DS&Durga
Handbook For The Recently Deceased
Woody · Amber · Smoky.
parfumbible.comHerbal · Amber · Smoky.
About these origins
Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.
Brand origin: Who What Why · Checked 2026-09-21
The founders describe starting from scratch by making their fragrances in their tiny Bushwick apartment in Brooklyn, New York.
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Collection: Studio Juice
The short answer
A scent, in focus.
Spectral Doorway by DS&Durga has a listed herbal, amber, smoky profile, with notes of Chalk, Fabric, Incense, Artemisia, Trees.
Based on listed notes and accords.
Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.
Sizes offered
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01 / The scent profile
Understand what you smell.
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Inside the bottle.
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Performance / Community impressions
How it wears.
Longevity
2.42 / 5
19 votes
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category average, not hours
Projection
1.78 / 4
23 votes
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1 = intimate; higher = stronger
Value perception
2.00 / 5
18 votes
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1 = overpriced; 5 = great value
These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.
42Own it
6Previously owned
414Want it
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03 / Keep exploring
Often compared with…
Explore these suggested comparisons. Similarity is subjective.
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Vanilla · Sweet · Warm spicy.
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Tian Di
Powdery · Fresh spicy · Amber.
Explore a combination
Layering ideas to try.
Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.
Suggested experiment
Un Jardin Sur Le NilBoth list Incense and Musk. Explore Spectral Doorway’s herbal direction alongside Un Jardin Sur Le Nil’s citrus profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.
Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.
Suggested experiment
DelinaBoth list Incense and Musk. Explore Spectral Doorway’s herbal direction alongside Delina’s rose profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.
Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.
A little more clarity.
Before you tryWhat does Spectral Doorway smell like?
Spectral Doorway by DS&Durga has a listed herbal, amber, smoky profile, with notes of Chalk, Fabric, Incense, Artemisia, Trees.
Who created it?
The listed perfumer is David Seth Moltz.
How long does it last?
The longevity rating is 2.42 out of 5, from 19 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.
Which notes define Spectral Doorway?
Its listed notes include chalk, fabric, incense, artemisia, trees, old books, musk, patchouli. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.
04 / Find your next bottle
Let your skin have the final say.
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PARFUM BIBLE / SCENT CARD
Spectral Doorway
DS&Durga
Leading accords
herbal
amber
smoky
aromatic
fresh
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.Listed notes · a selection
Chalk · Fabric · Incense · Artemisia · Trees · Old Books
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