Burning Barbershop is an aromatic fragrance that launched in 2010 and was created by David Seth Moltz. From their website: A fire broke out in the Curling Bros. barbershop in Westlake, N.Y. in 1891. All the shaving tonics with their spearmint, lime, vanilla and lavender burned. A charred bottle was found half-full. It smelled like this. It is the scent of a fougere that's been through a fire. A truly old fashioned dandified visit to ye old barbershop through classic aromatic association—lavender, pine, mint, roses and vanilla with a unique modern twist: devastating smoke. Burning Barbershop is a fougere—a classic genre of usually men’s fragrances that use hay and vanillic notes with herbal lavender and the bitter green base of oakmoss. It is instantly recognizable on grandpas everywhere. Burning Barbershop features top notes of spearmint, lime and hemlock spruce; middle notes of lavender absolute, tuberose and Turkish rose; and base notes of burnt oil, vanilla and hay. It is an eau de parfum, edp.
D.S. & DURGA BURNING BARBERSHOP REVIEWS
Fragrantica: The smell of citrus, smoke, and oil? It gives me major grease vibes. Interesting. Wearable. I’ll save up for this!!!
Fragrantica: Opposites attract. This scent is what happens when you take a classic fougère woody/lavender fume and light it on fire. An undeniably fresh fougère opening with a nice mix between powdery lavender, green mint, and zingy lime as a backbone. After the initial blast, the fragrance continues to gradually gains this smokey spruce log and smoldering vanilla facets that eventually begins develops enough to fight for control of the fragrance with the fougère accord; never overtaking but providing a wonderful darkness. This has an undeniable David Seth Moltz signature to it, very much a DS & Durga interpretation of the fougère along with a similar smoke accord used in "Mississippi Medicine" (at least imo). Anyone a fan of smoky fragrances like myself will probably really like this fragrance, but it's also easy enough imo for those who are interested in the genre to sample. It is not a crowd pleaser, but I don't think it's trying to be. This is a scent for those who know that they're sexy and don't need to be told it. Leans masculine just because it's a fougère but wear what you want. Good performance with moderate projection. 7.5/10 (can see this going higher with more wearings)
Fragrantica: This one captured me yesterday and I want to be its slave for the rest of my days. A MASTERPIECE!
Fragrantica: To my nose this is a classic leather chypre with a nice smoky rubbery cade note, wearable equally by men and women. It's surprisingly light and pleasantly green and smoky. I do think it's a particularly sexy masculine for the right guy. What I love about DS & Durga colognes is their extremely natural feel combined with a classic aesthetic. Burning Barbershop is simply a great cologne. It's natural in feel and easy to wear day or night. Maybe more fun in cool weather but heat brings out more of the citrusy and green feel of the leather. (Their Sir is also a lovely resinous chypre, with nice development and a very pretty dry down. DS & Durga also designed Rodin Bis which is a projection bomb of a modern 'vintage' perfume that has an iris note but has no iris listed, reminiscent of Rouge Assassin by Jovoy.) Highly recommended if you want a smart chypre with a great rubbery smoke. UPDATE: There is a great complexity to this fragrance, it doesn't wear the same way twice. The lavender-vanilla-spearmint is definitely present, and depending on the weather and skin chemistry it presents more floral, gourmand, or fruity facets as the heart of the fragrance. The smoke note stays throughout. My only criticism (barely that) is that there is a warm ambery synthetic wood that is barely evident for the main part of the fragrance but extends the dry down and ends up being left as the afterimage on clothing. Still, it's very cool and worth trying.
Fragrantica: Signature scent material here! I'm crazy about this scent cause it combines classic men cologne ingredients(lavender, citrus, vanilla) with the very modern touch of campfire smoke covering them as a fog that allows small hints of these to appear here and there. It works soooo fabulously! The effect is very unique, it feels as if you layered a nice cologne with pure smoke on top and the result is very sexy indeed. I have tried other jewels like Bois d'Ascese and others of that ilk and I love them but get sometimes tired of the dense everlasting campfire as a wall around me. In this case you get a fraction of that sensation without any harmed neurones. The mint adds some pizzazz to the effect. No blindbuy recommended though. You need to try this before to see if the smoky effect doesn't bother you. It's love or hate I think for its unconventional allure.
Fragrantica: The classic barbershop cologne with a modern edgy twist and more concentration. The perfume opens on a fresh note with spearmint,lime and spruce. The heart if floral with lavender and rose. The base showcases a note of burnt oil, vanilla and hay giving the perfume a slightly edgy and surreal feel. Unisex (masculine leaning) with moderate sillage, projection and good longevity. Familiar, yet modern and edgy and an unusual work safe masculine scent. Enjoy!
Fragrantica: The effect of this one is stunning. A stereotypical fresh barbershop clean masculine rendered under an amber tint; lavender, vanilla, spearmint, and lime—all in equal measure—behind smoked glass. Not smoke, per se (or at least not in how I think of it more masterfully rendered, in such compositions as La Curie's Incendo, or even DS & Durga's own Mississippi Medicine), but some deeper concentration that brings all those classics to be more themselves, as if roasted and caramelized. It's quite rich, lasts forever, and projects itself widely. In other words, it's quite the performer should you find it to suit you. But... it just doesn't suit me, even after trying it a few times over the past few years. Maybe it's too close to some real memories of talcum powder, bad haircuts, and feigned masculinity. But for fans of those classic manly scents looking for something a little grittier, a little more assured, this could be it. (7/10)
Fragrantica: This drives me straight to Morocco: imagine a souk (market) and you walk into a barbershop that is located right next to a store that sells spices (if you've ever been to Morocco you'll know they store all the spices outside in big piles in the open air). The aromatic barbershop lavender mixes with the typical Moroccan mint (nana) and heck, there's an artisan in handmade furniture just wrapping up a piece made from Atlas Cedar. He's still sanding the wood. The burned smell mixes with the rest of the beautiful notes in the area. What is an Arabic souk without Persian carpets? The scent gets mixed with whiffs of carpet material.
Fragrantica: Opening reminds me of burnt matches and lavender. After 30 minutes its more like powdery lavender in a matchstick box. I really like it.
