Goldfield & Banks Purple Suede, hour by hour

How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.

Lavender tucked into a worn leather jacket by the embers.

Main accordsleather, animalic, woody, musky, lavender

Purple Suede by Goldfield & Banks, bottle pictured with its key notes: Leather, Lavender and Leatherwood
  1. First spray0–15 min

  2. Heart15 min – 2 h

  3. Dry-down2 h – 7–12 h

Lasts
7–12 h
Long lasting
Sillage
Strong, 3 of 4
When to wear

SeasonAutumnWinter

Time of dayNight outEvening

What wearers say

Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.

  • Longevity

    Most voted: 46%Long lasting

  • Sillage

    Most voted: 44%Strong

  • Season

    Most voted: 40%Autumn

  • Time of day

    Most voted: 40%Night out

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Longevity, 250 votes

  • Very weak2%5 votes
  • Weak6%16 votes
  • Moderate23%57 votes
  • Long lasting (Most voted)46%115 votes
  • Eternal23%57 votes

Sillage, 250 votes

  • Intimate8%21 votes
  • Moderate27%68 votes
  • Strong (Most voted)44%109 votes
  • Enormous21%52 votes

Season, 250 votes

  • Spring16%39 votes
  • Summer7%17 votes
  • Autumn (Most voted)40%100 votes
  • Winter38%94 votes

Time of day, 250 votes

  • Daytime13%32 votes
  • Office11%27 votes
  • Evening36%90 votes
  • Night out (Most voted)40%101 votes

Which size is right for you?

Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.

  • 3ml

    To discover it

    Price: Now €13.23Was €20.90SAVE 37%
    • Per ml: €4.41/ml
    • ≈60 sprays
    • 20 days of wear
  • 30ml

    To keep it

    • ≈600 sprays
    • 200 days of wear
10 ml decant of Purple Suede by Goldfield & Banks next to the original bottle

Your 10 ml decant, next to the original bottle

Every perfume we sell is the authentic original, decanted from the perfume house’s own bottle.

Decant sizes

We buy our bottles from authorized EU distributors and directly from the brands, and 10ML decants every perfume itself.

Choose 10ml

Loved by 50,000+

Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.

10ML decants in glass vials and a travel atomiser

10ML vs a blind buy

What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.

Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
Yes
Yes
Smell it on your skin before you buy
Yes
No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
Yes
No
Travel-ready atomiser
Yes
No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
Yes
No

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Goldfield & Banks Purple Suede in plain words

What it smells like, how it wears and who it suits.

What it smells like

Opens with lavender laid over smooth leather. A dry spice adds grip in the middle, and oud and a soft amber give it a warm, deep finish that lingers, dark and rounded.

How it wears

The perfume community reports long-lasting wear and strong projection, with moderate the next answer for both.

When to wear it

Autumn is the top season with winter second, and wearers choose it at night and in the evening.

Who it suits

Suits a man or a woman who likes warm leather with a lavender twist. It is dark and rich, strong enough to be noticed on cool nights.

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Sizes and price per ml

At 10ML, Goldfield & Banks Purple Suede comes as 3ml for €13.23 (€4.41/ml), 10ml for €30.51 (€3.05/ml) and 30ml for €79.20 (€2.64/ml).

Frequently asked questions

What does Goldfield & Banks Purple Suede smell like?

Goldfield & Banks Purple Suede opens with Lavender, Leather and Pink Pepper. The heart brings Coriander and Leatherwood. It dries down to Agarwood (Oud), Amber, Cashmeran and Civet. Shoppers on fragrance communities describe its main accords as leather, animalic, woody, musky and lavender.

Is Goldfield & Banks Purple Suede long lasting?

Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (46% of votes), and 69% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as strong (44% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.

Is Goldfield & Banks Purple Suede good for summer?

Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for autumn and winter; summer takes only 7% of season votes.

Is Goldfield & Banks Purple Suede good for winter?

Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it well for winter: winter takes 38% of season votes, close behind its most-voted season.

Is Goldfield & Banks Purple Suede for day or night?

Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 76% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 24% for daytime or the office.

Can I wear Goldfield & Banks Purple Suede to the office?

Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 11% of time-of-day votes go to the office.

Who makes Goldfield & Banks Purple Suede?

Purple Suede is made by Goldfield & Banks. Its perfumer is Ilias Ermenidis. It was launched in 2022. The concentration is Eau de Parfum.

How many wears is a 10ml decant of Goldfield & Banks Purple Suede?

A 10ml decant of Goldfield & Banks Purple Suede holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.

Which other Goldfield & Banks perfumes can I try?

Besides Goldfield & Banks Purple Suede, 10ML has Ingenious Ginger, Pacific Rock Moss and Bohemian Lime from Goldfield & Banks, each decanted from the original bottle.

Is this Goldfield & Banks Purple Suede decant the original perfume?

Yes. Every Goldfield & Banks Purple Suede decant is filled by hand from an original Goldfield & Banks bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.

Is Goldfield & Banks Purple Suede fresh or warm?

Warm. Leather, oud and amber carry it, with only a touch of lavender freshness, and wearers choose autumn and winter nights.

Can women and men wear Goldfield & Banks Purple Suede?

Yes. Leather, lavender and oud are not gendered, so the dark, warm style suits any wearer.

Where can I buy Goldfield & Banks Purple Suede as a decant?

At 10ML: Goldfield & Banks Purple Suede comes as a 3ml, 10ml and 30ml decant, filled by hand from an original bottle. The 10ml decant costs €30.51 (€3.05/ml), and 10ML ships across the EU.

What is a decant?

A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.

How does the money-back guarantee work?

If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.