Perfume house · United States · Since 2008

D.S. & Durga

United States

Story-led perfumes made in New York by a self-taught perfumer, best known for the fig scent Debaser and the sweet, viral Pistachio.

David Seth Moltz, a musician who taught himself perfumery, and Kavi Ahuja Moltz, an architect, began making scents at home in Brooklyn in 2008. Manzanita Capital, owner of Diptyque, took a majority stake in 2024; the couple still lead the house.

Owned by

Manzanita Capital, the Fisher family's investment office, majority owner since 2024; its two founders still lead it. D.S. & Durga makes its own perfumes. Checked October 2026.

Where this comes from

The sentence · dsanddurga.com · beautymatter.comThe story · dsanddurga.com · sixtysixmag.com · beautymatter.comOwned by · beautymatter.com · dsanddurga.comThe perfumes that made it · dsanddurga.com · glossy.co

2 of the 27 perfumes its own site lists are here.

All 2 here

2 perfumes · the best known first

Pistachio2021 · Eau de Parfum · Unisex · Luxury $$$$Pistachio, cardamom and raw sugar, then roasted almond and patchouli, ending in more pistachio, warm musk and vanilla cream.Radio BombayEau de Parfum · Unisex · Luxury $$$$Cedar, then sandalwood, iris and boronia, settling into balsam fir, ambergris and a creamy coconut musk.

Its perfumers here: David Seth Moltz (2).