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Goldfield & Banks Ingenious Ginger
Ginger flower, magnolia and warm amber
Ingenious Ginger takes its inspiration from the Atherton Tablelands in tropical Queensland. The brand builds this floral amber on the native Red Back Ginger, which it presents as a world-first in perfumery, and surrounds it with Italian bergamot, Brazilian mandarin, Chinese magnolia, vanilla, amber and Australian sandalwood. Hamid Merati-Kashani composed it.
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The composition
How it unfolds in notes
The curve shows the order in which the notes come forward, not their strength.
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Top notes
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Heart notes
- Magnolia
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Base notes
- Character
- Moderate
- Concentration
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On the skin
How it unfolds
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Bright start
The brand describes an opening of Italian bergamot, Brazilian mandarin and a sparkle of ginger. Bergamot is crisp and slightly bitter, mandarin rounder and sweeter, and the ginger gives the citrus a warm, lightly peppery edge instead of leaving it purely fresh.
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One white flower
Chinese magnolia forms the heart in the brand's account. It is a creamy, lemony white floral, and here it works as a soft bridge between the bright citrus and the warm, resinous base. Because the brand names only one note for this stage, the heart is quiet and smooth rather than crowded.
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A warm bed
The brand rests the scent on vanilla, amber and Australian sandalwood. Vanilla gives sweetness, amber a soft resinous glow and sandalwood a creamy, dry-wood finish. This is the amber part of its floral amber classification, and it stays smooth rather than heavy.
Wearing it
When, who and why
Between the seasons
Citrus and ginger up front make it easy to wear in spring and early autumn, while vanilla and amber keep it comfortable in cooler weather. It runs from daytime into the evening. Apply it to the pulse points; at 20% essences and botanicals, two or three sprays are enough.
Who will like it
Gender-free in the brand's own terms. It suits people who want a floral that is warm and mildly sweet instead of green or powdery, and who enjoy a little spice in the citrus. A good fit if you want something soft and approachable with a clear idea behind it.
Why choose Goldfield & Banks Ingenious Ginger
Goldfield & Banks works with native Australian botanicals, and this perfume makes one of them its subject. The ginger here is an Australian ginger flower accord rather than a spice from elsewhere, and it is the idea the whole composition grows from. The bottle is French glass with a wooden cap.
At a glance
- House
- Goldfield & Banks
- Perfumer
- Hamid Merati-Kashani
- Year
- 2023
- Size
- 100 ml
- Family
- Floral | Amber
- For
- Unisex
Questions
Frequently asked
Is Ingenious Ginger spicy?
Only lightly. Ginger sparkles in the opening, but it sits among bergamot and mandarin and is cushioned by magnolia, vanilla and amber. The overall impression is floral and warm rather than hot.
What does floral amber mean here?
The brand files it as Floral and Amber: magnolia as the single flower, and a base of vanilla, amber and sandalwood that supplies the warm, resinous side.
What is the concentration?
It is an Eau de Parfum with a stated 20% of essences and botanicals, which gives the vanilla, amber and sandalwood base real body.
Would it make a good gift?
Its warm, floral-amber style is easy to like and not especially polarising, and the French glass bottle with a wooden cap looks the part. At 100 ml it suits someone who will wear it regularly.
The house
About Goldfield & Banks
Goldfield & Banks is a house built around rare native Australian botanicals, created by the French-Belgian Dimitri Weber. Its fragrances are described as gender-free, each product page names its own perfumer, and the concentration of essences and botanicals is stated at 20 to 26%.
- Created by the French-Belgian Dimitri Weber, credited as creative director
- Built around rare native Australian botanicals
- The brand describes its fragrances as gender-free
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