11 Best D.S. & Durga Scents of 2025

Best Nighttime D.S. & Durga Scent: Black Magenta

Black Magenta smells like an all-inclusive resort. You’re first hit with tropical fruit notes, most notably pineapple, while tobacco lingers in the back like a devil on the shoulder. It’s a warm scent that works great no matter the time of the year, and it’s amplified by a bit of spicy black pepper.

Best Musk D.S. & Durga Scent: Brown Flowers

What does brown smell like? Ask a child (or anyone with the humor of a toddler) and they’ll tell you it smells like something that comes out of your rear. But brown flowers? That evokes the smell that’s more akin to potpourri. The base of this fragrance smells like jasmine, and while it might’ve sat out for a little too long, it’s taken on a deeper, more savory scent that complements the existing sweetness. If you get a bouquet of brown flowers, send it back; if you get Brown Flowers EDP, spray with abandon.

Best Spicy Scent: Grey Blazer

Grey Blazer is anything but boring: think less “off the rack at the mall” and more “handmade in the Scottish Highlands.” Spicy, floral, with dashes of citrus and aromatics, this smells like a sexy professor—or at least one that wouldn’t mind if you rolled into class a few minutes late.

Best Date Night Scent: Cognac Reign

Boozy, a touch of vanilla, and oh-so-regal, Cognac Reign is a deep, oaky fragrance made to smell like baroque music and the rowdy soirees of yesteryear. Woody top notes give way to some citrusy bergamot, a little powder, and plenty of oak and tonka bean.

Best Grassy Scent: Golfjazz

This is an homage to the “deep heavy green chypre/sport colognes that were ubiquitous in New England in the 80s,” according to the brand, but to us, Golfjazz smells like a basketball—or the inside of a sporting goods store—in the absolute best way possible. Senior commerce editor Ian Burke can’t get enough of this scent, and in conjunction with IDKW, it’s his daily driver.