D.S.&Durga Burning Barbershop

D.S.&Durga Burning Barbershop is sold out right now; the last price was ৳621 for 1.5 ml. Join the restock list on this page. We do not sell full bottles; a decant lets you wear it for weeks before buying one.

Smoke, mint, and burnt oil. Spearmint, lime and hemlock spruce open it cool and green, a heart of lavender, tuberose and rose adds a classic barbershop floral, and a base of burnt oil, vanilla and hay brings the smoke. So it reads as a fresh fougere with a charred twist rather than a clean one. It is a 2010 release by David Seth Moltz.

It is built around a story: an old barbershop catching fire. That is why it pairs a traditional minty-lavender barbershop accord with a smoky, burnt-oil note, so the scent smells like a clean shave and a small fire at once. That concept is the whole point.

Yes, it softens as it wears. The burnt-oil note is strongest in the first few minutes, then it settles into the minty-lavender fougere with the smoke sitting quietly underneath. So it is more wearable after it has had time to develop.