Sweet Do Nothing
Regular price $ 225.00Discontinued by DS & Durga. Get one of the last remaining bottles while you can.
Sweet Do Nothing harkens to DS & Durga's visits to the El Cosmico airstream retreat in Marfa, Texas, with "...timeless hangs, orange blossom special, rock tank swimming, cacti, the life." This notably original perfume is a textural blend of neroli and orange flower with fig, cedar, creosote and water musk — floating in a soft cloud of nostalgic, bohemian incense.
"The lovely folks at El Cosmico have a way to describe the timeless coming together of nomadic friends in the high plains desert of West Texas – 'Sweet Do Nothing'. It’s a feeling that can be coaxed, but not forced. Things slow down, landscapes loom large, the far is near. This scent captures that hang – the tuning in among orange blossom, flowering cacti, Texas cedars, fig, and creosote." – DS & Durga
Perfumer
David Seth Moltz
Notes
neroli, green coyote cholla, desert pepper, Texas everbearing fig, orange flower, incense, Texas cedar, water musk, creosote.
Shipping & Fulfillment
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| Order type | Order total | Shipping method | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample-only & Sample Sets | N/A | USPS Ground Advantage* | $5 |
| Standard shipping | Under $75 | USPS Ground Advantage* or UPS Ground** | $10 |
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You can wear two spritzes of this perfume and it’s still not to much. Soft and subtle, it smells like the calm smoothness of jasmine but more complex. Citrus fresh but with clothy, comfy, homey tones. You could wear it every day. I think it’s a more feminine scent.
This is a great, clean floral. To me, it comes off straight up gardenia at first (like a fresh one off the bush, not the scent) even though that isn’t in the description. The floral is balanced with a lot of green and it creates something very subtle and special. It smells very expensive.
I love the floral notes in this! I feel like usually floral scents are rose, lily, lavender, lilac. This doesn’t smell like anything I could grow in my backyard, and it’s gorgeous.
I love the peppery top notes that I smell first, and they balance well with the woodsier notes. I would wear this to work, to a summer picnic, or to a star gazing date.