D.S.
D.S. by DS & Durga is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with frangipani, gardenia and saffron, moves into lotus, rose and oud and dries down to sandalwood, vetiver and ambrette seed. Expect around 6 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Frangipani Creamy tropical floral. Suncream adjacent.
- Gardenia Creamy white floral with a mushroomy edge. Lush and old-Hollywood.
- Saffron Leathery, medicinal and slightly metallic. The signature of modern niche.
Heart
- Lotus Pale, watery flower. Delicate and slightly powdery.
- Rose Can be jammy, green, peppery or soapy depending on the type. Not one smell.
- Oud Resinous, medicinal, barnyard-adjacent wood. The most expensive note in perfumery.
Dry-down
- Sandalwood Creamy, milky wood. Soft and almost edible.
- Vetiver Dry, earthy, smoky grass root. Smells like soil and citrus peel.
- Ambrette Seed The only natural musk. Pear-like, warm and slightly boozy.
Smells like this
- Electimuss Jupiter
- Penhaligon's Luna
- Vilhelm Parfumerie Smoke Show
- Afnan Turathal Arab Royale
- Universal Flowering Saffron Flour
- Serge Lutens Périlleusement Vôtre
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