Black Magenta

It begins with fireworks of pineapple-- pinks and golds. Full of promise, sparkling bright. The sparks fizz into mellow, warmth, pops of zinggy freshness present even as the mid-floral notes creep in. Imagine it all against a background of seared concrete; something a little hard and dark and warm from the tobacco and amber lend the final dry-down a distinct and distinctly cool edge. Black Magenta is the coolest girl in the club, who takes you by the hand through an endless whirlwind of a night through city streets in high summer, who disappears without a trace after you watch the sun comes up, who will leave you aching for another stolen whiff of her perfume to remind you that she ever existed at all. While a lot of reviewers mention that it's a great weekend/evening scent, I found it to be bright and light enough to wear during a heatwave in NY. There's no powderiness in the drydown (on my skin), which meant that I got away with smelling like the it-girl of my dreams when I really had no right to.

I am absolutely in love with this fragrance. I am NOT typically a fan of fruity or sweet fragrances, but this is on another level entirely. It does start off strong with a punchy but sweet photorealistic pineapple. It lingers for a good few minutes and then slowly ramps down as the sandalwood and amber ramp up. I don't get much pepper or tobacco on my skin at all, which is probably a blessing since I don't love tobacco. I smell no orange blossom, which is an even bigger blessing. I would absolutely be intrigued to smell the wet concrete and smoke notes others seem to be getting, but unfortunately I don't seem to have a ticket for that scent journey. I'm not upset about it, though, because on my skin, Black Magenta ends up being a soft, sweet, creamy, feminine sandalwood with the memory of pineapple after the opening burst of tart and sweet fruit, which I really love. Definitely considering a full bottle. 9/10.

I love this house so much--there's no middle ground with them, lol. All of their scents have such a unique identity, and this one is no different. It's a burst of juicy fruit sweetness from the pineapple note, but then there's this metallic, peppery, tobacco thing happening in the background--I don't hate it. It feels like a fragrance I haven't experienced before, and rarely do I say THAT. I do find Durga scents take some time to get used to--I wore Debaser many times before falling in love. May grab this one, too. Update: I ended up passing this one along to my husband. The vibe is a bit too masculine on my skin, but it's a lovely scent.

Just bought a full bottle after buying a sample, it stays FOREVER on my clothes. On skin dont expect it to stay all day long. The opening is pinneaple and pinneaple only. As it dry down the pineapple note comes down and it feels more like incense. There is a background of flowers but couldnt describe wich ones. Would wear on a hot summer night. Overall very sweet, very appealing, unisex but slightly leaning on the feminine side, as a man i'll still wear it 100%. Its pricy but all of ds and durga's perfume are. Not a safe blindbuy but imo you shouldnt blind buy perfume lol

This is a 90's raver - a Smart Drink in your hand, sloshing all over your sparkled, synthetic top, cigarette dangling from your mouth and sweat covering every inch of your body in a dirty, dank concrete space. Absolute love for me and I have not smelled anything like it. The only comparison I can give is the pink pepper and fruit are slightly reminiscent of the way they play together in Sundrunk but these two fragrances are not at all similar. I also imagine this one will play differently in different types of weather because on my skin it's really a shapeshifter.