D.S. & DURGA 
D.S.

A pure vision of India—Kashmiri saffron, frangipani, gardenia, yellow lotus attar, and damask rose with fine Sri Lankan sandalwood and vetiver.

“A visit to a traditional perfume shop in India is a step back in time. You are invited to sit while a salesperson brings them out one after the other, swiping oils onto your skin right from the glass stopper. More often than not, they are crammed into busy markets of crowded cities. The contrast is a reminder that beauty is all around us and can be found anywhere.” – D.S., Perfumer & Founder.

Top notes: Frangipani, Gardenia, Saffron

Heart notes: Yellow Lotus, Rose Absolute, Agarwood

Base notes: Sri Lankan Sandalwood, Vetiver, Musc Ambrette

- Traditional Indian perfume making should be considered a whole genre. Unique methods of extraction and indigenous plants are its hallmarks. Flowers, ambers, sandalwood, Himalayan herbs, southern spices—the diversity of plant life in India is staggering. To name a few of the most fragrant—tuberose, saffron, frangipani, kewda, ylang, gardenia, rose, cardamom, deodar, khus, mogra, motia.

- The oils can come from small farms that have been growing, gathering, and distilling plants for a long time.

- Cottage industries for jasmine and other oils have spawned entire villages.

- “Attars are of particular interest to me. An attar is made by co-distilling one or more plants with sandalwood in giant alembics. It is like making a blended perfume during extraction—rather than mixing separate oils together after they are extracted.” – D.S., Perfumeur & Founder

- D.S. has the choicest materials and can only be produced in small batches.

- Apply fragrance directly to skin.

- Focus on pulse points.

- Resist rubbing.

- Don't overdo it.

ALCOHOL DENAT., FRAGRANCE (PARFUM), WATER (AQUA), LIMONENE, ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE, ETHYLHEXYL SALICYLATE, BUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANE, BENZYL ALCOHOL, BENZYL BENZOATE, BENZYL SALICYLATE, CITRAL, CITRONELLOL, EUGENOL, FARNESOL, GERANIOL, HEXYL CINNAMAL, HYDROXYCITRONELLAL, ISOEUGENOL, LINALOOL