Southern Bloom is the green floral Eau de Parfum of Goldfield & Banks composed by François Merle-Baudoin, released in 2018 in tribute to the brief September bloom of boronia on Bruny Island, in Tasmania. Boronia absolute meets blackcurrant, ylang-ylang and sambac jasmine, over vetiver and iris.
Boronia and blackcurrant form the top notes, ylang-ylang and sambac jasmine the heart, vetiver and iris the base.
Boronia
The house surrounds boronia absolute with Indian sambac jasmine, French blackcurrant, Madagascar ylang-ylang and a coconut accord, and balances it with Italian iris, Indonesian vetiver and Australian sandalwood. CaFleurBon and Now Smell This also listed mandarin, amber and musk.
What the label declares
The INCI list includes three UV filters and two colorants, CI 60730, a violet, and CI 17200, a red, matched to the violet juice. Hexyl cinnamal and hydroxycitronellal carry floral notes, and benzyl benzoate is among the constituents of ylang-ylang and jasmine.
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