Amber Kiso – Eau de Parfum – Sample

Sale price5,90 €

Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout

Lieferzeit 1-3 Werktage

In stock
Other variants:

A ritual in the holy Kiso forest: ceremonial katana unguent of rare woods, temple incense, leather bushi armor. At the beginning, cedar and Sawara cypress surprise with a spicy-lime accord that captivates with resinous clarity. Quite quickly, the edginess of the fragrance settles and it becomes rounder, softer, darker. Deep notes of dark woods paired with warm leather and the dry sweetness of iris. A fragrance with strong character that has nothing to prove, yet comes on with volume. Restrained enough not to overwhelm as well as recognizably distinguished and yet unusual – so Amber Kiso fills the room and mind.


Top notes:Japanese cedar, Sawara cypress, frankincense
Heart notes:
Japanese maple, patchouli, iris
Basic notes:
Hinoki, leather, oak moss

Behind the Fragrance

Japanese forests contain numerous trees with wood that is sacred in traditional religious ceremonies. The connection to the forest is realized in ritual offerings that include incense made from these rare woods. Hinoki wood's strong timber has been used for temples, Noh theaters, baths, and masu. Hinoki from the Kiso forest was sourced for the holy Ise shrine in Mie Prefecture. Sawara Cypress is a sturdy lemon scented “false” cypress with red stringy bark. The timber is also used for temples and shrines. It grows wild on the islands of Kyushu and Honshu. Asahi zuru maple is an ancient variety of maple native to Japan with beautifully ornate pink, white, and green leaves. Its name means “swan at dawn”.

Fragrance Family
  • Aromatic
  • Leathery
Distinctive fragrance note

  • incense
Fragrance Vibe
  • Calming
Perfumer
  • David Seth Moltz

D.S. & Durga

D.S. & Durga is a Brooklyn-based brand whose fragrances tell stories that transport you to faraway places. Each fragrance is a fragment of half-remembered myths of pioneers, frontierswomen and cowboys, imaginary landscapes, saloons and workbenches that invite discovery. According to the founders, the art of a perfume lies not only in the quality but also in the handling of the individual components. D.S. stands for David Seth Moltz, who taught himself how to make perfume. He lives his passion for transforming musical and literary spaces into fragrances. This also means that every single fragrance is conceived and constructed in-house by D.S. & Durga themselves, i.e. without intermediaries or interpretation by external perfumers. Kavi (aka Durga) designs everything around the fragrances. By thinking in terms of angles, light, shadow and texture, she creates clarity in form and function. Through this constellation, everything the couple loves about music, art, nature and design is told in detail aromatically. All the fragrances are invisible soundtracks that you can wear on your body throughout the day. The more you know about the stories and events, the deeper you dive into the world inside the bottle. The story, unexpected and novel combinations are the core of the aromatic vision.

More from D.S. & Durga

Customer Reviews

Be the first to write a review
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)