Description
“Lapis-lazuli, from the Latin lapis, stone, and lazuli, azure, coming itself from Persian and Sanskrit, “King’s Portion”, as rare as it is precious, con- sidered as the stone of the holy and the spiritual, is famous for its splendid midnight blue/navy blue colour sprinkled with golden specks, “sapphire” of the Antiquity, evoking the starry sky, the kingdom of heaven, making it one of the richest stone in terms of legends and properties.
It is mainly made of Lazurite with some inclusions of white calcite, blue Sodalite and gold pyrite.
More than two thousand years BC, in Mesopotamia, the Sumerians, who called it “Sky Stone”, were importing it from Badakhshan (which is now between Afghanistan and Tajikistan) and were chiselling Lapis-lazuli talismans giving divine magic powers and protecting against bad luck.
Its midnight blue colour evokes the celestial sphere, the eyes of the di- vine, and its myriads of pyrite stars, sanctuary for the sacred souls.
In ancient Egypt, Lapis-lazuli is sought after for the manufacture of make-up products, jewellery, ornaments, statuettes and amulets includ- ing the “eye of Horus” and the “heart scarab” …
Despite its significant cost, it also allowed to generations of painters to obtain the famous navy blue pigment, whose name comes from its origin.
Symbol of the celestial forces, of luck, sign of inspiration and intuition, alchemists linked lapis-lazuli to the Air element, the Libra element, associated to the third eye chakra.
In mathematics, the number 12 is said to be a “sublime” number because the number of its divisors and the sum of its divisors are both perfect numbers.
This number always refers to resurgence, to creation, its symbolism is very important in holy scriptures. In astrology, the 12 zodiac signs, in astronomy, the 12 sectors, the 12 months of the year, the 12 hours… In tarot, the Hanged Man is indeed the arcane of resurgence and new creation” — press release of the brand. Lapis Lazuli was launched in 2016. The nose behind this fragrance is Olivier Durbano.
sero19800 – :
This is a very worm rock so is the blend, most probably it’s hot. The dominants are the richness of thyme and rosemary blended together, adding elemi and some balsamic note & cloves.
It reminds me allot of his other creation “Jade”. Quite medicinal and herbal.
Raschet – :
I received my small bottle from Paris today, it’s gorgeous and so unlike anything else…much like the stone is far more beautiful that the lazurite, sodalite, calcite and pyrite are alone. This is woody AND aromatic AND balsamic shot through with shimmers of floral sparkles and fine veins of musk and vegetation. Its balance of warm tones and cooler ones makes this something truly breathtaking.
NOTES written by Olivier Durbano’s own hand:
TOP-Artemisia, cypress, tea tree, clove, rose oxide
HEART-Thyme, plant milk, spelt, iris
BASE-vetiver, cedar wood, ambergris, elemi, tolu & musk
It has the same mineral aura only it is denser in its composition but smooth as if polished on a fragrant lapidary wheel and buffed until it shimmers. Its gorgeous jus is a rich cyan hue and despite that, it is nowhere near “aquatic” or fresh-other than the herbs’ greens and vegetal components.
I have only sprayed it quickly and had to run errands and do a lot of housework I had been neglecting but it did definitely give me a lift and the more I moved and worked the more aware I was of its scent and the better it got!
On the whole I seem to like the more opaque stones in this collection (tourmaline, jade, lapis, heliotrope) but all of them have a definite magick and glow to them that is unlike any other house I have encountered. More to come, after a full wearing on at least three different occasion!
Smell swell & be well,
GP xo