D.S. & DURGA
EST. 2007


D.S. & DURGA is an eclectic New York based high-end candle studio known for its strong scents, design, and the musical influence that is infused into every candle. If an acid trip had a brand, it might be this one.

Highest Rated Candle: Breakfast Highlands (93%)
Lowest Rated Candle: Portable Xmas Tree (90%)
Average Candle Rating: 90%

  • Brand: D.S. & DURGA
    Location: New York City, U.S.
    Founded: 2007
    Site: dsanddurga.com

  • Consistency: Every D.S. & DURGA candle we’ve reviewed has been good with the lowest score being a 90%. This is rare for a candle brand at this price-point.

    Scent: D.S. & DURGA’s scents are like an intoxicating drug that keeps you coming back for more and wondering who’s really in control. You, or the scents. (the scents slap)

    Design: From the amber colored class to the illustrated labels that paint a picture of the scent, the D.S. & DURGA is an experience that is best described as the sardonic friend who’s humor makes you laugh a bit too late after the joke.

    Throw: You don’t ever need to gift your neighbors again because they’ll smell your D.S. & DURGA candle anytime you burn one. It has the throw of Thor.

    Female Leadership: D.S. & DURGA is led by partners Kavi Ahuja and her husband David Seth Moltz.

    Burn: D.S. & DURGA candles burn even leaving your wax looking as flat as our planet after each burn. 😉

    Commitments: D.S. & DURGA candles are 100% vegan and animal cruelty-free.

  • D.S. & DURGA candles are made ethically and sustainably.

    • 100% vegan

    • Animal cruelty-free.

    • Sustainable packaging

  • Founded in 2007 by husband and wife duo David (D.S.) and Kavi (DURGA), musician and architect respectively.

    D.S. is the perfurmer, translating music and literary spaces into scent while Kavi leads the design of everything, leaning into her architecture background to build buildings for our scents and cities for our universe.

  • New York Store
    255 MULBERRY ST, NEW YORK, NY

    SUN-MON, 11AM-7PM

    Brooklyn Store:
    126 N 6TH ST, BROOKLYN, NY

    SUN-WED, 11AM-7PM
    THUR-SAT, 11AM-8PM

DS&D REVIEWS

  • D.S. & DURGA 'Breakfast Highlands

    Rating: 93%
    Pros: Scent, throw, design, sustainability
    Cons: Burn time
    Cost: $65 // Size: 7 oz // Burn: 50-60 hrs

  • D.S. & DURGA 'Portable Fireplace'

    Rating: 90%
    Pros: Scent, Design, Throw, Sustainability
    Cons: Price
    Cost: $65 // Size: 7 oz // Burn: 50-60 hrs

  • D.S. & DURGA 'Breakfast Leipzig'

    Rating: 90%
    Pros: Scent, Throw, Design,
    Cons: Price, Size, Burn time
    Cost: $65 // Size: 7 oz // Burn: 50-60 hrs

  • D.S. & DURGA 'Portable Xmas Tree'

    Rating: 90%
    Pros: Scent, throw, design, sustainability
    Cons: Burn time, cost
    Cost: $65 // Size: 7 oz // Burn: 50-60 hrs