New Fragrance: Olivier Durbano The Gushing Water Stone 20 (Olivier Durbano) 2024

Olivier Durbano the Gushing Water Stone 20

Olivier Durbano The Gushing Water Stone 20 all photos courtesy of the perfumer

Debuting at his 20th year at Pitti Fragranze on September 13th is the 20th “stone poem” in perfumer, artist, jeweler, Oliver Durbano’s evocative fragrance collection.  His perfumes, all made by hand in Grasse, find harmonies in the natural and spiritual realms. Unlike many of his past perfumes over the years Olivier Durbano The Gushing Water Stone is not based on a gemstone.

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Olivier Durbano

Olivier Durbano is deeply spiritual and each composition always comes with a number which has deeper significance; here, The Gushing Water Stone 20 is based in part on two passages from the Bible and references numerology:

Who turned the rock into a pool, the hard rock into springs of water“.  Psalm 114:8

“Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank”.  Numbers 20:11

The number 20: The Judgment, Fire element, blown by the angels of blessing, opens the Gates of Intuition to Freedom.

The Gushing Water Stone 20 Olivier Durbano

collage by Michelyn

Olivier Durbano The Gushing Water Stone 20 in Olivier’s own poetic words:

“Strikes and stuns 

Lacerates the sky, the veil

The Stone trembles, vibrates

Sun and Moon freeze

As One. And the moment

To the earth, with the fingertips

Which is Signed

Strikes

Roll the Stone

then breaks

Free thought without veil.

A heart dances, and crowns

Curve the vertigo of the Soul

Explodes and gushes

In the sand of Time, Relics

Faith swirls

The Water that pierces

Blessed 

Born of You

Morning Star illuminates the dew

O … Joy 

Mari e

Water gushes out like a Breath

Go through the Gate

Blessed be Time

Contemplate Completeness

And streams into new Life 

The Living Source 

Trembles”

Top notes: Frankincense, marjoram, juniper, coriander, bamboo leaves; Heart notes: Aleppo pine, liquorice, gurjum balm, broom, fenugreek, sesame, marine christe; Base notes: vetiver, ambergris, benzoin, myrrh, muscs, labdanum

Michelyn Camen, Editor-in-Chief

If you are attending Pitti Fragranze please visit Olivier Durbano at STAZIONE LEOPOLDA / A/6

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15 comments

  • We need more real perfumers like Olivier Durbano. What an amazing post and I am fascinated by incense and marine Christ

  • LuRon Anderson says:

    I am very impressed by his poetic talent. He seems so genuine–how fresh, how innocent, how delightfully serene.

  • Danu Seith-Fyr says:

    Wonderful introduction, I am looking forward to seeing Olivier at Pitti Fragranze and to discovering this new revelation.
    Thank you

  • Thanks for the lovely writeup Michelyn. Oliviers fragrances are always interesting and it was great to read about this one.

    Cheers

  • CaFleureBon is always the first to introduce Olivier’s enlightened creations. Michelyn, thank you for always doing this. I find such inspiring depth in his fragrances, which always evoke introspection in me.

  • I love when a creation of perfume has a deep meaning. It makes you appreciate the creation so much more! I am very intrigued and excited to try perfume by Olivier Durbano

  • Black Tourmaline is one of the most distinctive and interesting fragrances I own. Truly a work of art! I’ll always be interested in Olivier Durbano’s creations. The Gushing Water Stone’s use of incense notes sounds fascinating.

  • Olivier Durbano is such a talented perfumer. I’m really impressed with his creative process and his inspirations!

  • This is exciting. I commend the creator for trying something new. From the arrangement of the notes to its overall composition this is far from boring. Has alot going on here but I’m sure it rounds off to create something spectacular. From Jacksonville, NC.