Cowboy Grass
D.S. & Durga (2008)

There is vetiver here, but I get more sage and a touch of thyme. It almost veers medicinal, coming across slightly bitter and dry, with an astringent edge. The name feels appropriate, but I think they could have pushed the concept further. The herbal facets aren’t fully developed, and while this doesn’t need sweetness, adding something like a hay accord could have given it more complexity and interest.

As it stands, it feels under-realized. Performance is also on the weaker side. Similar to Cognac Reign, the opening is promising, but it fades fairly quickly. This works well as a fall scent, though I’d probably need to carry the bottle for reapplication.

At retail, it doesn’t feel worth it. This is now the sixth fragrance I’ve tried from this brand, and I’m still underwhelmed. Also worth noting: despite the vetiver base, this doesn’t smell like Cowgirl Grass at all. They’re completely different scents.

Citrusy opening that gives way to a pleasant but unique, dry vetiver, with just a touch of smoke. The further it dries down, the more pleasant and agreeable it becomes, getting further away from what I perceive as a more mature, daytime scent. Good for professionals at work or a mature gentleman's scent.

Projection is low but longevity is very good.

DRY. Like a handful of dry field grass and some sage bordering on medicinal. I layer it with Tous 1920 edp to add a photorealistic cedar and cumin to the manly bunch of notes. Lasts FOREVER on fabric. Did I mention it’s DRY? Glad to have it in my collection. Won it from Joe Smells Good on YouTube.

On me, all I smell is dry rosewood, dried rose petals, and a pleasant smoky vetiver.

Cowboy Grass lasts about eight hours as a skin scent with no projection.

Cowboy Grass is a vetiver centric fragrance which is both modern and interesting, yet still true to the essence of classic vetiver fragrances.

It opens with a brash green grassy vetiver supported by a subtle bergamot. It isn’t sharp neon green, nor dark and rooty. It’s rather an authentic dry grassy vetiver with a hint of smoke, conjuring the image of piles of vetiver grass drying in the sun. The bergamot rapidly fades to be replaced by European aromatic herbs which combine beautifully with the vetiver to give it more body and complexity. This is probably my favourite part and recalls fragrances from the 80s, but with more subtlety.

The herbal phase then passes and the vetiver is instead accompanied by florals, which smell like white flowers or perhaps a light tea rose, and then the florals also fade and the vetiver is lightly sweetened with a soft balsamic ambery note. By this stage the silage has dropped off significantly to be a skin scent, but it has great longevity and is still softly detectable at 12 hours after application.

This is an interesting vetiver scent which is enjoyable and never overbearing. Rather than unwashed and unshaven Cowboys, this fragrance would suit a well groomed man who wants something dignified and masculine, but not dated like many typical vetiver frags.

I admit that I am NOT a fan of vetiver, and only a couple grace my collection, but this is one of the few I would happily put on my shelf. Thumbs up.

Smells like Northern New Mexico on the edge of the mountains on a warm sunny afternoon just before the rain comes to settle the dust and scents.I think that's a good thing; may be a little on the masculine side, it is dusty but not bitter. A wonderful blend that recalls the scents I grew up in.