Amethyst Olivier Durbano for women and men

Amethyst would have been a decent masculine, if not for the sour fruity note; or maybe it would have been a bland fruity-floral, if there were much less sandalwood? Either way, I am not very impressed with this creation: it smells familiar, but at the same time something is lacking; just a shade of something else.

With the exception of Black Tourmaline and the latest Citrine, I find the rest of the Durbano's deliveries to be somewhat forgettable. Amethyst is a woody-fruity concoction with a peppery vibe during the opening that quickly turns into a sweetish incensey drydown of little interest. Not completely bad bu short lived and nowhere close being intriguing...

Rating: 5/10

Durbano is a house that I have neglected for a long time. I decided to start with Amethys, since the combination of the notes looked very promising.

Grapes and incense are two notes that are definitely make this composition stand out. Incense here is heavy and sweet, manoeuvring between a church and a wine shop. I was very intrigued at first.It's quite an unusual fragrance, as it develops you get the drynes of the wood and powdery musk and a touch of vanilla.

My only complaint is the longetivity really. The fragrance is sometimes so faint that I can barely smell it at all. It does miracles in open spaces: whem Im outside, it expands and surrounds me with the grape encensy cloud, but whenever I'm indoors, a magic trick happens and Amethyst shies away. Then, no matter what happens, 2 hours later it's gone for good. For this price, a bit of a disappointment.

Amethyst is the most feminine from Durbano's line. Grapes mixed with incense smoke. That's the shortest desription. As always I feel the fragrance is unique and beautiful. I don't know anything else like this. BTW: amethyst is a stone of sobriety. I belive that grape notes aren't here by chance... As all Durbano's fragrant stone poems this one is for searchers. Thumbs up!