What Your Favourite Bollywood Stars Smell Like

Perfume is an invisible accessory, yet it lingers long after the lights go down. For Bollywood stars, whose presence are often larger than life, their signature scents offer a rare glimpse into something more intimate, something personal.

Here, we decode what some of your favourite Bollywood actors actually smell like, complete with the perfumes they choose, the notes that define them, and where you can find the very same bottles in Bangkok.

Kareena Kapoor Khan

Kareena’s fragrance of choice is Jean Paul Gaultier’s Women Classique Essence (THB 7,400 for 100ml). The perfume opens with a spicy kick of ginger, before melting into a heart of Sambac jasmine and orange blossom. Its base is unapologetically sensual, with vanilla, precious woods and a cloud of chantilly cream. Equal parts bold and feminine. 

You can pick it up at Sephora near you.

Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan is said to favour a layered concoction of DUNHILL’s Icon Alfred Eau De Parfum and Diptyque’s Tam Dao (THB 10,200 for 75ml). DUNHILL’s blend of black pepper, cardamom, lavender and smoky oud mirrors his suave, smouldering persona, while Diptyque’s Tam Dao adds a contemplative undertone of sandalwood, cedar and cypress. Together, they create a fragrance that is at once charismatic and grounded, much like SRK himself. 

Diptyque is available at their boutiques in EmQuartier and Central Chidlom.

Alia Bhatt

Alia mixes playfulness with class through Gucci Flora’s Gorgeous Magnolia (THB 7,400 for 100ml) and Byredo’s Blanche (THB 10,300 for 100ml). Gucci’s concoction of dewberry, magnolia, ylang-ylang and blonde woods is youthful, bright and full of energy. Byredo’s Blanche, on the other hand, leans into the clean-girl aesthetic, with white rose, peony, neroli and soft musk. Together, the duo is both light and alluring. 

Find Gucci Flora’s Gorgeous Magnolia at your nearest Sephora, while Byredo’s Blanche is stocked at their boutique in EmSphere.

Shahid Kapoor

Shahid’s signature is Creed’s Green Irish Tweed (THB 13,100 for 100ml), a fragrance that is both timeless and refreshing. With lemon, peppermint, violet leaves and a soft trail of iris, sandalwood and ambergris, it balances fresh and sophisticated. The scent has a quiet confidence to it, much like the gentleman sporting the fragrance.

Stop by for a spritz at Creed’s Boutique in EmQuartier.

Deepika Padukone

Deepika gravitates towards Narciso Rodriguez For Her (THB 5,800 for 100ml), a perfume that celebrates femininity in all its depth. Opening with rose and peach, its heart beats with musk and amber before grounding itself in patchouli and sandalwood. It is elegant yet enduring, fit for the modern woman who likes to lean into her feminine side. 

Find it at Sephora, EVEANDBOY, Central Department Store, or The Mall Group’s Beauty Hall near you.