Elle Australia — May 2017

White Sandalwood

$229 for 100ml

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Given the expansive geography

and diverse flora of this Great

Southern Land, it might be

surprising to know that perfumery

in Australia is only just now hitting

its hot button. Thanks to a few

clever minds (and noses), we’re

going from the sunburnt country

to the smells-great country.

Dimitri Weber created

Goldfield & Banks as a tribute

to his adopted home. “I’ve

always been intrigued that

Australia has no fragrances

despite the fact that it produces

all the essences you can dream

f. There’s aromatic lavender and

boronia to be found in Tasmania,

pepper, gardenia, woods, pods and

incredible vanilla in Queensland

• my aim is to tell that story to
  the world,” he says. Weber worked
  with a group of French expats
  iving Down Under to create
  a concise collection of scents, each
  anchored by a local hero ingredient.
  He even cites the region that the
  ingredient comes from on each
  bottle, like Desert Rosewood from
  the Central Highlands of Victoria
  or Blue Cypress from Kakadu.
  Founder of South Australian-
  born One Seed, Liz Cook, agrees
  that the uniqueness of our
  landscape has an effect on what
  we’re bottling. “Being in Australia
  allows me to be open to many

different experiences in weather,

climate, culture and seasons. We

have the privilege of knowing

what it smells like to be in snow,

in the desert, on the beach, in the

forest and in the tropics. We have

the pleasure of experiencing so

many different cultures with the

sights, sounds and aromas all

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$130 for 50ml,

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Symphony, $85 for

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affecting the senses,” she says.

Studio Senteurs and Van Der Faun

are other boutique Australian

fragrance houses crafting addictive

scents from natural ingredients.

Like fashion, fragrance here is

getting sophisticated. There’s

more to us than the “Aussie”

and the “Oi”. What a relief.

SCENT SEASONING

PEPPER

Reveal, $90

for 50ml,

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1800 812 663

The salty note is

designed to mimic

skin. Wear at own risk.

J’adore In Joy,

$135 for

50ml, ’˜›,

(02) 9295 9022

The hint of salt makes

the floral scent feel

more modern.

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$150 for 50ml,

Š•Ž—Œ’ŠŠ,

1800 812 663

It’s floral but earthy,

like blooms gone wild

on the forest floor

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$155 for 80ml,

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Sweet (with vanilla),

but with an edge

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$128 for 50ml,

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Clémentine

California, $180

for 100ml,

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(02) 8002 4488

Pepper and star anise

give this a little kickgive this a little kick. on the forest floor.

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