D.S. & Durga is named after its founders, Kavi, (a.k.a Durga), an architect and David (a.k.a D.S.) a self-taught perfumer. This brand is a high perfumery brand based in Brooklyn, therefore New York DNA can be found in each of their creations, they even still create make all of their fragrances in their tiny apartment.
Each perfume tells us a different story, and each scent has its own playlist on Spotify. They create a perfume for anything they love: music, nature, art… There is a whole world inside each bottle. Their moto, perfume is an armchair travel, is based on the belief that “the power of scent is equal to that of sight and sound”.
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D.S. & DURGA
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I am interested in hypothetical scent. Not everything has a strong or readily perceivable aroma, but objects can suggest a fragrance. Light bulbs glow. Electricity courses through their metal filaments. They melt the dust on their surface emitting wisps of heat. The tubes in amplifiers have a certain aroma. When my ‘69 Fender Deluxe gets heated-up (after rip-roaring monster shredding), the back of the amp produces a hot dusty metallic grease perfume—the scent of backstage in a humid venue.
So what if there was a tube amplifier in an old radio made of sandalwood? Then the interaction of the heat would open up the pores of the wood, singing its smooth elegant fragrance - puffs of musky cedar, peach, coconut, lactones, milk.
Real sandalwood essence is perfection. I often wear it neat. It smells of India, effigies, purity, focus. Unfortunately, it has been overharvested, so perfumers don’t use the oil from Mysore anymore.
Radio Bombay is a deconstruction of the Mysore santal rebuilt from all the aspects written above. I imagine the radio sitting in a small hot shop in Bandra —the “Brooklyn” of Bombay (sorry). The heat deconstructs the oils in the wood. Ragas and Geeta Dutt tunes jangle out of its tiny speaker in the busy city.
TOP NOTES
radiant wood
copper
cedar
HEART NOTES
sandalwood
radiant iris
boronia
BASE NOTES
balsam fir absolute
coconut musc
ambergris
Shop Online Ds & Durga Radio Bombay Eau De Parfum Spray 50ml at best price.
Product features:
- FRAGRANCE: Ladies Fragrance, Man Fragrance
- MAN: Man Fragrance
- Fragrance Type: Eau de Perfume, Signature Perfumes
- Smell Profile: Woody
- FORMAT: Spray
Product Reference: #333391
Top Notes: The initial impression is a warm, radiant blend of sandalwood infused with a metallic copper nuance. A dry cedar note adds a touch of woody depth.
Heart Notes: As the top notes fade, the heart of the fragrance reveals a creamy, almost milky sandalwood accord. A subtle iris adds a powdery touch, while boronia contributes a delicate floral sweetness, reminiscent of apricot and honey.
Base Notes: The lingering base notes offer a warm, sensual dry down. Balsam fir absolute provides a resinous, slightly sweet aroma. Coconut musk adds a creamy, lactonic sweetness, while a hint of ambergris imparts a subtle salty, marine accord, grounding the composition and enhancing its longevity. The overall impression is a warm, woody, and subtly sweet fragrance evocative of a vintage sandalwood radio warmed by the sun.
Alcohol Denat., Parfum (Fragrance), Water (Aqua), Coumarin, Linalool, Limonene, Eugenol, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Citral, Geraniol, Citronellol, Farnesol, Isoeugenol, Cinnamal, Benzyl Alcohol, Cinnamyl Alcohol. WARNINGS: For external use only. Avoid contact with eyes. If contact occurs, rinse immediately with plenty of water. Discontinue use if irritation or rash appears. Keep out of reach of children. Flammable. Do not spray near open flame or while smoking. Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight and heat. May stain some fabrics. Individual reactions to fragrance ingredients can vary; perform a patch test before applying liberally.