Mississippi Medicine – Eau de Parfum – Sample

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Based on the rituals of the proto-Mississippian death cult of the 1200s, it reveals an invigorating composition of dark, tarry woody notes with a distinct medicinal tinge that then fades to a pleasantly dry and smoky finish. The resinous and restrained citrus notes of the aldehydes, paired with needle-like cedar, lend the scent an attractive herbal note that gives it its distinct character. Sheathed in delicate incense and a warm-woody arrangement of spruce, cascarilla bark and cedar, Mississippi Medicine ends in spicy, smoky birch tar. Incense, woods, resins and salves with menthol and camphor make this an exciting, magically alluring scent.


Top notes:Red cedar, aldehydes, frankincense
Heart notes:Cypress root, black pine, cascarilla bark
Basic notes:
Frankincense, Spanish cedar-juniper, birch tar

 

Behind the Fragrance

Mississippi Medicine is based on what little is known about the rituals of a fast growing death cult that emerged in the southern part of the US in the 1200s. Called the South Eastern Ceremonial complex, it is more of a period within the Mississippian culture (the mound builders) when a specific system of religion quickly emerged. Other names for it were The Buzzard Cult and simply The Southern Death Cult (badass). The cedar tree was sacred to them, representing an axis mundi (a gateway between the lower and upper worlds). Nothing gets me going more than the concept that seemingly mundane places – a cave, a space under a bush, a tiny lake, are gateways to the other world. Ancient peoples understanding of the world integrated landscape, flora, and fauna into their whole being. Mississippi Medicine is rich in cedar. Dry red Virginia cedar. Healthy doses of incense help marry the wood to the pine. Incense has been used in rituals since the dawn of time, which means we connect it to religious feeling in the depth of our bones. The heart of MM is filled out with an accord of wild viola that could have grown by the mounds in Mississippi. Birch tar adds a primal smoke. It smells mysterious and ancient.

Fragrance Family
  • Spicy
Distinctive fragrance note

  • incense
Fragrance Vibe
  • Medical
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.

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