D.S. & Durga
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D.S. & Durga Deep Dark Vanilla
Deep Dark Vanilla by D.S. & Durga is an oriental vanilla eau de parfum for women and men - real vanilla absolute as it actually smells, which is green, smoky and faintly herbal before it is ever sweet. David Seth Moltz opens it on cabreuva, pink pepper and orchid, runs vines, green vanilla leaves and cypress root through the heart, and lands it on vanilla absolute, dark patchouli and hay. Reviewers call it a forest-floor vanilla, and that is a fair warning as much as a compliment. "Vanilla the way it grows - green, damp and a little wild."
$10.99
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D.S. & Durga Brown Flowers
Brown Flowers by D.S. & Durga is a floral earthy eau de parfum for women and men - aging vials in umber, strange brown orchids, coffee flower and dry jasmine buds among faded citrus peel. David Seth Moltz opens it on acabia, dried cedrat and queen anne's lace, builds the heart from brown orchid, coffee flower and sambac jasmine, and finishes on aged musk, roots and coffee. The house pitches it at amateur modernists in brown velvet, drinking martinis in somebody else's glasshouse. "Dried flowers and cold coffee in a room that has not been opened in years."
$10.99
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D.S. & Durga Radio Bombay
Radio Bombay by D.S. & Durga is an oriental woody eau de parfum for women and men - a transistor radio carved out of sandalwood, warming in the Bandra heat until the copper tubes release the wood. David Seth Moltz opens it on radiant wood, copper and cedar, works sandalwood, iris and boronia through the middle, and finishes on balsam fir absolute, coconut musc and ambergris. It is the house's quiet one, and one of its best. "Sandalwood warmed until it hums - a whisper, not a statement."
$10.99
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D.S. & Durga Pistachio
Pistachio by D.S. & Durga is a gourmand woody eau de parfum for women and men - the house's most viral fragrance, and not the sugary one the name suggests. David Seth Moltz opens it with pistachio, cardamom and raw sugar, deepens it with roasted almond and patchouli, and lands it on vanilla crème and warm musk. It started as a hundred-bottle studio run and demand pulled it into the permanent line. "Real pistachio, roasted and salted, with patchouli underneath instead of frosting."
$10.99
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D.S. & Durga Jazmin Yucatan
Jazmin Yucatan by D.S. & Durga is a floral aquatic eau de parfum for women and men - jasmine as it actually smells in the jungles of the Yucatán, composed by David Seth Moltz around cenotes, limestone ruins and copal smoke. Water notes, passion flower and bergamot open it humid rather than fresh, jasmín yucateco and sambac with clove fill the heart, and snake plant, copal and vetiver give it the green, resinous floor. It is the house's most loved fragrance and the least perfumed-smelling. "Jasmine in wet heat, with copal burning somewhere out of sight."
$10.99
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D.S. & Durga Black Magenta
Black Magenta by D.S. & Durga is an oriental woody eau de parfum for women and men - New York at night rendered in abstract, composed by David Seth Moltz with pink pineapple standing in for club lights, orris for twilight and magenta dianthus for the make-up. Galbanum and black pepper cut the fruit at the top, orris concrete and orange flower hold the middle, and black amber, Balkan tobacco and sandalwood take it into the small hours. The house calls it loud, brash, a bit trashy and a bit classy, which is exactly right. "Pineapple under strobe lights, tobacco and amber by the time you get home."
$10.99
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D.S. & Durga Bowmakers
Bowmakers by D.S. & Durga is a Woody Aromatic fragrance inspired by 19th-century violin workshops in Massachusetts - spaces filled with the scent of freshly carved wood, warm resins, and aged varnish. It's a deep, evocative composition that captures the soul of craftsmanship, artistry, and timeless woodwork. "A rich tapestry of polished woods, resins, and leather — earthy, resinous, and meditative."
$10.99
