Some perfumes are for being noticed across a room. Others are for the person sitting next to you. Solera No.24 is firmly the second kind — a warm, powdery woody-amber that smells like good company: winter evenings, festive dinners, a shawl that still carries yesterday's scent. It is unisex, it is an eau de parfum, and like every bottle in the Solera collection, it is ₹999 for a full 100ml.
If No.20 is the line's daily driver and No.18 its office freshie, No.24 is the one you wear when the sun goes down. Here is the full review.
What Solera No.24 smells like
The classification is Woody Amber Warm, and Solera lists this pyramid in broader strokes than its siblings — accords rather than a long ingredient list. That is worth being upfront about: we will describe what those accords mean, not invent ingredients the brand does not claim.
Top: woody, with a powdery softness
Most fragrances open with citrus or fruit. No.24 skips the small talk and opens on woods, wrapped in a powdery softness. "Powdery" in perfume language means a fine, velvety, slightly vintage smoothness — think of the gentle haze of a compact or a cashmere sweater, not actual talc. So the first impression is dry, elegant and muted rather than bright and juicy. It is an unusual, confident way to start, and it immediately signals that this is not a daytime sport scent.
Heart: warm spice
The middle turns up the temperature with a warm spicy accord — the glowing, comforting side of the spice family rather than the sharp side. This is the part of No.24 that feels made for Indian festive season: it sits somewhere in the territory of a kitchen simmering in October, cosy without ever smelling literally of food. The spice stays smooth and blended; no single note elbows its way forward.
Base: aromatic and amber
The finish is where the fragrance lives longest: an amber base — the warm, resinous, faintly sweet glow that anchors most great evening perfumes — lifted by an aromatic facet that keeps it from going flat or syrupy. Amber dry-downs are prized for exactly this occasion-wear character: they radiate gently, cling to fabric, and smell better at hour four than at minute four. No.24's whole arc is a slow dimming of lights — powder, then spice, then glow.
Who No.24 is for — and when to wear it
No.24 is the specialist of the Solera line, and it is honest about it.
- Winter, everywhere in India: from a Delhi December to a Bangalore evening chill, cool air is where ambers bloom. November to February, this can be a round-the-clock scent.
- Festive season: Diwali dinners, weddings, receptions — the powdery-spicy-amber profile sits beautifully next to silk, wool and gold. Our Solera gifting guide rates it the safest festive gift in the line precisely because it is unisex.
- Evenings year-round: even in warmer months, air-conditioned dinners and late nights suit it. Go lighter on the trigger in humidity — warm ambers amplify in heat.
- Date nights: this is a close-radius, warm-skin fragrance; the entire date-night category is built on scents like this.
Who should skip it? Anyone whose day is mostly outdoors in peak summer, and anyone who wants a bright, fresh signature — that is No.18 or No.20 territory. Wearing No.24 to a 1pm May meeting is like wearing a velvet blazer to the beach: impressive, sweaty, wrong.
Is ₹999 for 100ml the bargain it looks like?
Warm amber fragrances are usually where Indian pricing climbs fastest — richer raw-material accords, evening positioning, gift-box premiums. The market norm at mid-range is ₹1,000–₹1,500 for a 50ml bottle, frequently at EDT strength. For contrast within our own shelves, Fraganote runs ₹1,199 for 50ml. No.24 is ₹999 for 100ml of EDP — double the volume of a typical bottle, at the higher concentration, for less money. On a per-ml basis you are paying about half the usual rate for exactly the fragrance family that usually costs more.
Because it is built as an EDP with an amber base — the fragrance family perfumers reach for when longevity is the brief — No.24 is designed to be long-lasting on skin and even longer on fabric. We will not fabricate an hour-count; wear varies with skin and season. If you want to maximise it, spray on clothes and pulse points and read our guide to making perfume last longer.
No.24 vs the other Solera numbers
- vs No.14: the classic head-to-head, since both are warm ambers. No.14 opens on saffron and jasmine — a distinctly floral, feminine take — while No.24 is powder, spice and wood with no floral top, and reads equally right on anyone. Romance versus cosiness. We have a full No.14 vs No.24 comparison if you are stuck between them.
- vs No.20: the two unisex Soleras split the clock between them. No.20 is citrus-pepper daylight; No.24 is spice-amber dusk. As a pair, they cover a shared shelf completely for under ₹2,000.
- vs No.18: No.18 is the fresh mint-apple-cedar men's scent for offices and summers — the exact opposite brief. Many men will end up owning both and switching at sunset.
FAQ
Is Solera No.24 a men's or women's perfume?
Neither — it is genuinely unisex. The powdery woody-amber profile has no conventional gender markers: no sugary fruit, no heavy fougère smoke. On different skin it simply leans warmer or drier.
Can I wear No.24 in summer?
In the evening and in air conditioning, yes — just apply lightly, because warm ambers project more in heat. As a daytime scent in an Indian summer it will feel heavy; that is what No.18 and No.20 are for.
How long does Solera No.24 last?
It is built as an EDP concentration with an amber base, the combination perfumery relies on for staying power, and amber scents famously cling to fabric. Exact hours vary by skin and weather, so we will not quote a number — but of the four Soleras, this is the one composed most deliberately for the long haul.
Is No.24 a good gift?
One of the easiest in the store: unisex, festive-appropriate, and a full 100ml bottle at ₹999 looks and feels far more generous than its price. The gifting guide has pairing ideas for birthdays and Diwali.
Solera No.24 knows exactly what it is: the warm one. When the festive calendar fills up and the evenings cool down, this is the ₹999 bottle that smells like it should have cost three times as much. Try it at our store in Aurum Mall, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai, or order it — pan-India delivery — from the Solera collection.