Cognac Reign
Regular price $ 225.00You get on the subway & get off at Versailles. What would a 300 year old cognac barrel cracked open on the F train smell like?
From D.S. & Durga
Baroque music has been a fixture in my life since I was very young. Many a morning did I jolt awake to Royal Fireworks or Lully’s Te Deum. When we were kids, my sister & I hated it. But in college I fell hard for Classical Music. It has become a constant in the background of my life. I like to think about the wild soirees that must have gone down at the court of Louis the Sun King: Bacchanal bliss with baroque tunes that now sound quite prim & proper. We need to start having parties like that again.
Perfumer
David Seth Moltz
Notes
caramelized bergamot, antique wood, cognac essence, concrete of orris, tonka, limousine oak
FYI
DS & Durga perfumes are 100% vegan, never tested on animals (other than the humans that work at D.S. & Durga!) and paraben/phthalate free.
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Cognac Reign is a rich, opulent fragrance with vibrant character. Caramelized citrus at opening lures you into this fragrance and holds you there when delicate powdery orris manifests from a cloud of creamy tonka bean followed by waxed wood floors. Captivating and flamboyant.
I can see why people would love this one. The notes are great, but the powdery orris/iris note is definitely king of this fragrance and the cognac takes a back seat. You really have to love that iris lipstick type note but if you do this is a well made well blended choice.