Goldfield & Banks Silky Woods Elixir Eau de Parfum

What it smells like

Silky Woods Elixir is a dark, aromatic-woody reimagining of Silky Woods, inspired by the ancient Daintree Rainforest. It opens rich and glowing, with saffron and plush, milky fig.

The heart layers powdery orris over deep tropical Australian agarwood, opulent and mysterious. The base is excessive in the best way: dry guaiac wood, sweet vanilla and precious Oud Assafi, creating a dark, resinous, long-lasting trail. It is the house’s most intense woody statement — smoky, sweet and utterly enveloping.

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 dark, opulent woods and rich oud who want maximum depth and projection. Fully unisex and dramatic.

When to wear it

An autumn and winter, evening scent for the boldest occasions, its oud and vanilla made for cold nights.

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.