Southern Bloom

Had to come by & leave some love for Southern Bloom, it’s a bit polarizing lol I don’t feel it’s generic at all, in fact the opposite! Both my friend & I found it stunning, wearable, incredibly long lasting & intense; we both fell in love & bought fsb after sampling a fewX. Def worth the $ imo. Generally a woody floral, but with a bit of sweetness from the coconut=elevated but not tropical. Jasmine is present but not cloying; Ylang is prominent & creamy next to a gorgeous powdery iris. Musk, sandalwood, amber & vetiver help to deepen & ground the frag while the Cassis lends a bit of tart fruit or dark berries/grape which beautifully compliments the powdery woody florals. The apparently rare Brown Boronia is prob what makes this so unique to my nose & differentiates it from other florals... it’s BEAUTIFUL going on and just gets more intense & magical the longer I wear it. Goldfield & Banks clearly uses high quality ingredients bc the longevity is extraordinary. Sampled w 1/2 pump & was eternal. Like ALL day... 12+ hours for both of us & remained fragrant & potent throughout. Plus sillage RADIATES... 2-4 full sprays would be plenty. Literally an aura of fragrance trails around you. The scent hits every time you move & just breathing feels like a pastime, every inhale comes with a little gift, I could smell this forever! It lingers like those cartoon vapor clouds à la pies on a windowsill. Outstanding performance, one of the best. Evolves beautifully too but still maintains its unique dna. 4-6 hrs it matures into a dynamic, luxurious powdery floral. Not as deep/sultry etc as TF velvet orchid (which I love), def diff enough to own both. And the dark purple juice is too perfect. One of the most impressive frags I’ve come across re scent, performance, quality etc. already in my top. *Also tried Velvet splendor, Sunset Hour, Silky Woods & Bohemian Lime. eh... imo they don’t compare & I still like SB best.

Southern Bloom is for me, overall, and as i have writen un the title, a superb flowery fragrance. The scent here is very natural and really...just great. The flowers shine un this perfume. What se find here the most is Boronia. I havent seen before this flower and i dont know how It smells but i think It must be something similar to an orchid since i get something like this un the mix. Them a very rich iris, more in the líne of Dior homme than un the líne of iris des champs, a very powdery iris with the make Up vibe and not a fresh and vright iris. At the same time the Jasmine gives some dirty character to the perfume what is really cool. What is weird is that I feel something like honey here but probably would be the ylang ylang with the coconut and the blackberries. The opening is amazing, very dense and intense and attending to that It could be for sure one of my favourite perfumes. But thwn, after half an hours more or less, It becomes much more subtle and soft and adquiring a very short distances projection. The longevity is good but not also a beast. Therefore I find It a perfume more for warm days and probably better for daytime. I think It is totally unisex but men Who are afraid of flowers...please avoid It! :) Scent: 9 Longevity: 8 Sillage: 6 Quality/price: 5 Versatility: 8.5 Originality: 8 Global: 8.5

"Buy Ingenious Ginger, Buy Pacific Rock Moss" how about Southern bloom??? "Nooo its to feminine, the floral scent is nothing for my masculine appearance" Southern Bloom shows off, that floral scents are possible for men, even tho that women and men's fragrances are mostly just marketing. Making it one of my favorites scents that are unique, since no one else might wear this well at least know about it. Its also one of my most versatile fragrances, its very good in Spring matching the floral time of the year, for Autumn adding with the Sandalwood and Ember same for winter time and the summer? Perfect in summer evenings out, making it a really versatile fragrances. Why not stand out? Stop with only buying the mainstream stuff, learn about other perfumes from one brand that others might not even know about. I searched up for one and came across Southern Bloom, not finding any reviews on TT (oh wow really tt? let me be). I also blind bought this, since the notes catched my interest, trying out this floral scent and see there I fell in love with it. If you feel bold, wanting to try something knew, this is your scent. Is it BB safe as a man? No, regarding the price and special scent. I will always now protect my floral scents, making it a unique fragrance in my collection :)

Firstly, thank you to hblakes70 and Blossomlove for sticking it to FORAND for such a misogynist, ageist, AWFUL “review”!!! Secondly, I LURRRVE Southern Bloom!!! This is probably my favorite of all the Goldfield and Banks perfumes I've tried - and I've tried and owned quite a few, including Ingenious Ginger, Pacific Rock Moss and Sunset Hour, but that beautiful powderiness in Southern Bloom has me swooning every time I spray. It gives it a vintage touch and I've become such a sucker for this kind of scent, I fall in love easily with the powder prominent perfumes. What makes Southern Bloom unique, though, is the way the powder blends with the tropical notes; the coconut lends a creaminess (but I don't detect the smell of coconut whatsoever --thankfully!) and the ylang ylang and jasmine give it a slightly sweet, tropical vibe, and I've certainly not smelled many 'powdery tropical' perfumes, so this really stands out for me. Southern Bloom is beautifully crafted, very easy to wear with good performance and definitely signature scent worthy! No MATTER your age or gender!

I really enjoy this fragrance and I think any lovers of Alien will also enjoy it (not that it smells the same... but similar vibes and notes). It smells of this delicious blend of jasmine, it has warmth from the ambery and vanilla-like creaminess and then a whisper of woods to create depth and luxury. It's very feminine, sweet yet luxurious and interesting. I can't smell coconut or fruits/mandarin, I can only identify the white florals, warmth, richness and sweet decadence this exudes. There is something very unique about this perfume yet I feel like I've smelt it before... I can't put my finger on what it reminds me of but there IS a perfume it smells identical to I just cannot recall. Any lovers of jasmine and amber scents will love this, it's got the DNA of alien but built entirely differently... the jasmine and amber, that intense aroma, it's simply beautiful and I would rate this very highly! I am sad it doesn't have amazing lasting power on me for what seems like a powerhouse perfume upon first smell!