45 community ratings

Boston Ivy

2011MenClassic

7.3/ 10

Community score
45 ratings

D.S. & Durga Boston Ivy is a fresh, green and earthy men's scent built around lime, green pepper and ivy, and it has been discontinued.

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Skunky's take: Like opening a window: the room feels lighter at once.

How does it perform?

From 37 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

6.6 /10

Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.

Sillage

6.0 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.0 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

82% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Lime Green pepper

Hop blossom

Heart notesfirst few hours

Marine notes Ivy Clover

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Soil Oakmoss Galbanum

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fresh
Citrus
Aquatic
Green
Spicy
Resinous
Earthy
Fougère

What does Boston Ivy smell like?

Longevity and sillage are both moderate. Most voters pick spring and summer, with autumn not far behind. It suits daily, leisure and office wear more than evenings or nights out. It reads masculine to most voters, though a fair number find it feminine.

It opens fresh and lightly spicy with lime, green pepper and hop blossom. The heart of marine notes, ivy and clover gives it an aquatic greenness. The base of soil, oakmoss and galbanum leaves a resinous, earthy fougère feel. Antonio Visconti Esprit Libre and Xerjoff Aubres have a close profile.