Black Tourmaline by Olivier Durbano {New Perfume]

French jewelry designer Olivier Durbano has launched his third fragrance in a series that is to include seven creations total, each perfume being dedicated to a new stone with different symbolic meaning and power each time. The previous perfumes were in chronological order Rock Crystal and Amethyst. This fall arrives Black Tourmaline (Tourmaline Noire).

According to the press release, Black Tourmaline is the " Stone of protection in former legends. Black tourmaline would protect against pernicious influences, turn one's own negativity into a positive attitude and would establish a barrier of protection against fire projections and electrostatic phenomena.......

It looks like burnished wood in its appearance, like the oil of the earth, the smell of blown flame. It is also the symbol of a good groundedness and consciousness aroused and is the basic stone of the first primary chakra."

Fragrance pyramid:

Top notes: cardamom, coriander, cumin, frankincense, pepper

Middle notes: smoked wood, oud, leather, precious woods

Base notes: musk, amber, moss, patchouli

Fragrance type: woody, spicy, smoky

The fragrance is now available at Luckyscent for $115. Last time we checked samples were available as part of a sample package purchase.

You can read an interview with Olivier Durbano here.