21. Creating Photo-Realistic Scents (w/ D.S. & Durga’s David and Kavi Moltz)

David and Kavi Moltz, the husband and wife duo behind D.S. & Durga, join me in today’s episode! David is the perfumer, and Kavi is the brains behind the brand’s modern aesthetic and packaging. We talk about the origins of D.S. & Durga, which scents they’re personally wearing most, David’s process and inspiration for creating the photo-realistic scents D.S. & Durga is so well-known for (including the origin story behind the infamous Cowboy Grass), the pop-culture phenomenons inspiring them most right now, and how it’s about damn time the Festival of Lights holiday [Hanukkah] had its own scented candle.

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LISTEN TO DAVID'S MUSIC ON SPOTIFY: Hiko Men

FRAGS MENTIONED:

Durga, St. Vetyver, Amber Teutonic, Burning Barbershop, Tuberose Myrrhder, Breakfast Leipzig, Breakfast Highlands, Concrete After Lightning, Rose Atlantic, Bowmakers, Radio Bombay, My Indian Childhood, Portable Fireplace, ’85 Diesel, Tomb of Eagles, Prime Chanukah, Notorious Oud, Cowboy Grass

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