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Goldfield & Banks Australia Desert Rosewood perfume bottle
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Desert Rosewood

Concentration not recorded

Warm spicy · Amber · Woody.

3.89 / 5Rating · 908 votes
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Year2016
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumerFrancois Merle-Baudoin
The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Desert Rosewood combines rosewood with benzoin, vanilla, patchouli, cardamom and mandarin. These notes are listed without tiers; the wood, resin and spice combination offers a useful way into the fragrance.

Original editorial interpretation of listed catalog notes; individual wear experience may differ.

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

Main accords

warm spicy
100
amber
89
woody
85
vanilla
57
balsamic
49
patchouli
45
sweet
32
citrus
32

Relative prominence on a 0–100 scale. Not ingredient percentages.

Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.49 / 5

363 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
8
2
26
3
132
4
175
5
22

Projection

2.25 / 4

390 votes

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1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
40
2
235
3
94
4
21

Value perception

2.74 / 5

314 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
23
2
90
3
156
4
36
5
9

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

Season preferences

winter
334
spring
136
summer
76
autumn
391

Vote counts. Categories are not mutually exclusive.

Day or evening?

day
248
night
309

Preferences, not restrictions on when to wear it.

826Own it
260Previously owned
1,164Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
19
2
105
3
154
4
309
5
321

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

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Before you try
What does Desert Rosewood smell like?

Warm spicy · Amber · Woody. Its listed notes include Palisander Rosewood, Benzoin, Patchouli, Vanilla, Cardamom. See the overview for the full profile.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Francois Merle-Baudoin.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.49 out of 5, from 363 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Desert Rosewood?

Its listed notes include palisander rosewood, benzoin, patchouli, vanilla, cardamom, sicilian mandarin. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

04 / Try before you decide

Let your skin have the final say.

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Desert Rosewood

Goldfield & Banks Australia

Goldfield & Banks Australia Desert Rosewood
Leading accords
warm spicy
amber
woody
vanilla
balsamic
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Palisander Rosewood · Benzoin · Patchouli · Vanilla · Cardamom · Sicilian Mandarin

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