Tourmaline

This perfume is another hit blind buy bargain for me! I got the 50ml bottle for USD 15. It's green floral which has an early 90s vibe to it. Mossy,grassy notes are pronounced along with Gardenia. The Patchouli adds a hint of sweetness in the drydown. Inoffensive but it's there. I've been wearing this for 8 hours and it still lingers nicely. It's great for summer nights.

I had to have it. I love the original so much. A huge gardenia hit in the heart (which is great by me) it defies the freshest of top notes that had me thinking it was going to some kind of high citrus fragrance. Tourmeline lasts well with a dry down that diminishes into a soft woody warm rose powder. Pretty Dazzling and Glamorous

A nother gardenia perfume for gardenia lovers you have to try this one much lighter than Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia but still lasts for hours.The bottle is adorable.

Firstly, this fragrance has a wonderful skin hugging embrace that lasts for hours. It's 24 hours since my last spray of this refreshing fragrance and it's still lingering on my skin. For an EDT, I'm VERY impressed. It begins with very lush green notes, which I found invigorating and refreshing during this burst of spring weather we're having in Australia at the moment. I love that quality as it helped inspire me to do some spring cleaning! The ivy is an unusual touch as it has a pine like quality, again, refreshing, but this soon passes on the baton to the water notes which changes the tone altogether. I liked this transition because the intensity of the green notes could become quite overpowering. The gardenia and frangipani compete for a short while, but the gardenia eventually wins out. I do love both of those floral notes, but I find the gardenia can be a little overwhelming at times. Fortunately, the water hyacinth provides a handover do a lovely, woody drydown with a hint of spiciness from the patchouli. In the final 24 hours of wearing this fragrance, the sweet and floral notes drift in and out with the spicy woodiness. C'est fomidable! I love the faceted lid on the flacon too. It's simple, but it's such a stand out. The bottle is almost stripped bare, too bare, but the lid just tops it off magnificently! Never forget to show love for the bottles too as they are little works of art on their own! The pale aquamarine colour of the glass is so ethereal and feminine! The bottle showcases the Charriol jewellery making brand well. A true gem indeed! A refined and elegant scent for your collection of spring and summer beauties. I've become a huge fan of Guillaume Flavigny's perfume creations. I've a few of them in my collection now, and I'm hungry to try more.

When the first time i sprayed Tourmaline, it straightly reminded me of Fairy Dust by Paris Hilton (must be the gardenia, cyclamen, and musk). In Tourmaline, the lush and sweet gardenia balanced by the water notes, sharpened by the green grass and ivy, lightened by cyclamen and water hyacinth. Frangipani is responsible for lactonic and hug-like sensation. I also believe that i smell musk here. I would say Tourmaline is far from typical aquatic fragrances like tons out there, this one is more playful and cheeky. It’s transparent and fresh but also a lil sexy. If you found this a bit linear and boring, i’d suggest to give it another try.