Pacific Rock Moss Goldfield & Banks 2016

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Ranked 55 in Unisex Perfume

8.1 / 10 1521 Ratings

A popular perfume by Goldfield & Banks for women and men, released in 2016. The scent is fresh-aquatic. It is still in production.
Pronunciation

Layers well with Wood Sage & Sea Salt (Cologne)

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Main accords

Fresh

Aquatic

Citrus

Green

Sweet

Fragrance Notes

Italian lemon Australian seaside moss

French sage

Egyptian geranium

Virginia cedar

Perfumers

François Merle-Baudoin, Carine Certain Boin

Videos

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Ratings

Scent

8.11521 Ratings

Longevity

6.81389 Ratings

Sillage

6.61368 Ratings

Bottle

7.91281 Ratings

Value for money

7.0991 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 25.04.2024.

Reviews

36 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/24/2020

8
Bottle 5
Sillage 7
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Leimbacher
421 Reviews

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Leimbacher

Top Review 40

Deliciously casual lightness

Looking for a new niche summer tip, the hype about "Pacific Rock Moss" from Australia was not to be overlooked some time ago, even though I don't care much about such waves anymore, I hardly look for them on the net. Nevertheless, this one got stuck and I hit with percentages - one should slowly revive the corona-bagged economy... So what can this beachboy from Down Under do?

"Pacific Rock Moss" is a very fishy, intimate sun exotic, and I'm surprised that it just went through the ceiling on YouTube, because it's the opposite of loud and crashing and pantydropping, things that are often more important there. But it's nice to see that also quieter people are allowed to make waves, not always only new Tom Fords or sauteur Rojas. "Pacific Rock Moss" is slightly (coconut-)creamy, minimal sea, but all summer and sun and pure sexyness. Very natural, naked, human. Cocktails in the nudist area. Somewhere between Abercrombie & Fitch and superduper niche. Very pleasant, never too sweet or algae, very discreet and reserved, without ever diving too deep or even drowning completely. A light synthetic a la luxurious sun cream or the smurf ice can be guessed, but it never comes off badly, rather it even gives the whole thing character and independence. Absolutely test it on the skin, on paper it brings almost zero. It has to unfold, absorb and make friends. Then sympathy, love or even sex on the beach can develop.

Flacon: simple but chic
Sillage: discreet, slightly floral and summery sweetbread, more for the wearer. Nevertheless, he draws enough compliments.
Durability: not a cross-country skier at all, but also not an asthmatic - 5 hours

Conclusion: hype justified, one of the most beautiful, distinctive and discreet summer scents in a long time. Pleasant around the globe. Be sure to test (at least) the warm months!

06/29/2018

9
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 7.5
Scent

RobGordon
15 Reviews

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RobGordon

Top Review 20

Less than 5 seconds!

I'll tell you right now, I didn't wear a white slim shirt testing this scent. Without the trained range Coca-Cola would not have the effect that advertising once promised. Also saved me compassionate grin.

There are fragrances that long for a transition. (I like to take the time for this, because this one will be a bit longer than usual. And the song quoted in the headline by former representatives of the Hamburger Schule with the name "...but Alive", I have already been running for a long time in order to fire it off at a suitable place with an excerpt of the text:

"...It's because of him that I'm here,
because of this last moment,
just before it gets bitter.
Seconds full of light,
the rest doesn't matter.
Between patience and regret,
If you forget what you know,
breathe and rejoice.
Hello bombs and applause,

And that's not exactly what you call bourgeois life,
or what you know from "talking about it".
You only see things you didn't know that way,
and then you get ready to jump off the edge of the carpet.
No last will, no mild mercy,
the state in you gives everything a name.
And the whole thing in less than 5 seconds.
Once there and disappeared.
And that's just me and the spitting in me.
And together we ask ourselves: what are we doing here?
And for the few people who really know you,
i must call everything by its name?
I'd rather let explaining in verses be
and pack up the hobby philosopher again.
We will not be brothers, neither here nor by the sea.
I've seen enough so far."

If you like, you can listen to the song here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL2RWLm3ruI

It does not happen often that I myself comment on representatives of this fragrance genus. But I like to read other people's impressions when I have time. It does not remain hidden that predicates such as "shower gel freshness" are very popular and in some cases even inflationary. This has at least contributed to the fact that shower gels no longer want to smell like shower gel, because there is now a negative connotation in the room.

I just checked, my shower gels want to smell like "blue eucalyptus & cypress", "lemon grass & guarana" and "blood orange & black pepper" at the moment.

And if one looks at the range of other manufacturers of such products, the range of scent impressions is also becoming wider and wider, and thus the tempting attempt of the one-word judgement "shower gel freshness" increasingly imprecise. Which implies that 5 seconds is simply not enough to assess any fragrance!

I can only speak for myself here, but I don't know the cliffs of News South Wales and have never rubbed my nose against its rocky moss. The expectations that the name suggests here could turn into disappointment with noses that already have an expectation. There is nothing typically mossy about this figurative fragrance creation. I will come back later to talk about why this is not a mistake
"Pacific Rock Moss" isn't a new scent concept for me. It's a reproduction of Korres "Blue Sage | Lime | Fir Wood", which was made out of memory (I don't have any more material for a direct comparison) in the first half of the show. It was based on "Potion Blue Cadet" (was my first comment here on Parfumo). Pacific Rock Moss", despite a lemon from the "Bleu de Chanel" - EdP - Hain, is a bit more restrained with chemistry in the beginning. The DNA of Korres can be denied nevertheless with difficulty, if one fastens it purely to the impressions on the skin.

In the projection, however, the scent bends off, but instead of the fir balsam Absolues of the original, it shoots in a hint of hyacinth, which also florally inspires "M;0°C" of Masakï Matsushïma" in a pleasant way. This shade is easily absorbed by the skin because the sticky lemon retains the upper hand for a long time. The movement that this fragrance undergoes is generally restrained, but the fragrance gains in attractiveness for me with persistence, because the chemical then evaporates as far as possible and the result gets a snugness that you can also wear such a fragrance as a woman well.

For me, the fragrance has no classical course, only a phase with and a phase without (annoying) lemon, the latter allowing a gently aromatic green tone to shine through, which I wouldn't attribute to moss or sage. Nevertheless successful!

The positioning in the unisex camp also makes it clear why possible (irish) moss associations in advance should curb expectations. To stick to the topic of positioning. I think it's good when such fragrance concepts also reach the niche.

The comparison of the scores with the other scents mentioned clearly shows how strongly the presentation is reflected in the perception of the scores. A success (that which remains from the hype) communicates to competitors in this segment that the drops around aquatic fresh fragrances are far from being sucked.

So on the basis of the existing, something new can arise again and I am basically open to it.

But if you want to reach me in this fragrance class and trigger a buying impulse, you don't need the sounding name so much, but a floating, non-sticky, casually aromatic fragrancetaura of projection, which until now, according to the paper form, have only worked with violet aldehydes or fir balsam in the centre and are enriched with subtle spices. As well as an appropriate presentation. Here at "Pacific Rock Moss" the projection is a bit too dense for me and the lemon is overrepresented. Korres failed me in the beginning because of the synthetic vibes, the presentation had the charm of corn tincture. From "Blue Cadet" I still buy a bottle today for all holy times, but still get angry about the presentation (= stain remover).

Due to its design of the projection, it is half a point better in the scent rating. Nevertheless I like "Pacific Rock Moss" a bit better than its direct template from Korres.

A problem that all fragrances of this genus have in common is the prelude. Either too generic to synthetic or too unbalanced in the first half hour. And at a time when everything has to happen in less than 5 seconds, perfumers are also called upon to develop concepts for the beginning, if they don't want their creations to be burned up at times.

Perhaps it is helpful not to artificially constrict oneself already with regard to the targets/objectives and to no longer define freshness by sea surf and the like. Due to the plastic waste and unfiltered waste water, the bill will not open sooner or later anyway!

PS: I wish all perfumos/as a nice summer and a final special thanks to @Flanker, who gave me with his generous fragrance donation enough material to illuminate this fragrance.

PS1: It would be nice if the manufacturers finally stopped the nonsense with the map ingredients pyramids.

06/03/2020

8
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 10
Scent

Alexxx
23 Reviews

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Alexxx

Top Review 22

The calm ocean.

First contact on YouTube, studied at Parfumo, ordered a sample and after some back and forth decided to buy. And with good reason: a few splashes of Pacific Rock Moss will transport you instantly to this imaginary beach with its turquoise sea, where the sun shimmers and breaks through the sun. You close your eyes, take a deep breath of the sea that the wind carries to you and the spray that it blows over to you cools your skin pleasantly. And you say to yourself: I want to stay on that beach. But the scent won't let you stay forever. Pacific Rock Moss is a really nice summer scent, if not the most beautiful summer scent I know. But much of the pleasure it will give is entirely a matter of imagination. Monster surfing is not. Soon it will retreat like the sea under the spell of the tides. And suddenly you know why the Pacific Ocean is called the Pacific Ocean.

And yet I would like to forgive him his rather weak sillage and not excessive durability. Pacific Rock Moss is much too beautiful, much too unusual and - yes - unique for that. What we all didn't have to endure these boring citrus waters summer after summer. Arbitrary, monotonous, smelled a hundred times. This one makes it different and that's a good thing: Pacific Rock Moss starts off with a citrus freshness that instantly becomes softer and sweeter. The green tones of moss are definitely perceptible and it retains its aquatic character throughout. All this makes it an excellent summer scent. And gives the wearer a beautiful, independent character of freshness that is certainly unrivalled in the world of fragrances.

Nevertheless again the hint of the just average sillage and durability. Multiple spraying or filling into a small bottle on the way is almost obligatory. And so this candidate reminds me of many a Goutal fragrance: the initial enthusiastic "wow" turns into a "Where ... has he gone? But so what - then you just get it back with a few splashes, because it's so damn good that it's worth it.

02/27/2020

8
Bottle 6
Sillage 6
Longevity 7
Scent

Sugar80
1 Review

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Sugar80

Top Review 17

BUT: He could be perfect :)

What you need to know:
My professional competence in fragrances is going against ZERO.
It is quite similar with red wine :)

Nevertheless, I have now dared to write my very first comment. Well-founded the need to give something back, after a very dear perfumer sent me this as a small sample :) Thanks, Flo!

I love to test, to sniff, to capture the feeling of what each fragrance is capable of generating. So much, I can't even buy new shower gel or shampoo without sniffing all the new ones including the one I want to buy and knowing exactly what it smells like :)

This one surprises me. I can't remember ever having a similar smell in this station wagon in front of my nose.
I like the moss and also the freshness and the salty note fits perfectly to awaken associations and wanderlust for the island "Chillin' Lazy" :) It feels as if you are ready to enjoy it to the fullest, to let your soul dangle and switch off with sun on your skin and a smile on your face. This part is gorgeous and I would want to bathe in it! ..

..if it weren't for that indefinable, sweet, building brick sitting in the middle. At first somehow central but isolated, then he connects and takes over control, completely overlays and dominates, not in an erotic way, but in a way that is intrusive to my perception and makes an unpleasant mess of it, similar to a failed layering attempt.

Could it be that this is what I get for my nose in combination with the lemon (but why sweet?) or am I imagining a touch of coconut? - which I don't generally like in perfumes, hmm... maybe a little of both.
A touch of vanilla or tonka instead and he might have been perfect for me :)

Maybe someone is looking for something like that, then he could be perfect! An exciting fragrance experience that was definitely!

01/07/2021

7
Pricing 9
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 8
Scent

Augusto
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Augusto

Top Review 18

Come back, come, baby, come back

Summer fragrances are for summer and winter fragrances are for winter...
Real summer scents are for the cold winter, and real winter scents carry you through the hot summer.

Sufficiently sprayed on the fragrance arises a spirit of imagination. Like a flying carpet, it carries us back to last summer by the sea or dreams us the next. Citrusy, aquatic, but also slightly bitter, our noses rest in the moss and our olfactory gaze falls on the warm rocks washed by the cool sea water. Come baby, come. Oh come back. Last summer by the sea.

How I look forward to testing the scent in the summer soon!

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