DS & Durga

Popular niche fragrance brand DS & Durga launched in the DIY Brooklyn of 2007, led by husband-and-wife team David and Kavi Moltz. Together they've built this pioneering and intriguing perfume brand with David (D.S.) as the Perfumer and Kavi (Durga) the visual Creative Director and CEO. 

That means D.S. is really the perfumer. He taught himself how to make perfume by immersing himself in all things fragrant. He is passionate about translating musical and literary spaces into scent. Each fragrance is conceived and constructed by D.S. with no middleman or interpretation from an outside perfumer.

Kavi approaches her work like an architect – her trade by training. Thinking in angles, light, shadow, and texture, she seeks clarity in form and function. She builds buildings for the scents, cities for the DS & Durga universe.

Read our 2021 interview with David and Kavi for more on DS&D.


8 products

8 products

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Burning Barbershop
A zesty & charred fougére; mint, lime, rose & hay
DS & Durga
$ 6.00 - $ 300.00
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Cowboy Grass by DS&Durga 50ml Eau de Parfum in a modern, squat, cylindrical clear glass bottle topped with a thin, glossy black metal disc and cylindrical black metal cap. Cowboy Grass printed
Cowboy Grass
Earthy & herbaceous blend of sage, thyme & vetiver
DS & Durga
$ 6.00 - $ 300.00
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Notorious Oud
Sublime Indonesian oud with rose and papyrus
DS & Durga
$ 6.00 - $ 300.00
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Rose Atlantic
Beach roses & dune grass; a perfect marine floral
DS & Durga
$ 6.00 - $ 300.00
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DSDurgaDreamLycheeCandle-Dream Lychee Candle by DS & Durga with pale pink glass and white label with illustration of red vase w/ cracked lacquer and the outline of a cloud
Dream Lychee Candle
An elegant garden party of flowers and fruit
DS & Durga
$ 75.00
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Pacific Mythic Candle
Salty air and jasmine swaying in the breeze
DS & Durga
$ 75.00
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DS & Durga's Salt Marsh Rose candle with pale pink glass and paper label with illustration of sailor's rope and a red rose
DS & Durga's Salt Marsh Rose candle with pale pink glass and paper label with illustration of sailor's rope and a red rose
Salt Marsh Rose Candle
Swamp rose, hidden thickets, brackish tides
DS & Durga
$ 75.00
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Rum Bay Rum 50ml by D.S. & Durga | Rum Bay Rum  50ml by D.S. & Durga sits center in its signature squat cylindrical clear glass bottle and shiny black cylindrical metal cap. A dark brown and copper-colored pennant-shaped label bears the fragrance name Rum Bay Rum and fragrance house D.S. & Durga.
Rum Bay Rum 50ml by D.S. & Durga | Rum Bay Rum 50ml by D.S. & Durga sits center in its signature squat cylindrical clear glass bottle and shiny black cylindrical metal cap. A dark brown and copper-colored pennant-shaped label bears the fragrance name Rum Bay Rum and fragrance house D.S. & Durga. Pictured next to its deluxe paper box. Photographed in isometric view with black background and spotlight on the bottle and box.
Rum Bay Rum
A soft balsamic take on swashbuckling bay rum
DS & Durga
$ 6.00 - $ 225.00