Top Notes 
Frankincense
Black cherry
Fir
Nocturnal Concrete
Heart Notes 
Cocoa
Orris absolute
Jasmine
Base Notes 
Fire
Musk
Vanilla03/18/2025
DogiCoco
637 Reviews
DogiCoco
1
Autumnal cocoa, deep in the woods
A small disclaimer:
D.S. & Durga might be a house that's just not made for me, and that's okay. Their scents and the whole brand feel a bit too quirky and hipsterish for me, they don't the glam/sexy/feminine/fun/cozy vibes that I want from a perfume. Some of their releases, like this one, still sound interesting enough to try, but I doubt I'll ever find a 10/10 for me in a D.S. & Durga fragrance.
It's an interesting take on the trendy cherry note, that's for sure. I actually only noticed the cherry note when I tried this for the third time, it's quite subtle and mostly comes out in the opening. The trick with this is that you have to use it very sparingly to get all the notes, otherwise the smoke and woods overpower the quiter nuances.
The cocoa is not as shy as the cherry. It's dark and not particularly sweet, more like baking cocoa than a finished cake. Or maybe a dry, low sugar chocolate cake. Imagine eating that next to a bonfire in a conifer forest, damp earth around you, and you're pretty close to what this smells like. Don't hope for a realistic black forest cake, or you will be disappointed.
I like this as a conceptual scent. It would really fit the mood in autumn, not when you need something comforting to escape the cold November rain, but when you really want to lean into it. I can't imagine that I would want to smell like this myself though, except maybe for Halloween. I'd recommend it to people who like dark, smokey, witchy, nature-inspired fragrances.
D.S. & Durga might be a house that's just not made for me, and that's okay. Their scents and the whole brand feel a bit too quirky and hipsterish for me, they don't the glam/sexy/feminine/fun/cozy vibes that I want from a perfume. Some of their releases, like this one, still sound interesting enough to try, but I doubt I'll ever find a 10/10 for me in a D.S. & Durga fragrance.
It's an interesting take on the trendy cherry note, that's for sure. I actually only noticed the cherry note when I tried this for the third time, it's quite subtle and mostly comes out in the opening. The trick with this is that you have to use it very sparingly to get all the notes, otherwise the smoke and woods overpower the quiter nuances.
The cocoa is not as shy as the cherry. It's dark and not particularly sweet, more like baking cocoa than a finished cake. Or maybe a dry, low sugar chocolate cake. Imagine eating that next to a bonfire in a conifer forest, damp earth around you, and you're pretty close to what this smells like. Don't hope for a realistic black forest cake, or you will be disappointed.
I like this as a conceptual scent. It would really fit the mood in autumn, not when you need something comforting to escape the cold November rain, but when you really want to lean into it. I can't imagine that I would want to smell like this myself though, except maybe for Halloween. I'd recommend it to people who like dark, smokey, witchy, nature-inspired fragrances.
