A different take on rose: Quartz Rose (Olivier Durbano, 2010) - (Avec traduction française!)

Traduction Française plus bas!

"To create this new fragrance based on rose, I tried not to think of everything already said and done about this flower. I wanted it tender, in the sense of light and naive, I wasn't interested in exploring the sensual, opulent or feminine side of it".
A fragrance that particularly impressed me at Pitti Fragrances is the new creation by Olivier Durbano: Quartz Rose.
Olivier's words already describe it perfectly, but... well, I'd like to add something. Because he was really able to create a rose scent unlike any other: a teen rose almost in the bud, still dewy but... definitley his rose is a real one, and couldn't be "rosier" than this.
The opening is sparkling with bitter citrus (maybe grapefruit) plus a spicy note of ginger, which resonates well with citrus and refreshes the composition giving it an impression of sparkling wit. Maybe it's this perfect balance between freshness and tenderness, which allows the fragrance to express well both on the skin of men and women.
Then, to get a natural feeling, Olivier used two different Rose essences as well as a note of palmarose, which is often used to suggest a "rosy" feeling. Clearly, had he only used palmarose oil, he would've ended up with a shaky result, with no real rose personality; but having decided to play with three different "rose" feelings, two of which are particularly precious, he got a rose capable of vibrating on the skin.
In the end, delicate incense and myrrh notes allow the fragrance a long life, taking it into a magical realm inhabited only by exceptional scents, as delicate as faerie's breath and as resolute as strokes of magic wand.
Sounds too much? Look, I'm not particularly tender with rose frags... try it.
It's an advice coming from my heart.

The picture shows the special edition perfume: the tiny bottle is handcrafted from a block of Rose Quartz. Fabulous, isn't it?

Française:
"Pour créer ce nouveau parfum sur la rose j'ai cherché à ne pas penser à tout ce qui existe, qui a déjà été dit sur le thème "rose". Je la voulais tendre, lumineuse et ingénue, qu'elle ne fasse pas ressortir son côté trop troublant et féminin".
Le parfum est parfaitement bien expliqué par ces mots de son créateur, Olivier Durbano. Il a réussi vraiment à créer un parfum à la rose différent des autres, et, tout en étant tendre, adolescente et presque en bouton, sa rose est une rose, une rose et une rose. Des agrumes amers brillent au départ, avec une note épicéé de gingembre, qui se lie harmonieusement, tout en rafraîchissant la compo et en lui donnant une verve pétillante. Je crois que c'est le parfait équilibre entre la sensation de tendresse rosée et la fraîcheur piquante des notes de tête qui permet au parfum de s'exprimer au mieux aussi bien sur une femme que sur un homme. Dans le coeur du parfum, Olivier a posé deux différentes essences de rose et une note de palmarose qui est utilisée souvent pour obtenir une sensation encore plus roséé. Si une Maison a des problèmes de budget, elle utilisera seulement de la palmarose, en obtenant une compo bancale, mais si le créateur n'a pas ce souci, en jouant avec trois différents extraits dont deux très précieux, il aura un parfum vibrant sur la peau. Sur le fond un encens trés délicat et la myrrhe rendent la compo très persistante, en l' amenant dans un royaume magique habité seulement par des parfums d'exception, légers comme une fée et résolus comme une baguette magique.

Merci à AnnaMaria (Nyneve) et à Nymphalidae pour la traduction!

Commenti

Bettina ha detto…
Cara BB,

I need to revisit this nice fragrance. To me, at least on the strip, it was a very transparent and fragile rose. Very very pleasant. Need to test it on my skin. I like some of his fragrances. Based on my paperstrip experience I like this one best
Marika Vecchiattini ha detto…
Hi dear Bettina, maybe you liked this also because it's somehow different form the others by Durbano. Less exuberant, less sensual, it's more a work around subtlety and delicacy. This is why I liked it so much: it shows that Olivier knows his art, and if he's good in sound, present, evocative scents, he's even better when chooses to play around nuances, shadows. Happy you liked it too!
Elena ha detto…
Il libro mi è piaciuto molto.
L'ho recensito nel mio blog
http://croccworld.dailypatrizia.com/elenasniff/2010/10/06/corso-sui-profumi-il-libro-di-testo/?preview=true&preview_id=336&preview_nonce=207c2612f4
Marika Vecchiattini ha detto…
Grzie cara vado subito a leggermelo!!!

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