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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%
  • Light12%
  • Fresh8%
  • Sweet5%
  • Powdery1%
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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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  • AG
    AMY G.
    11/23/2024
    Reviews  3
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    The perfect Sandalwood
    Love it. Subtle and feminine Sandalwood notes.
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    Woody
    Classic
    Everyday
    Fall
    Powdery
    Easy-going
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    Nakia S.
    11/15/2024
    Reviews  2
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    Bold
    Too strong and smells like men’s cologne
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    Woody
    Mysterious
    Workout
    Summer
    Strong
    Intense
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    lindsay b.
    11/13/2024
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    Smells like a dog bed
    I mean this is a totally neutral way. Initially, when spraying this all I can smell is intense cedar. That smell brings me back to buying cedar filled dog beds from Costco when I was a kid. Those beds smelled amazing but it isn't what I am looking for in a fragrance. The cedar eventually mellows out and the sandalwood and coconut shows up. At this point it is lovely... then it disappears. Too long as a cedar dog bed, too short as a pleasant warm woody scent. I think this will be fun to layer if I want to add a strong woody scent but for that this price point is way too high.
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    Kenny C.
    11/12/2024
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    Not for me
    Too fruity. Weird piss aroma in the air.
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    Citrusy
    Mysterious
    Workout
    Spring
    Fresh
    Easy-going
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    Samantha B.
    11/09/2024
    Reviews  1
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    So yummy
    Bought for my son, love that it lasts all day. Didn’t like the smell at first but when applied to skin and let sit? It’s my favorite!!!
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    Citrusy
    Classic
    Date Night
    Fall
    Intense
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