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AUSTRALIA
FRANCE IS THE HOME OF CLASSIC FRAGRANCE, BUT INNOVATION IS POPPING UP EVERYWHERE FROM THE BIG APPLE TO OUR OWN BACKYARD
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S C E N T
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 off. There’s aromatic lavender and bboronia 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 liv 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 Australianborn 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
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.
S E A S O N I N G
DON’T KNOW WHICH NEW EAU TO GO FOR? DECIDE IF YOU WANT A LITTLE SALT OR A LITTLE SPICE. THESE FRAGRANCES ARE A STUDY IN BLACK AND WHITE
¢ · ǰ $155 for 80ml, ȱ , ¢ ǯ ǯ Sweet (with vanilla), but with an edge (that’s the salt)ǯ
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J’adore In Joy, $135 for 50ml, , (02) 9295 9022 The hint of salt makes the floral scent feel more modern.
Reveal, $90 for 50ml, ȱ , 1800 812 663 The salty note is designed to mimic skin. Wear at own risk.
PEPPER
SALT
Clémentine California, $180 for 100ml, ȱ , (02) 8002 4488 Pepper and star anise give this a little kick kick.
ȱ ǰȱ $150 for 50ml, , 1800 812 663 It’s floral but earthy, like blooms gone wild on the forest floor. floor
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