Crush Balls D.S. & Durga 2023
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Maybe a 99mph serve? Not 100+
I have never been siren songed into buying a perfume immediately after it releases, much less a blind buy, but this being limited edition AND a tennis scent made me curious enough after seeing the notes to take the plunge. I highly do not recommend anyone do that in the future.
First off, price wise this is way more price per ML than I ever pay and wouldn't again, much less without getting a sense of the smell ahead of time. I was mortified that when it arrived, I'd not want to ever wear it and would have to discount it to get rid of it. Making matter worse, it showed up why I was away on vacation so I had to wait an extra week to check it out.
Having finally gotten to dance with it a bit, I can say that it's a very wearable bottle of juice. They did a generally good job. I would say that you should investigate the La Boticá line's "Barcelona" as the spring notes of this reminded me a lot of that, though "Crush Balls" (a terrible, terrible name. I could think of dozens of better tennis-related names for this that would be cute) is certainly greener. My green scent of choice these days has largely been another new perfume, the tomato-y Green Spell from Eris. Crush Balls is sweeter than them both without being too much so.
The thing DS&Durga did best with Crush Balls is making sure it projects without making it overpowering. This is one you can wear and not worry that it's going to fade after an hour or so, heavy sprayers should keep that in mind.
All in all, I don't regret taking the plunge on this studio juice from DS&Durga. Crush Balls is pretty unique in my collection and might be the best yet execution of a tennis-styled scent. I wouldn't call it a must-have, or even remotely life-changing. But if you're looking for an interesting bottle to add to your collection, especially if you're of the trading variety, this one could be an okay look. If you can smell it beforehand, I'd encourage that though.
I suspect the exclusivity part will wear off soon and there will be decants and half bottles available, at which would be a worthwhile acquisition
First off, price wise this is way more price per ML than I ever pay and wouldn't again, much less without getting a sense of the smell ahead of time. I was mortified that when it arrived, I'd not want to ever wear it and would have to discount it to get rid of it. Making matter worse, it showed up why I was away on vacation so I had to wait an extra week to check it out.
Having finally gotten to dance with it a bit, I can say that it's a very wearable bottle of juice. They did a generally good job. I would say that you should investigate the La Boticá line's "Barcelona" as the spring notes of this reminded me a lot of that, though "Crush Balls" (a terrible, terrible name. I could think of dozens of better tennis-related names for this that would be cute) is certainly greener. My green scent of choice these days has largely been another new perfume, the tomato-y Green Spell from Eris. Crush Balls is sweeter than them both without being too much so.
The thing DS&Durga did best with Crush Balls is making sure it projects without making it overpowering. This is one you can wear and not worry that it's going to fade after an hour or so, heavy sprayers should keep that in mind.
All in all, I don't regret taking the plunge on this studio juice from DS&Durga. Crush Balls is pretty unique in my collection and might be the best yet execution of a tennis-styled scent. I wouldn't call it a must-have, or even remotely life-changing. But if you're looking for an interesting bottle to add to your collection, especially if you're of the trading variety, this one could be an okay look. If you can smell it beforehand, I'd encourage that though.
I suspect the exclusivity part will wear off soon and there will be decants and half bottles available, at which would be a worthwhile acquisition
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