David and Kavi (a.k.a D.S. & Durga) were pioneers in DIY Brooklyn. They turned all that they loved in music, nature, myth and design into fancy fragrances in their tiny Bushwick apartment. Liner notes, playlists, images, graphics, and films expand upon the world inside the glass. Each of their fumes is a bold and rich narrative. They started from scratch and they still made all in-house.
Notorious Oud translates with this fragrance the preciousness and the fame of this rare raw material. Rumors and mysteries around the Oud arrive to Brooklyn, where David will reinterpret this one to create this perfume.
Top Notes: Saffron, Camphor, White Galbanum
Heart Notes: Indonesian Oud, Bulgar Rose, Lavender Absolute
Base Notes: Civet, Cetalox, Papyrus
Oud is the most notorious ingredient in perfume. Everyone seems to have an opinion about it. Real oud oil is the most expensive perfume ingredient on the planet. Rare logs from the jungles of South East Asia are guarded by the government–theft penalized by death. Whole logs of Aquilaria that have been infected with the black resin can sell for millions. Oud is the stuff of fables—now endangered from overharvesting.
Oud perfume, like most modern perfumes, seek to take inspiration from studies of oils that could never be mass produced (for regulatory, environmental, artistic and economic considerations). The magic of the perfumer’s touch is his or her ability to reconstruct specific aromas with other materials. Notorious Oud Eau de Parfum is formulated in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn with North African papyrus, Afghani saffron, and Bulgarian Rose
Size: 50ml | beautifully packaged in a box
