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DS & Durga
Radio Bombay

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Eau de Parfum, Unisex, $300 Retail value
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DS & Durga - Radio Bombay

" 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. " -D.S."
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Woody Spicy
Rich, textured and warm - these scents evoke assertive sensuality and confidence. Scents in this family are focused around the beautiful harmony between creamy, sensual woods and bold spices, blended with hints of sweetness and amber resin.
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  • Strong38%
  • Warm32%
  • Light13%
  • Fresh8%
  • Sweet6%
  • Powdery2%
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Our perfumes are made in New York City - formulated in Brooklyn and bottled in the Bronx. Each perfume has a playlist, story, photos, & films. D.S. & DURGA AIMS TO CREATE FRAGRANCES THAT LIVE ON THE LEVEL OF GREAT MUSIC, PAINTING, AND LITERATURE. A PERFUME IS A WORLD YOU CAN RETURN TO OVER AND OVER AGAIN— A KEYHOLE INTO FAR OFF PLACES— MATERIAL AND IMAGINARY. Perfume is armchair travel.
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  • TE
    Talon E.
    09/08/2024
    Reviews  2
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    Didn’t like smell
    Not my taste
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  • DW
    Doug W.
    09/06/2024
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    gud
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  • JJ
    Jonathan J.
    08/26/2024
    Reviews  4
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    too strong
    It was like a house hold cleaner with a little bit of sweet kinda ok smell. after it wears off if smells good on your clothes but if you was to give yourself a quick spritz before you walked in somewhere everyone within 20 yards of you will either smell you coming or have a head ache
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  • SW
    Sandra W.
    08/26/2024
    Reviews  14
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    Not for me
    It didn't have to soft smell I was looking for. The cedar smell was an overwelming sent with my body chemistry.
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    TERI P.
    08/24/2024
    Reviews  1
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    wow
    I'm not very good at rating with words but this is definitely one of my favorites!
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