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 Eight years ago we posted our first article on ÇaFleureBon (pronounced Sah Fleur Bon): An interview with Michel Roudnitska on Ethical Perfumery  where I asked Michel the question “Michel, the world of fine fragrance seems to be in turmoil. There seems to be a lack of moral principles amongst not only the industry but many perfumers. What needs to be done?” He went on to answer my question with four points that were necessary to elevate fragrance in the 21st century.  “There must be a reduction of the number of “clone” perfumes launched each year, cluttering the market. Fine fragrance must concentrate and focus on true creative and qualitative creations with an authentic approach bringing real meaning and spiritual value to perfumery”. When I read Michel’s words on the true creativity and spiritual value of perfumery, I immediately think of Olivier Durbano whose fragrances are not only beautiful and unique on the skin but are scents for the soul. Olivier Durbano is a magician, an alchemist and an artist; he is unlike any perfumer I have met as his very presence soothes and elevates.

Michelyn Camen of Cafleurebon and Olivier Durbano at Esxence 2015

He is also my friend of 8 years. Senior Editor Lauryn Beer wrote this about Olivier Durbano after meeting him last year “His perfumes, all made by hand in Grasse, find harmonies in the natural word and the spiritual and reflect the materials that inspire them:  the crystalline light of cut gemstones; the weighty opacity of polished rock; the interwoven smells of forest, flora and earth. Durbano’s perfumes invoke color and emotion and, while they display restraint and balance, they are personal rather than classical; creations of light, nature and the human soul.”  –Michelyn Camen, Editor-in-Chief

His collection Olivier Durbano Bijoux & Parfums de Pierres Poemes (Stone Poem Perfumes) are hand made by Olivier who infuses each with a gemstone. Here is his message on our 8th anniversary

“Cafleurebon 8 Years with Heliotrope #8 (created in 2012) : The Heliotrope stone or the precious stone of Babylon,  was used in Magic for three centuries in ancient Babylon, to explain oracles… Stone of intuition…Number 8, universally known to be the number of cosmic balance, a totalising number, symbol of completed entirety. Lying 8, mathematical sign of infinity. Red is the birth stone, of life, energy and vitality; it’s the starting force, the spark of humanity’s relationship between the earth and the sky.  For you, Michelyn and CaFleureBon, you are  Perfume’s Babylon of modern times…With love, Olivier Durbano"

Notes: Elemi incense, oliban, ginger, red mandarin, angelica, red pepper, saffron, magnolia, nagarmotha, heliotrope, myrrh, cedar wood, sandalwood, musk, ambergris, benzoin

 Thanks to the generosity  of Olivier Durbano we have a  hand customized 30 ml Heliotrope #8 Extrait de Parfum 30ml  and  a Heliotrope stone with the perfume for  a registered readers anywhere in the world Please be sure to register.  To be eligible please leave a comment, a message to Olivier or our team and where you live. Draw closes 3/25/2018

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