Chrysolithe

Plum Island, situated in the northeast portion of Massachusetts, is a place I often frequent for its natural beauty. There are these features, the salt pannes, sparsely vegetated, shallow depressions in the marsh surface where water can pool and evaporate, where I love to bird watch and generally observe. On summer days, the cool ocean spray meets the grassy, saline air here. Chrysolithe reminds me of these visits. Durbano uses one of my favorite aromatic oils, hyssop, and its tea-like, sweet-herbaceous aroma, combined with black cumin, with its warm, almost perspiring facets. There is also a ginger and lemon verbena sensation, that folds in like phyllo, and it feels so layered and creamy, almost pulpy. The dry, crisp and earthy white sage which forms the body of Chrysolithe is its most salient quality, as it renders it expansive, imparting a verticality, much like that of Plum Island's salt pannes. It winds down to a sweet smokiness from cedar and vetiver, slightly dirty and musky as it clings close to my skin. This is what I would consider an enlivening summer sizzler of a scent.

Chrysolithe.... Oh MY GOD... i LOVED this one since the first sniff at Olivier's Booth in Esxence 2016. Damn, that man is just lovable with all his amazing meritorious personality and so welcoming aura. And this fragrance here is just superbly amazing with it's tea base that is below the ginger, sage, the slight rosemary and the balanced dose of sweet cinnamon, slight ambergris and vetiver to add a bit cheeky effect to the juice. This is just like wondering in a greeny summery sunny breezy day having twists, jumps, runs, & tumbles all around... just like the cover of "The sound Of Music" Movie. Superbly done and amazingly blended.

Beautiful perfume. Very soothing and calming. Purifying. Smells like a perfect summer day in northern parts of Europe. Warm but not hot. Sunny but with some clouds. It opens with lemony verbena surrounded by aromatic herbs. The star of Chrysolithe is sage, jasmine and fluffy and soft musk. In the base there are hints of smoky vetiver, dry cedar and sensual ambergris. good longevity with okay projection.

I have tried this fragrance only on a mouillette but I have to say that mouillette has perfumed of wonder for days. A sort of lemony ginger scent full of undertones, a lot of caraway and spicy to fill the zest of the all fragrance. Aromatic spicy lemony fresh but rich dirty and warm. A real jewell. Hope to test on me soon to confirm if this is really that missing treasure which it seems to be.

accordo verdissimo e che sa di tubero in cui predomina il vetiver che, dapprima secco, si ammorbidisce grazie ad un meraviglioso sandalo. l'ambra grigia spunta col tempo restituendo l'impressione di un sottobosco autunnale. adatto alle giornate calde, rinfresca senza essere esperidato. ottimo.