Welcome to the weekly Perfume Chat Room, perfumistas! I envision this chat room as a weekly drop-in spot online, where readers may ask questions, suggest fragrances, tell others their SOTD, comment on new releases or old favorites, and respond to each other. The perennial theme is fragrance, but we can interpret that broadly. This is meant to be a kind space, so please try not to give or take offense, and let’s all agree to disagree when opinions differ. In fragrance as in life, your mileage may vary! YMMV.
Today is Sunday, September 28, and we’re having a mix of weather this week before the possible arrival of tropical storms/hurricanes on the East Coast. I live far enough inland that hurricanes usually affect us only insofar as we can get heavy rains and wind from their edges, but as Hurricane Helene reminded us all a year ago, an inland location is no guarantee that one won’t be more seriously impacted. However, Helene was preceded by many days of heavy rains, so the ground was already soaked and couldn’t absorb more. Lately, it has been very dry here, so that’s less of an issue.
This weekend’s SOTD was D.S. & Durga’s White Peacock Lily, from a decant. It is a strong white flower fragrance with some aquatic notes. I’m not a big fan of strong white florals, but this has enough other notes that I’m not overwhelmed as long as I spray it with a light hand. It has a touch of grapefruit in the opening, which cuts through some of the sweetness, and another opening note, oleander, is the first white flower I smell. It moves quite quickly into the middle notes, which are dominated by white lily and jasmine. The jasmine is more green than indolic to my nose, which helps lighten the white lily.
Like many white florals, this one elicits strong reactions. Some people love it, others hate it and scrub it off. I fall in between. I don’t hate it, but I might if I applied it more lavishly. And it does last a long time, so if you don’t like it, you will have to scrub!
I haven’t tried many D.S. & Durga fragrances, have you? Any you particularly like?
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That’s a gorgeous peacock! Imagine if all those feathers were perfumed?!
I haven’t tried many D.S. & Durga perfumes either, although I’ve definitely smelled some in shops and failed to store them in my long-term memory.
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It really was gorgeous, strutting around showing off its tail. We loved that part of Italy so much! Looking forward to going back some day, but we have so many other places to visit first. Off to Seville in early December!
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Never tried any D.S & Durga. Nowhere stocks them nearby & I’ve never been interested enough to search for online samples.
That albino peacock is so pretty
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It really was gorgeous. I think I haven’t felt drawn to D.S. & Durga because they had such a “cool kid” vibe, and I thought they were a bit overpriced.
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Wow, that’s a beautiful peacock. I’ve never seen a white one. It looks quite angelic. I’ve never tried anything from DS&Durga that I can recall. This sounds really nice, I’m a bwf lover and spent the weekend in Matiere Premiere French Flower, which has lots of tuberose. All that rainfall will invigorate your garden so you’ll be busy out there. We’ve had a nice September here for the most part, lots of showers but lots of sunshine too.
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The coolest thing about the white peacock was watching it unfurl its tail, like a gigantic lace fan. I’m still waiting for the rain! Meanwhile, I’m trying to root cuttings taken when I deadhead my roses. Mixed success, but some have taken!
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