Desert Rosewood

Desert Rosewood was launched in 2016 and was created by François Merle-Baudoin. The inspiration was the region known as Central Highlands in Victoria, an area that has a lot of natural diversity, including forests full of myrtle, sassafras, ferns, mosses, eucalyptus, and even Australian Acacias called Golden Wattles (Acacia Pycnantha Benth). The creative concept aims to portray the meeting of the old with the new, the trees with the arid landscapes under the scorching sun. And this contrast is made through a sweet and woody fragrance with a leathery and warm aspect. To do so were combined notes of Australian rosewood, Sicilian mandarin, Indian cardamom, benzoin from Laos, vanilla from the Comoros Islands, Indonesian patchouli, and Australian Buddha wood (Eremophila Mitchelli), which is also called "false sandalwood” and its essential oil has nuances that resemble whiskey. Desert Rosewood is classified by the company as a woody, liqueur, gourmand, and mystical scent. When applied, it smells like mandarin jelly, still warm, prepared with pieces of cinnamon and cloves, and also brings some camphorated nuances. These nuances disappear, shortly after, and there is a mixture of light woods without of humidity aspect, besides the great presence of benzoin. Throughout evolution, a liqueur scent is noticeable, as if a strong drink had been spilled on the living room's rug during a visit from friends. It is not something that bothers, but that everyone feels. For me, this is the biggest differential of this creation. Although the vanilla is present, the benzoin is more prominent on my skin, reinforcing the oriental aspect of the fragrance. I love the rich amber color, representing the twilight desert, inside the jar made with French glass. As for the projection, it is a fragrance of low trace and high comfort. It exudes to the wearer and draws attention to who is close enough to feel it. It has high durability. Although it speaks of the desert, it should not be related to fragrances that portray the burning sands of the Middle East, but with sandy landscapes and constant breeze. It is perfect for special occasions, romantic dinners, and more sexy nights, except ballads and dance floors. That's because, in my opinion, Desert Rosewood does not match with warmth or sweat, but with a well-cut suit or a trim dress, when heeled shoes draw more attention than the clothing itself and the perfume is used as a weapon of seduction. It is worth remembering that the fragrances of Goldfield & Banks are gender-free. Desert Rosewood is the result of the meeting of woods with spices, dipped in the acidity of a sweet and citrus juice. Undoubtedly, a beautiful oriental fragrance.

I was fortunate enough to obtain a free sample of this wonderful fragrance this passed Saturday and chose it as my scent of the day today. This is something special. It's sweet ambery woods. It smells like no other fragrance I've ever smelled and again, it is wonderful. I absolutely love it. It's woody but not too woody, it's sweet but not too sweet. The benzoin just radiated off of my skin, supported but the dry rosewood and sweet vanilla. Sexy, sensual, sweet. I think everyone should try this fragrance at least once. Scent : 10/10 Longevity : 10/10 it's twelve hours since I first sprayed and I'm still catching wafts. Projection : 7/10, great for the first couple of hours but quickly fades to a skin scent which in this case, isn't a bad thing at all. Sillage : 6/10 the scent trails faded even quicker but this scent is one to draw someone into you, not project outward. Overall : 9/10 Even though projection and sillage aren't beast performance, the scent is always most important and this stuff smells amazing. Final thoughts ... I need to get a bottle of this, it's just incredible to my nose. One of the best amber fragrances I've ever smelled. I would say that if you love amber, you can safely blind buy but there is no such thing as a safe blind buy. On my skin, this just works and smells incredible but it may not on your own. So, always sample before you buy. It may not be for everyone but I think everyone should at least try to smell and sample it, at least once in their lives. EDIT***** So, the shop where I got my sample has a special 15% off on your birthday, so on my birthday in August, my girlfriend and I went there to choose a perfume to buy. I had her smell a bunch that I was interested in and we narrowed it down to two, Tauer's L'Air De Desert Marocain and this wonderful creation. We sprayed my wrists with each to smell on skin and then left the shop to give our noses a break. Outside, we smelled both from my skin several time but she liked Desert Rosewood the most, so I did end up getting the full bottle on my birthday. It is one of my favorites in my whole collection now. As well, as I write this edit, it is my scent of the day. Such an amazing fragrance. Definitely the standout from the entire house in my opinion.

I bought the trial set about 2 years ago and even did a video review on them. So I've tried the whole range except the latest years' Velvet Splendour and Bohemian Lime. I don't wanna go back and watch myself so I forgot which of the range I ranked as my top 3 of the 6. However after years later (of not having been wearing perfume much), I decided to give these trial sizes another go. To my surprise (or not really), I remember when I was testing these when I first got them (which was when I was obsessed with perfumes the most), I remember I really liked this specific one but for some reason, altho I think I said I like Pacific Rock Moss the most. Now after trialling them out again (after free of perfumes for a long time, that's when your senses are more clear), I realise how much I truly love this one out of the range for its uniqueness. I didn't like White Sandalwood (because how plain and how boring it smelt to me) but when I layer them together...man I love the heavenly concoction. I definitely wanna buy a full bottle of this. It just reminds me so much of my childhood where my dad used to buy a lot of wooden sculptures and this smells just like that (although I believe those wooden sculpture were made with sandalwood...but White Sandalwood alone smells nothing like them).

Amazing Exotic Spice Desert Rosewood is a warm spicy and cozy fragrance, mainly dominant by patchouli, mandarin and benzoin notes with woodsy accord. I really like this sublime zesty opening of fresh, slightly bitter mandarin complimented with rich earthy patchouli and also cardamom. Transitioning into the dry-down it gets more spicy, I really get vibes of ginger and cinnamon, also a slight rose and cumin nuance. The dry-down seem to be dominated by warn benzoin which gives a a bit of powderiness, but it stays resinous and retains that spicy zestiness and bitterness. The scent have a really good performance and staying power which is always a plus. It seem to be more of a colder weather scent, but I wonder if it would work in a warmer weather, specially in the night time. Desert Rosewood is easily my favorite from Goldfield & Banks line-up, probably because of having a lot of my favorite notes and being most unique to my nose. I already used almost all of the sample, I think it is a full bottle worthy. If interested, check out my review of Desert Rosewood on my fragrance related Instagram @thechazas

Bought the discovery set and this ended up being my favourite, as well as my favourite fragrance I've smelt so far (as a relative beginner). I get a warm spicy, but not too spicy (otherwise it would remind me of something "old fashioned"), vanilla, booze-y, gourmand smell. I couldn't get enough of it and on some nights would give myself a spray before going to sleep just so I could smell it as I drifted off too. I personally don't get anything "medicinal" or synthetic from this like some, I get something very warm, very gourmand, quite whiskey/liquerous and vanilla (with also wood undertones). Some of the notes listed here aren't correct, I believe Australian Rosewood was used (the whole "angle" of this brand is using at least one or two Australian scents per fragrance, weird to advertise using an Australian Rosewood scent to then not use it). Combining what they list on their website as well as what's on the package when you buy it, the scents are; Mandarin, Cardamom, Vanilla, Benzoin, Patchouli, Buddha Wood/Australian Desert Rosewood (2 different names for the same plant), Australian Sandalwood.

My nose has been affected by Covid, so take this review with that in mind. When I first sprayed it I could smell an astringent note, like strong alcohol, but that settled down very quickly. On my tester I could smell rosewood quite strongly, however I couldn't really smell the rose part of rosewood on me. I could smell a sweet woody spicy scent which was very pleasant. I put this on around 6pm. After an 1-2 hours I think I became noseblind to it. However, the smell resurfaced around 10pm and was a slightly powdery and more rosy, which blended nicely with the woody spice smell. When I woke up in the morning was still on my skin. I would say wear this in any season, I live in Australia where it's hot and humid and this is not overwhelming or awful in the heat. It reminds me of summer in dry bushland, or summer in the sand dunes by the beach (which is heavily associated with rosewood for me). I also appreciate that G+B tested this in extreme humid conditions, being from Aus its a pain to find perfumes that work in this climate.

Finally something I really like and it is a mirror image of something else I've tried but can't put my finger on. Like Equipagemarocain says, it smells like a lot of things. For me, I think it's a mix of some Atelier Colognes and Serge Lutens Ambre. It has that ambery-playdohy background that Ambre has, and the sandalwoody nature of Santal Carmin + the fresh zingy citrus of some other Atelier. Even L'Air du Desert is coming to mind. That's the general vibe I'm getting, and I love those fragrances it is reminding me of so this is a winner for me as well. I dig it. I love how airy it is, I feel like my lungs are expanding breathing it in. I don't get pure wood out of this, like other comments did. Yeah it's woody but the resinous nature is really what is powerful on my skin. Even though it reminds me of a million things, I think I will keep my eye out for a bottle of it. 8.5/10

Desert Rosewood feels like an early fall day, a warm afternoon around golden hour. Life’s good and you have the time just to enjoy it! It really smells like a warm, spicy, woody, sweet, balsamic vanilla. While the scent profile is very common nowadays, Desert Rosewood is a beautiful blend with a unique touch from palisander rosewood. It’s an easy choice for a beginner even though it comes from a niche house, it’s not a difficult or challenging scent and could be a signature fragrance for someone who into this scent profile. Moderate performance and also safe for office. Could be easily my third bottle from Goldfield&Banks if I could get it on some discount. The performance is not quite matching the high price.. Edit: as of late of December got a bottle for nearly half of.

One of 4 fragrances from this new Australian house. Desert Rosewood opens up with a burst of boozy amber and quickly settles into woody vanilla vibe. But what i really like about this is that it is a dry sweetness, probably assisted by the cardamom note. After about an hour this has settled nicely on the benzoin and rosewood base all the while with a hint of sharpness from something, maybe the listed mandarin and cardamom notes hanging around. It may have been because i was sniffing them both the night before, but this is almost what you would get if a fragrance had the same bloodlines as both Chergui and L'air du desert Marocain. It certainly has the dry desert air vibe with a touch of sweetness. 4.5 out of 5

This is my absolute favourite perfume, I’ve found to date. Surprisingly it’s actually a very linear scent, but a great one. It’s just smells like a place instead of distinguishing a particular thing. It’s just blended really well and is just intoxicating for me. The benzoine and vanilla stays close to my skin for days even surpassing showers if I don’t scrub well and the cardamom can always be found again. It’s quite a particular scent though, so sometimes I need something else or it becomes too much.

This is a dead ringer for Black Orchid by Tom Ford when placed side by side. The price of the bottle doesn’t really make it a dupe, and Black Orchid is one of my favorite fragrances of all time so I won’t be running to buy a full size after my mini runs dry. But the warm spices and depth from the spices are sexy and strong and honestly maybe even a bit smoother/less aggressive than TF. However the staying power just isn’t the same. 6-8 hours here vs 14+ on my skin just can’t be beat.

A deeply woody fragrance with a pop of fresh spice. The sparkling sweet cardamom-citrus opening is reminiscent of Xerjoff Starlight but with a much woodier base. Commingling with the woods is a large dose of fuzzy, balsamic benzoin, maybe with a hint of patchouli. Dries down to a very plain wood smell. Strong projection for 3-4hr, longevity 8-10hr. Benzoin often goes sour on my skin and while I do get a faint camphorous whiff of that here, it's subdued enough to evade my ire.

Desert Rosewood is a classic cold autumn/winter fragrance. Its warm sweet wood and powdery vanilla and is quite medicinal in scent which i love. Like a root beer float next to a fireplace but without any smoke or ash creeping up nose. Goldfield and Banks do excellent fragrance and Desert Rosewood is up there with the best of them. Not a safe blind buy due to personal preference but I went with this over Indigenous Ginger and i think I made the right move

A rich benzoin and vanilla perfume, scented with desert rosewood essential oil which lends a sweet, peppery, leathery aspect, finished off with mandarin, cardamom, patchouli and luxurious vanilla. This is very well composed, being sweet, but not cloying and woody without the timber yard. Comfort-factor 100%! This has a certain similarity to Coromandel, if you replaced the white chocolate with the mandarin note in this.

Absolute love. Benzoin is always a winner for me. The mixture of the notes is so smooth and comes together to make a dark, luscious, woody rose. Which is surprising because there are no floral notes in the pyramid. Desert Rosewood changes throughout the day under different temperatures, which makes it more interesting. Reminds me of infusion d'Oeillet by Prada. So far this is the G&B that I like the best.

Wow......love this so much from the opening to dry down.If’s just me that gets a Gucci Guilty absolute vibes on the opening on the first few seconds??My nose might be wrong tho.This release is so brilliant that I’m getting a backup bottle soon.Performance on my skin is good.I can easily gets 8 hours with decent projections.

From the very beginning, benzoin, smoky, and sweet woody notes are noticeable. Cinnamon and a hint of citrus are also noticeable. After an hour, patchouli also emerges. Warm, oriental, and discreetly sweet. It gradually fades gently, leaving a feeling of relaxation. Good longevity. A beautiful scent.

This isn't the deep, dark woods of an Oud fragrance. This is a lighter, drier woods note combined with a pleasant warmth from the mandarin, and a peppery edge from the cardamom and patchouli. An outstanding winter fragrance that doesn't stray into sweet gourmand territory.

I bought this last fall and didn't love it, I just liked it. Well after a year of sitting I put it on and could not stop smelling my wrist. It's a beautiful, and cozy fall and winter fragrance Update 03/2024 every time I wear this I get tons of compliments.

I did the whole discovery set and this was my favorite. Smokey rose wood. Becomes more incense and woody as it dries down. Rose stays there but it is not a sweet or overly floral rose. Unisex and very sexy.