Goldfield & Banks Desert Rosewood Eau de Parfum

What it smells like

Desert Rosewood is a spicy-amber perfume inspired by Australia’s Central Highlands, evoking arid forests and sun-warmed resin. It opens with juicy mandarin and warm cardamom, bright yet immediately cosy.

The heart is all noble wood: Australian desert rosewood and smoky buddha wood, dry and resinous. The base turns rich and balsamic, with benzoin, soft vanilla and earthy patchouli creating a warm, ambery glow. It is a spicy amber built on distinctive Australian woods — comforting, resinous and full of character.

Who made it

Goldfield & Banks fragrances are composed by Hamid Merati-Kashani, the house’s principal perfumer, working under the creative direction of founder Dimitri Weber. A classically trained nose who has spent his career with the world’s leading fragrance suppliers, Merati-Kashani has become the interpreter of a singular brief: to translate native Australian botanicals — sandalwood, boronia, finger lime, blue cypress, red-back ginger — into wearable luxury, often building world-first accords around materials no one had used in fine perfumery before. His signature balances bold, natural raw materials with polished, refined structures that wear beautifully.

Who it’s for

For lovers of warm, spicy ambers and dry woods who want something with a natural, resinous soul. Fully unisex and enveloping.

When to wear it

An autumn and winter, evening scent above all — its resins and spices feel richest in the cold and after dark.

About the house

Goldfield & Banks is an Australian niche perfume house founded in 2016 by Dimitri Weber, the first to build a luxury fragrance line around native Australian botanicals. Each scent is a journey to a specific place on the continent, from the tropical rainforests of Queensland to the lavender fields of Tasmania and the glowing sunsets of Broome. The range spans the accessible Native Collection and the richer, more concentrated Botanical Series, all crafted with a high proportion of natural essences and presented in weighty, gold-accented bottles. It is offered here at Redolia Perfumery as a full 100 ml bottle.