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Cowboy Grass D.S. & Durga 2008

7.6 / 10 223 Ratings

A popular perfume by D.S. & Durga for men, released in 2008. The scent is green-spicy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Green

Spicy

Woody

Earthy

Smoky

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Wild thyme

Bergamot

Rosewood

Heart Notes

Sagebrush

Basil

Clary sage

Rose otto

Base Notes

Vetiver

Grass

Ambergris

Benzoin

Perfumers

Kavi Moltz, David Seth Moltz

Ratings

Scent

7.6223 Ratings

Longevity

7.3176 Ratings

Sillage

6.7177 Ratings

Bottle

7.3155 Ratings

Value for money

6.591 Ratings

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Reviews

16 in-depth fragrance descriptions

08/04/2024

8.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

JewishJesus
65 Reviews

JewishJesus

2

A Transportive, Exquisitely Crafted Aroma

Cowboy as a perfume could swing a few ways. The first time I sprayed it, I was a bit thrown off and displeased as this wasn't what I was expecting. I expected a perfume to make me *feel* like a cowboy. To make me smell like a cowboy. This perfume is not that. Cowboy Grass is the aroma that surrounds as I envision myself within a sagebrush field in an expansive, Southwestern plain pictured by Albert Bierstadt or Thomas Moran. This perfume transports me to the fields of wild herbs and dry, woody grass. I can smell the herby, sage notes as they're carried on a light breeze.

In their pack of bestselling samples, Debaser and Cowboy Grass are two green scents on opposite ends of the spectrum. While one is fruity, milky, and fresh, the other is dry, woody, and herby. Over time, the dryness and bite of the grassy notes smooth out with a bit of florals and musk. The more I wear this perfume, the more I enjoy it.

Low-middle sillage, which I think is fitting for this scent, which should be more of a passing breeze than something loudly projecting its presence. The longevity is ok, although I do wish it persisted a bit longer. On my skin, at least in a humid summer, it lasts roughly 4-6 hours, but I expect it would last longer on me in other seasons (or somewhere dryer). Unlike some of DS&Durga's other perfumes, this is one where I really wish they diverged from their classy, but generic, bottling to help elevate this perfume in something more evocative.

Overall, a really great scent, although an envisioning of cowboy that aligns with it in its classic, Western sense. Maybe I just wish I lived in New Mexico, or maybe this is just an exceptionally executed perfume.

04/07/2025

8Scent 8Longevity 6Sillage

elcove
6 Reviews

elcove

3

Out on the plains

This to me is a classic example of how the environment can affect the perception of a fragrance. When I was sniffing it in a narrow aisle inside a shop, I was like…eh, okay. It was grass alright, warmer than I expected. I wasn’t too jazzed, especially after being quite keen to smell this for a while as it sounded like something I would like. Still, it was one of the DS&D strips that I chose to carry out of the store as its scent did stick around longer and still had a presence compared to some others that faded really quickly (Brown Flowers, IDKW, Jazmin Yucatan). When I sniffed it again outdoors — wow, what a world of difference! The scent hadn’t changed much, but standing in the sunshine, in the early spring weather, brought out this cool, minty note. Like an extra note of distant mint shrubs carried over the grass plains. The warm grassy scent was still there, too, perhaps on the verge of starting a dry fire.

Now the question is, why is the price of this, at time of writing, 160eur < 155gbp < 210usd when the brand is from the states? Bit weird

ETA: wearing this again in the fall, where the smokiness that comes after the initial opening gives it a needed warmth as the weather turns colder.

07/31/2024

Bmblbee
11 Reviews

Bmblbee

2

Repulsed and then intrigued. Vicious herbs burning away to dry sweetness.

Hated this on first spray. Then came back again and again to pick out the middle and dry down.

This could be the dry chaparral scrub land counterpart to St Vetyver's island in the Caribbean sea. Not very desert to me. There's no deny the opening is harsh. I get oregano, thyme, very astringent herbs. Sometimes (sadly) I also get an oily aspect, like dirty automotive bearing grease or anti-seize. This noxious start gives way to a delicious grassiness that stays for the rest of the time. Not verdant green lawn but drying straw, barely a hint of sweetness if you look for it. In the background something burnt...leather, rubber, industrial but harmonized with herbaceousness. On hot humid days it might develop a musky tang that I associate with grapefruit and sweat, not overwhelming but still off putting. I enjoy the androgynous and rough nature of this fragrance, wish it could work for my skin but that oil / dirty grease aspect that sometimes pops up is unforgivable.

I can see how this is a polarizing fragrance. So much of it repels me, then pulls me back in for another whiff.

12/31/2024

CloudsAround
33 Reviews

CloudsAround

2

hey, hay!

Somehow I feel that this is wat D.S.&Durga's Bowmakers should have been. Cowboy Grass is fresh, green and resinous, but there is a very warm undertone of hay present. It does not develop into the mustiness of Bowmakers so this actually comes closer to (what I associate with) a violin maker's workplace.
After a while it seems like some vetiver is seeping in (not a particular love of mine), but who cares. I smell pepper, I smell some citrus, I smell awake-ness (not a word but I hope you know what I mean), I could see myself buying a bottle!

05/14/2025

7.5Scent 6Longevity 4Sillage

itscoraline
173 Reviews

itscoraline

2

High Desert

This is dusty and outdoorsy, grey-green, a little sharp. It’s a real-bordering-on-fantasy scent memory of where I grew up, hot and dry, surrounded by sagebrush and scrub grass and hardy little wildflowers.

It evolves gradually, meandering slowly from the herbal top notes down to the grassy base.

It’s incredibly evocative, and I don’t think I’ve smelled anything quite like it before.

Projection is fairly mild, which I think is appropriate — this could easily become overwhelming if it was stronger. Longevity is moderate, around 5-6 hours.

This is the fourth D.S. & Durga fragrance I’ve sampled, and while I can’t say I’ve loved any of them quite enough to splurge on a full bottle, I’ve been impressed by the house’s commitment to making unique, special scents.

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