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The Native Collection

Southern Bloom Goldfield & Banks 2018

6.8 / 10 281 Ratings

A perfume by Goldfield & Banks for women and men, released in 2018. The scent is floral-sweet. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral

Sweet

Creamy

Fruity

Powdery

Fragrance Notes

Tasmanian boronia absolute

Madagascan ylang-ylang

Australian sandalwood

Indian jasmine sambac

Italian iris

Java vetiver Coconut

Coconut

French blackcurrant

Perfumer

François Merle-Baudoin

Ratings

Scent

6.8281 Ratings

Longevity

7.2226 Ratings

Sillage

6.9222 Ratings

Bottle

7.8214 Ratings

Value for money

6.6149 Ratings

Submitted by Calista · last update on 02/03/2026.

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Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the The Native Collection collection.

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Reviews

8 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/11/2023

8Scent 5Longevity 7Sillage

Hartsy3
99 Reviews

Hartsy3

4

Gorgeous floral

I honestly can't tell if I'm truly in love or if this is another example of successful marketing. If someone had told me this perfume was made from magnolia blossoms, I might have written it off as just another "generic powdery floral."

But this is "Southern Bloom" which is made from a rare flower that only blooms for a very short time on one tiny island on the other side of the world. I will probably never see this flower in my life. I've also come to understand that this rare flower's oil is the most expensive in the world.

Maybe it's that story that makes this perfume seem so opulent and luxurious. Or maybe it really is just a well balanced, beautiful floral smell. Either way, it makes me feel feminine, sophisticated and pampered when I wear it. It makes me feel like royalty and I find myself carrying myself as such when I wear it. Perhaps that feeling alone makes it worthy of a full bottle buy.

My only complaint is that my nose goes blind to the smell very quickly. I think others around me can still smell it, I just wish I could continue enjoying the first spray a little bit longer myself.

Updated on 04/11/2023

06/20/2023

7.5Scent

DogiCoco
637 Reviews

DogiCoco

3

Lilac, but make it tropical and sultry

I'm not familiar with the boronia flower, so I can't judge if this is realistic interpretation of it. I can say that it's a heady, sultry, unique floral though.

In the opening it feels like a mix of exotic flowers in the mid-day sun, dusty pollen floating in the air. The coconut in this is dry and almost grainy and bready, this is not your typical creamy and tropical coconut. A bit like unsweetened coconut flakes.
For some reason I also smell something similar to lilacs in this. Does boronia smell like lilacs?
After the scent has calmed down, it turns more powdery, and all the fruity and floral notes come out. Ylang-ylang, cassis and iris are all very noticeable in the heart and the drydown, and a bit of sandalwood, too. At this point the scent is so sweet and powdery that it reminds me of candy necklaces, but on a musky, chic and polished base. Am I the only one who gets the tiniest hint of NR For Her musk from this?

I think this needs some time to settle and come together as one. The heady florals and dry coconut in the opening feel separated to my nose. But when everything blends together in the drydown, this becomes a beautiful floral musk fragrance.
In my opinion it doesn't really smell like Velvet Orchid (like some people around the web say). That one is much warmer, but I can see where people are coming from, especially in the later phases of both scents.

03/14/2024

7Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Landshark321
771 Reviews

Landshark321

2

Balanced, semi-powdery floral, nicely put together

Southern Bloom is a 2018 release from Goldfield & Banks that I do not believe I’d actually tried on skin before now, a fitting floral-rich blend with opulent jasmine sambac, punctuated with ylang ylang, iris, coconut, sandalwood, and just a touch of vetiver to prevent it from leaning too sweet. It smells classy, dense, semi-fresh, and not overtly feminine despite being floral-centric, very nicely done. A bit sharp, a bit powdery, but not prohibitively so for me, pretty well balanced overall. I’m not sure I’d opt to wear it much myself but it’s still a quite nice floral offering and really adds to the diversity of the main line.

Like the rest of the main line, Southern Bloom is priced at $190 for 100ml, sold through US boutiques like Perfumology, and it performs quite well.

7 out of 10

11/13/2020

9Scent 8Longevity 6Sillage

Emorandeira
401 Reviews

Emorandeira

2

Superb flowery fragrance

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

Updated on 11/13/2020

02/03/2026

aromateur
17 Reviews

aromateur

Interesting floral, heavy on the iris

I'm not an iris fan and this wasn't the frag to sell me on it, but it's definitely distinct from other irises I've tried and keeps a certain sweet, floral quality well into the dry down.

This opens with a pure floral that I sadly can't speak to the boronia elements of - I'd love to hear from anyone familiar with Tassie boronia on how it holds up and its interactions with the other florals present. I am as always thrilled to see a house working with native botanicals and experimenting with local notes that might not have the international audiences of roses, jasmines, etc.

The coconut and top florals leave quickly and by hour 2 or 3 it's mostly iris, wood, and vetiver left. This would be a fantastic pull for any iris lovers looking for a sweet treatment or a floral lover looking to experiment more with woody frags. I hope to see more longform reviews here from the real target audience of this fragrance.

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