Southern Bloom
Southern Bloom by Goldfield & Banks is an unisex eau de parfum from 2017 in the niche price tier. It opens with blackcurrant, moves into sambac jasmine, ylang-ylang, coconut and iris and dries down to vetiver and sandalwood. Expect around 7 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Blackcurrant Tart, dark and slightly catty. Adds bite to florals.
Heart
- Sambac Jasmine Greener, more tea-like jasmine. Less indolic than grandiflorum.
- Ylang-Ylang Banana-custard floral. Rich, tropical and slightly rubbery.
- Coconut Creamy and tropical. Suncream in the best possible way.
- Iris Cool, powdery, slightly carroty and expensive. The luxury note.
Dry-down
- Vetiver Dry, earthy, smoky grass root. Smells like soil and citrus peel.
- Sandalwood Creamy, milky wood. Soft and almost edible.
Smells like this
- Bon Parfumeur 201
- Lanvin Arpege
- Lancôme La Vie Est Belle Soleil Cristal
- Penhaligon's Iris Prima
- Abel Nurture
- Lancôme La Vie Est Belle Iris Absolu
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