DS & Durga

Durga

Durga by DS & Durga is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with tuberose, melon and chrysanthemum, moves into ylang-ylang, orris butter and orange blossom and dries down to tuberose, sambac jasmine and musk. Expect around 6 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.

Notes, explained

Opening

• Tuberose Creamy, waxy and enormous. The loudest white flower.
• Melon Soft, watery sweetness. Often paired with aquatics.
• Chrysanthemum Bitter, green and faintly spicy. More leaf and stem than sweet petal.

Heart

• Ylang-Ylang Banana-custard floral. Rich, tropical and slightly rubbery.
• Orris Butter The expensive form of iris. Cold, buttery, faintly carrot and violet.
• Orange Blossom Sweet, soapy and sunny. Neroli's warmer sibling.

Dry-down

• Tuberose Creamy, waxy and enormous. The loudest white flower.
• Sambac Jasmine Greener, more tea-like jasmine. Less indolic than grandiflorum.
• Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.

Smells like this

• Parfums de Nicolaï Number One
• Afnan Historic Doria
• Yves Saint Laurent Gold
• Heeley Bubblegum Chic
• Kilian Good girl gone Bad Eau Fraîche
• Dior J'adore Infinissime

Cheaper alternatives

• Parfums de Nicolaï Number One
• Afnan Historic Doria
• Dior J'adore Infinissime

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