Sunset Hour

54 year old male. Tall. Huge appreciation for ADP, ATH’s (big fan of Aaron), & Xerjjjj; I appreciate quality naturals and high end synthetics to make it WeRk. Goldfield and Banks is the ultimate winner, in my opinion. So, with that... know that I’m already bias. I mentioned my age, gender, and height because I’m that old cop/military masculine leaning/looking guy who should not like this scent. Yet, I love it. The real trick here are the quality ingredients which are all slightly hinged and hooked to the just-right amount-of-faint-to-mid-faint musk - the musk is just right and is what makes this menagerie of fruit pop and all without being cloying or annoying. I might say it rides right on and down the mid-line of unisex, with a slight lean towards the left. Yet, when the right movement happens (and especially combined with warmth) and that musk connects - it leans to the right, but only briefly. The drydown is where this scent shines. I have to confess: I cheat. Outside of the above mentioned scents, I almost always either ambient layer or layer atop one of my essential molecules scents, and I have to share that: M1 alone works very well, but it also works very well with nearly anything. M1+Mandarin is what makes this really work for me and drives it more masculine. M1+Orris does too, but changes it a hair too much. I’m likely to try the latest “Cologne 01” once I get a bottle of it with this. As for the M1+Mandarin: The mandarin keeps the core of the original scent but makes it last longer and obviously pops the mandarin and works well with the other fruity notes - believe it or not: the rhubarb is the other quiet operator here. Think: the musk is the navy seal who needs a little exposure, ATTENTION, book, or boastful interview and the rhubarb is the Delta or CCT operator - it’s the: who was that... or, what’s that amazing smell... yet, you never will know unless you know. * PLEASE Know, even though I layer - I certainly believe that this, as do MOST good colognes, absolutely does NOT need to be layered, and, personally, I’m careful not to change the scent profile, but rather enhance... So, and Again, this cologne is amazing by itself, but lends well to slight enhancements, that just make it pop or a touch more subtly unique. Bohemian Lime is still the top dog for me from this house. Yet, this is definitely deserving of the top three to top five (at the furthest) list, yet it needs time and try’s. It needs to be opened, sprayed several times, and left to sit with its cap off for at least a week (in a well ventilated area), and then tried again several times to really judge if it’s for you. - Aaron Terence Hughes colognes are mostly in your face and quality... Avant Garde meets and melds with historical fragrance craftsmanship routines for sure - and are (mostly all) packed full of quality ingredients. - ADP colognes, especially Mandarino Di Sicilia (which pairs well with this and almost with Bohemian Lime) are quality too, but last shorter than a fleeting hug from your favorite Aunt. - Xerjoff is a great house, but too costly - sometimes.... - B & G is the winner - the silent operator that puts in the work! Not in your face, but more or less lasting-power, has familiar and unique but all quality ingredients, and always has your six: slow is smooth and smooth is fast with this house; it’s absolutely hiding in plain sight; all you need to do is pay attention and learn which scent/s you love most. In short, their scents are like a green beret ODA: Team A are the best scents; team B are the best layering combos and almost alike, and the warrant officer of Team B is the Pacific Rock Flower of the scent line up: the wanna be... lol Try them all, and don’t be shy to snag a decant or 10ml of this amazing cologne that reads more feminine on paper and is kinda in real life as well, but definitely dances the dance of both sides. You will be happy and probably move up to a bigger bottle. Best to you all.

A Fragrantica member persuaded me to try this in the comments under the new article about Pacific Rock Flower and I have been interested in trying it for a long time so I finally went ahead. She said that a sample was not enough to give you a real appreciation of the fragrance and she was right. I was especially excited to experience the Quandong note as it is a native bush fruit to Australia and from what I can see it is the only fragrance listed on Fragrantica to have it. Some people have reviewed this as an unremarkable fruity body spray, I disagree. I definitely sense an unusual fruity note and I can only attribute it to the quandong as it is definitely not just raspberry or mandarin. Some people have mentioned peach but as far as I can see there is no peach note, there is desert peach and if I'm not wrong I think this is another name for the quandong fruit? Aussie reviewers/experts please correct me. So for me there is definitely a unique aspect to this fragrance which is otherwise a tart fruity, woody, light Summer perfume with a pleasant almost powdery, dusky, cloud-like drydown with a lot of woods and an eventual fruit salad syrupiness which as someone else has suggested DOES bear some resemblance to the dry down of Coach's Wild Rose . I happen to love this one but I do feel you have to spray generously to get a good scent bubble on your person. I'm clearly late to the Goldfield & Banks party but I love the packaging and colours, very reminiscent of New South Wales sunsets (although the blurb says it is Western Australia inspired), Bondi coast type, modern, stylish, minimalistic vibes. I have fond memories of Sydney so this fragrance lets me hold on to them a little more vividly. Keen to try other fragrances in the range especially the Pacific Rock Moss/Flower duet. Little update: still infatuated with this fragrance and did a little research on the quandong. It is a tart fruit with more vitamin C than an orange. It has a lentil like scent apparently and I think this is what is giving this fragrance it's somewhat earthy dry down. I love it. I can't stop wearing it. Definitely give it a good chance. mood : anything goes

Storytime: I used to work at Sephora and I got a 2ml sample size of this to try. I just chucked in my purse and went to a birthday party, I was in a leather halter top, the venue was this very nice indie restaurant with a bar and open balcony overlooking the city. I spritzed this ONLY on my neck and wrists. I got stopped all night by guests asking me what I was wearing. I was complimented over and over. People would come by and say "I'm sorry, I have to smell you again, it's amazing." I would just pull out the little sample and let them take a picture of it because I'm not a gatekeeper. (Now, I wish I lowkey did.) This is a hot girl scent. Hands down. It has fruits but isn't overly sweet, so it reads more adult and not childish. The jasmine gives it that feminine quality. Usually I find jasmine overpowers other notes and takes the stage but not here. The pink pepper and ginger gives it that warmth and spice which is really sexy but the sandalwood grounds it into something so elevated and expensive? It's giving very mysterious hot girl you saw while on vacation and she smelled so addictive when you touched shoulders at the bar but you never saw her again.

I don't enjoy super sweet fruity fragrances. At all. And had I read the other reviews prior to blind buying this one (I found an amazing deal on a tester bottle), I may not have ordered it. But I love this brand and I must say, I don't have the same take on this at all. Its fruity, yes. A bit sweet/tart with a slightly spiced vanilla. But the peach and the pear in this are stunning. You know how sometimes you can describe a perfume as "cold"? It's not a smell...it's more of a feeling. If you know, you know what I mean. This one?? Possibly the first perfume I've ever felt perfectly described as "warm". Not a cozy blanket warm. More like a sun on my face warm. I can't imagine a more perfect summer fragrance. I have 250 bottle of perfume. And thousands of samples. And although I think I always smell fabulous, I don't always get compliments, even on some of my personal faves. Today? This one? Three compliments. One from a total stranger. So this is a big winner in my book. It lasted 4-5 hours on clothes. A bit less on skin. I'd say more femine leaning, but it would work on a man, for sure. No regrets!

There is something distinctly 90's about this when first sprayed - I totally get the comparison to 'exclamation' or other very 90's "mall" perfumes, and yet - I REALLY like it! For one thing, I don't mind that feeling of nostalgia the first moments bring up, and that part is short-lived: the 90's era soon evolves into a very juicy, tropical fruity aroma intertwined with succulent salted caramely-benzoin notes, somewhat in the vein of Prada Candy, but much fruitier. Fruity florals are a pretty easy sell for me, but when enhanced with a gourmand twist? I'm swooning. Sunset Hour is super enjoyable - lounging poolside on a cruise ship drinking a mai tai at golden hour vibe; casual, crowd-pleasing, super easy and fun to wear. This has decent longevity and sillage on me, so it's one I'll reach for often! At The Perfume Guy's recommendation - I layered this with Pacific Rock Moss and it's divine. I find it also layers really well with Ingenious Ginger!