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korot – :
An early fan of DS & Durga’s line, I adore Bowmakers, Cowboy Grass, and Mississippi Medicine. I find Vio-Volta revolting-the alcohol blend, the super synthetic geranium note, way too much molecule.
I miss their previous packaging. The new bottle design and typography are sterile, commercial. In other words, banal.
Dgon.xoxlov.524163 – :
In full disclosure, I’m a big fan of DS & Durga’s line—I rotate through Debaser, Radio Bombay, Bowmakers, and Coriander depending on the season. Given the notes in this, I was excited to try it.
Unfortunately I had a very similar reaction to the other reviewers here. It starts out interesting—prickly both from the sourness of the rhubarb and the synthetic electricity, the dirty green violet stem in the base. But something about the synthetic note here is really nagging. As time wore on, the patchouli really came out for me, earthy and cloying.
I sampled this on a hot day, and all I wanted to do was wash it off. Unfortunately, that didn’t help… it really does stay on forever.
enathnobe – :
Violets + electricity + grease + tar = thanks, but no thanks
TOXELSAN – :
On me it smells like a heavily spiced minced meat. I am pretty sure I can attract Turkish cuisine foodies but not good for a perfume
l9pyn17 – :
Of all the fragrances I’ve ever worn, this is the one that I dislike the most. It’s crude and unpleasant, and it lasts forever.
andyman – :
Electric is right. Like others have mentioned, this does smell like asphalt or tar. And yet! And yet, I’m not turned off by it. In fact, I keep sniffing it. I don’t even know why. It’s so unusual, synthetic (but not in a bad way), so zingy and strange that the sum of its parts amount to an offbeat charm. It feels like accidentally brushing against someone and being stung a bit by static. You can’t help but laugh. The oddest rendition of violet I have come across. But I really like that it’s not powdery and it doesn’t smell sickeningly sweet.
soziyama – :
I love violet scents, except this one is a harsh raw violet. Too green, fresh out of the soil violet. Reminds me of Kerbside Violet by Lush, which also doesn’t work for me.
Thankfully I only had a sample. Definitely would not recommend blind buying.
beabursepremn – :
A complete synthetic disaster that smells unfortunately revolting. I usually like DSD creations but sniffing a sample of this, I have to scratch my head in complete disbelief. An attempt to make an electric violet, this deeply disturbing and nausea inducing concoction needs to be seriously under consideration for immediate market withdrawal. I am not alone in my assessment of this (see reviews below). Finally, ELDO Secretions Magnifiques has very serious competition.
Glamm – :
After loving the early DS & Durga catalogue (Coriander and Bowmakers being my favorites, with some interesting stuff in the HYLNDS line too), David Moltz hasn’t been doing it for me lately. His new penchant for little touches of metal and electricity and scratchiness aren’t avant guard they’re just… odd. Which is a shame because the concepts and the descriptions always sound amazing. After Radio Bombay gave me a minor headache, Vio Volta moves the pain to the stomach with some mild nausea. Le sigh
abenseweapoks – :
Disclaimer: I received a sample of this as a random freebie included in a recent order. This is really throwing me for a loop. I get an impression of tar…or creosote..? Something’s definitely petroleum-based and “burning.” I’m not sure exactly what I’m smelling, but I’m hard-pressed to locate anything floral or fruity in this acrid and disturbing funk. Something’s also reminding me of a novelty/peculiar scratch ‘n’ sniff sticker from the early ’80s; I think it was supposed to smell like gasoline (or skunk?). The drydown reveals a wallop of (what I’m guessing is) Iso-E Super, a personal fragrance nemesis. Nothing “tender” about this scent at all, IMHO.
ETA: It’s now about 4 hours later and I’ve tried my best to scrub this, to no avail. It’s one of the most tenacious fragrances I’ve ever had the misfortune of putting on my skin. If you’ve got a sensitive nose and/or stomach, BEWARE. For some, this could very well be gag- or panic-inducing.
Тагирушка – :
This is deeply unpleasant.