, i thought i had just bought a sample for pot pouri,the smell was so overpowering the kids decided to leave home and join a chemical farm,not for the faint-hearted.

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Anonymous -fitter from london

I wish we were able to edit our reviews on this site because I'd like to cancel out what I wrote below...this does NOT smell like Chinatown. It is somewhat like Flowerbomb but I like FB better. I smell the flowers, the patch and it's pretty sweet. It's okay but not full bottle worthy or worthy of the price,

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Anonymous - from

ok, mine were mislabeled...THIS smells almost exactly like bond's chinatown fragrance. this may be slightly more wearable though, a little softer.

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Anonymous - from

Initial smell overpowering but does settle down to a soft round perfume that does have good staying power, not what I want so still looking/smelling.

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MarieClaire -Manager from Australia

Ishvaraya reminds me quite a bit of a jasmine version of Voleur de Roses by L'Artisan. Something about the mix of patchouli and plum can really evoke the smell of a garden after a rainstorm, but in the case of Ishvaraya, I feel like I'm face down in mud and crushed fruit. Not bad, but a bit too heady for my taste. After an hour or so it really mellows out into something more delicate and lovely, and the jasmine rises out of the mud. I'm going to hang on to my sample and test this again in the spring, because I think it may be more agreeable with my body chemistry in the non-winter months.

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jeanne - from midwest, usa

Forbidden nectar of the senses and completely erotic. Manages to be smooth and spicy without developing into the organic "grunginess" of most heady orientals. This is a fragrance of hypnotic enchantment--and worth its equally dizzying pricetag.

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Anonymous - from

Initially, I am reminded of Tom Ford's Black Orchid - which isn't a bad thing - I love it, but this one quickly evolves into something else - a little more powder, a little more earth in a scent that wraps around you like velvet. Still trying to choose between this and the other two in the line - I think they are all brilliant.

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R.A. - from Calgary

The plum tree note brings out a woodsy sweetness in a scent that might otherwise seem run-of-the-mill. The plummy notes give "Isvaraya" a rich, velvety feel---very mysterious and intoxicating!

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Anonymous - from

Really quite an interesting and fascinating fragrance, I think. It seems to be decidedly unisex in nature, and very addictive. It reached out and grabbed me from the moment I put it on - one of the tell-tale signs a scent is going to be a keeper. Nice!

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Anonymous - from the South

Wow. I could smell this before I unwrapped it. It's really super rich and exotic, like Indian incense and florals and wood, I've actually never smelled anything like it. I'm blond and I think I need to be a smouldering brunette for this one, it's deep and sexy and super duper exotic. And I mean really from far away magical exotic, I'll keep this sample for 'those" kinds of evenings. :)

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Lisa -Insurance Adjuster from

I don't get this line. The three fragrances are nice, but not great. Nothing original, and certainly nothing that justifies the price. If you like this you will love Susanne Lang's Midnight Orchid. It has the jasmine and patcholli, and a much fresher floral accord. And it is much more affordable!!!

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yonderblues -mom from Riverside, Il

I was a bit disappointed by this fragrance. The plum is very prominent and initially brings bubblegum to mind. The jasmine is submerged, and the patchouli is very, very light. It does develop quickly away from bubblegum to a clear and pleasant fruit scent, and later it finds a bit of powdery and smoky softness. At one-third the price, it would be a very nice fruity floral.

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Patricia - from Nashville

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IsvarayaEau de Parfumby Indult

Isvaraya
Eau de Parfum
by Indult