Steamed Rainbow D.S. & Durga 2023

Bottle Design Kavi Moltz

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7.7 / 10 69 Ratings

A new perfume by D.S. & Durga for women and men, released in 2023. The scent is fresh-aquatic. It is still in production.

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Main accords

Fresh

Aquatic

Green

Citrus

Synthetic

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Elemi resin

Orange

Red mandarin orange

Heart Notes

Grass

Almond blossom Green cedar

Base Notes

Mist note

Violet

Vetiver

Perfumer

David Seth Moltz

Ratings

Scent

7.769 Ratings

Longevity

6.555 Ratings

Sillage

6.453 Ratings

Bottle

8.059 Ratings

Value for money

6.339 Ratings

Submitted by Chizza, last update on 12/01/2024.

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7 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/11/2023

7
Pricing 6
Bottle 5
Sillage 6
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Mlleghoul
407 Reviews

Mlleghoul

5

kaleidoscopic sunbeam prisms stars through a small splash

My experience with Steamed Rainbow from DS& Durga leaves me in a state of mind to offer impressions rather than a proper review of the perfume: childhood summers scooted out of the house from sunup to sundown by a harried single mother tired of children underfoot during times of day when they are typically in school/dewdrops on grass clippings and neon hibiscus petals hastily evaporating in early July morning Florida heat/my mother's rare appearances on those afternoons, the scent of those synthetic citrusy florals of her Bain de Soleil sun oil/a rare sprinkler day, the small device rotating and twisting and spitting thin streams of ice cold water, shocking on sun-warmed skin, sizzling on scalding asphalt/that dizzying kaleidoscopic shimmer and spray as a sunbeam prisms stars through a small splash, a magic summer star in my palm, toes cool in already warming puddles.

03/23/2024

7
Pricing 8
Bottle 5
Longevity 10
Scent

Telekinec
269 Reviews

Telekinec

5

Like the outside world after a good rain shower

This one is an olfactory experience in itself. It's not something I'd wear everyday, but it's nonetheless a beautiful artistic perfume. I couldn't help myself and finally bought a full bottle for the olfactive experience yes, but also for the realistic aspect of it. They managed to craft a petrichor scent and store it into a bottle. What a feat!

On the strip of paper it smells like the outside world after an enormous storm has passed through. It smells like petrichor and wet grass (in the best way possible). It's fresh, green and aquatic, three things I never thought I wanted together in a perfume. On my skin, the story is a little bit different. I can make out the notes better than when I smell them on paper. The beginning is sharp with the citrus fruits giving your nose a gentle whack. It definitely wakes you up. After about a minute or so, that's when the magic starts. Grass note immediately comes through, quite realistic. There's also the fresh and green aspect of almond blossom petals that's akin to burrowing your whole face in a bouquet of flowers and inhaling deeply. The mist note imparts a fresh, aquatic scent of water reminiscent of dew drops on grass. The drydown becomes a bit warm due to the vetiver, like greenery being warmed by the sun that has peaked through the storm clouds. There's also the lovely presence of flowers with the violet note and a slight woody note with the cedarwood. I can't make out any powderiness which I'm pretty happy with (violet usually does this on my skin).

This perfume is absolutely wonderful and enlightening. The one thing I have to warn you about is its abyssmal performance. The sillage is almost non-existent, it's a skin-scent after about 30 minutes. The violet and vetiver are the most persistent notes on my skin (with a hint of cedarwood), they're still here on my skin after about 2 hours, but I have to bring my wrist directly to my nose to even smell anything. It's a pretty steep price for the performance you're getting, but it's the rare exception in my collection. Despite everything, the scent more than makes up for it. During very hot days, it's an easy wear.

02/25/2024

8
Pricing 8
Bottle 6
Sillage 6
Longevity 9
Scent

Lovelybrutal
16 Reviews

Lovelybrutal

2

Summertime sadness

Honestly, it wasn't love at first sight. I bought the fragrance spontaneously in Santa Monica because I wanted a souvenir. During my trip I wore it a few times, but we didn't get really warm. Now, after a few months, his magic unfolds. Steamed Rainbow is exactly what the name says. Light as spray mist, complex, iridescent and refreshing with a touch of nostalgia. It reminds me of summer afternoons and orange popsicles when I was a kid. Laying in the grass, closing my eyes and let the sunbeams of the late summer warm my face.
Definitely a staple in my fragrance wardrobe.

07/26/2023

5
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 3
Longevity 10
Scent

Ruszel
3 Reviews

Ruszel

3

Disappears as soon as a rainbow does

I have been using DS&Durga's Steamed Rainbow for few weeks now, and I'm very conflicted. On one side, it's an amazing fragrance, opens up with a whole citrus-story, feels as if you see a foggy room filled with crushed lemons. On the other hand, this fragrance dissapears very quickly. Typically fragrance lasts on me quite long, even the ones known for having longevity issues, but Steamed Rainbow really is just completely gone within 1.5-2 hours after spraying it first. The fragrance however is composed so beautifully I cannot say I don't recommend it- quite the opposite, I highly suggest you get your hands on a sample as soon as you can!

09/30/2024

4
Pricing 8
Bottle 6
Sillage 6
Longevity 8
Scent

GalbanumLeaf
35 Reviews

GalbanumLeaf

1

Fleeting Magic

This is a knockout kaleidoscope of notes. The opening is a crunchy green floral. The violet pairs well with the orange, making this floral not too powdery and lightly sweet. The same with the cedar and vetiver; they bring out the best in each other. Floating underneath is a sweet resin which is neither smoky or like incense. This would be full bottle worthy except I find the longevity on me poor. Longevity is something I personally value in a fragrance; hence the four instead of five stars. DS & Druga has quickly become one of my favorite houses. Similar to Etat Libre d'Orange, the perfumes are clever alchemy, masterfully blended.

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