Andy Warhol Success is a Job in New York Bond No 9 for women and men

I think,it is sweet and a little dark unisex fragrance.Projection and longevity so fantastic.If you want to be different,should try.Reminds me a little Guerlain L'Instant Extreme Pour Homme(only drydown)...lol... :)

Longevity: 10/10
Projection: 10/10
Scent: 9/10

Good job...Congratulations Bond Number Nine ;)

I've tried this now in a setting where I felt I could give it a fair wearing. This is a cross between something citrusy and "ladies who lunch", neither of which was appealing to me and definitely did not agree with my skin chemistry.

The opening is very citrus/grapefruit laden, not in a good way. It gives way to a floral creation beneath and tends to be...well...just, oddly paired. Please don't even ask about the base notes and full dry down as my dear spouse implored me to scrub this off before too long. I'll leave it there.

If the notes appeal to you, perhaps you'll like the outcome. This did not strike me as a men's profile at all, and not something I'd feel comfortable pulling off (and I say that with bottles of Guerlain SDV and Le Petite Robe Noire 2 sitting nearby). This simply gives off a vibe that sys "Success is old Park Avenue Money".

Sorry, this is a complete miss for me.

Nice smell. I get the citrus and the plum at the opening before drying down to the vanilla and amber. Average projection and 8+ hours longevity. There are other Bond No. 9 scents I like better than this (Westside, New Haarlem). 7.5/10.

as much as I liked the opening, the dry-down of this Bond No9 is simply dreadful. The vanilla-patchouli-begamot combo in the beginning was nice and sweet. But half an hour later the scent went down a slightly different path: sweet an cloying candied tuberose-vanilla-plum mix. It may smell very nice on somebody else, but it is actually quite annoying to the wearer, at least it is in my case. I might give it another try, but so far it is a no-no! for me.

Finally got my full bottle..

The opening is sweet & dark, sometimes it remind me of cough syrup but not that strong like Chypre Rouge. Not that spicy nor citrus..

Middle and base smells like creamy rose with vanille and amber, nicely blend. It's kinda feminine at some point and very linear on my skin..

Stays at least 10 hours +, and the silage is good as well.. Try to sample before buying, this is not for eveybody..

The saleslady at Saks thought I should not buy it because she thought it was for the ladies. Well, every time I would pass by the Bond fragrance counter I would sniff and spray it on. I really liked it. So one day I finally bought it. No regrets. It smells sweet, definitely vanilla, and there is the plum mix in there too. It is singular in it's identity and quite different from the rest of the Bond line. Which to me is a good thing, there is something in the other Bond line fragrance base that I don't like, I don't know if its a synthetic chemical that they think is a good signature, but I wish they would take it out. This is their best. My choice was confirmed when I watched a couple of NFL pro football players go nuts over it and bought it on the spot and said, "Wait till my girl smells this on me." Wear it a few times before you buy. The drydown is different and fantastic! It's like the vanilla and the subtle patchouli take over.

The Big Treasure of Bond no 9 has finally been discovered !!!

A magnificient formulation of rose, vanilla, amber and patchouli; these notes together generate a very unusual warm uplifting and comforting accord; incredible longevity and excellent sillage...2 sprays will last all day.

The Liquid Silk body lotion of Success is just as good; a small amount on your chest will envelope you in its enchanting halo for hours...the ingredients are of top quality...

I wonder who is the perfumer behind this creation, if anyone knows please get in touch...

Big Thumbs up !!!

This isn't bad nor is it what I anticipated. It is a vanillic powdery patchouli amber. A hotness does come through which I attribute to the interesting pimento note. This is a warm deep wintery scent that although not for me, may actually be one of the better Bond No.9 fragrances. I do not understand the use of kitchen spice notes, like coriander, for example, that Bond uses, but, thankfully, they are top notes in this one that burn off quickly.

Прекрасный аромат. Сладковат, но пахнет очень необычно.

Bond no 9 ANDY WARHOL SUCCESS IS A JOB is a strange creation. It's not really oriental, and it's not really chypre. It's not fruity floral, and it's neither woody nor aromatic. It seems like another boardroom strategy table effort (cf. Bleecker Street) to come up with something--anything--new. That said, I must confess that I like SUCCESS, in spite of itself.

The fragrance opens with the tiniest bit of pepperminty freshness--similar to what I detected before chez Bond no 9, at the opening of WESTSIDE, except that there it was cinnaminty--which then becomes slightly sweet and powdery like its brethren BRYANT PARK, LEXINGTON AVE, and CHINATOWN. This I attribute to the modern patchouli presentation unique to Les Bondeurs. But rather than developing fully into that oh-so-yummy sweet chypre, SUCCESS suddenly veers again to form a complex with a pink powdery aspect. Some have identified this stage as empirically indistinguishable from "strawberry jello powder," a referent phenomenologically unfamiliar to me. The closest thing to this in my experience may be Tums quickpak berry powder. It's definitely not as sweet as pixie sticks, nor the powder accompanying lick'em sticks. It's much closer to, well, like I said, Tums quickpak berry powder.

So here's my take: you need to have fresh breath during your interview for a job in NYC, and then once you've landed one, you're going to need serious Tums to keep it, not to mention the stress of living in NYC, with all that that implies, including $3K monthly rent for a 300sq ft studio fully equipped with the modern kitchen convenience of a hot plate next to the toilet.

Against all objective perfumista criteria, I somehow like this one, too, though I probably won't be adding it to my collection anytime soon.

I got a sample of this in my Bond package on e-bay. I have tested it at least 5 times and I don't care for it. It smells like nail polish when it first goes on. It mellows out somewhat, but I cannot catch the nuance' of the various notes. It is not for me- there are bonds that I love but not this one.

where can you go to get a free sample before you bought it

@Doc Elly: LOL, I totally smell the strawberry jello powder note you mentioned. It also reminds me a lot of CK Secret Obession. No surprise, they have a lot of the same notes. This might be heavier on the tuberose.

My first reaction on opening up the sample vial was, “Oh, no! Lily of the valley!” Oh yes, Success starts out with all kinds of white flowers playing around included the dreaded LOV. I think Bond uses lily of the valley in a lot of their compositions, so it wouldn’t surprise me to find out that it’s in this one, too. I have to say, though, that the white threat calmed down after 10 minutes or so, leaving a lovely, slightly powdery combination of spice, tuberose and plum, backed by a large helping of vanilla. The sillage wafted all over the place, and I was enjoying it immensely.

Then something very strange happened. I started smelling a scent that was, for all the world, like strawberry jello. Not so much the actual jello, but the powder that the jello’s made from. I thought maybe it was coming from the kitchen, although I wasn’t aware of anything artificially strawberry flavored in there. Then I thought it might be some perfume samples that I had sitting on the table, but no. It was me! Who would have thought that success in the big apple smells like strawberry jello powder waiting to be prepared. I’m still trying to wrap my head abound the symbolism in that one.

After the faux strawberry surprise, the fragrance gradually dries down to an ambery vanilla with hints of greenish lilies and stays that way. Success in NY is certainly a roller coaster ride of lovely, fairly conventional notes alternating with unexpected ones. Maybe that was the intention, or maybe it was because I was wearing it while working in the heat of my greenhouse on a bright sunny day. The bottom line is that I like the series of notes in Success in NY, but am still trying to figure out what to make of the overall big picture.

Note added the following day: The clothes I was wearing still smelled like the strawberry jello scent the next morning, so it wasn't my imagination.

Success Is A Job In New York is another career/money oriented scent like Bond No 9's previous Wall Street fragrance. With Warhol's famous pop art dollar sign logo on the bottle you begin to think that this is going to be a new fragrant experience, but is this going to smell like money? Cold hard cash? The almighty dollar mixed with the sweet smell of success? Well lets begin the journey.

The beginning starts off with a clear citrus aroma of mandarin orange blended with a slice of bergomot and topped of with spice of the cardamom. Exhilarating yes, but no scent of money yet! Next we have a sumptuous mix of white floral with jasmine and tuberose overshadowing the rose. The pimento makes a slight clove-y spice like existence while the plum adds a hint of fruity flavor. An accent of outdoor greenery is present as well. This is luscious and your spirit will revel in this aroma but still, no scent of money.

Now make way for the amber, vanilla and a minuscule dose of patchouli as they have arrived creating a super smooth dry down with it's warm creamy consistency. Embraced by it's richness but no scent of money here. The seduction of money is in here though and the attraction of money is evident but the actual scent of money and success is void, it's all just a metaphor, it's Warhol's avant-guarde style! This long lasting perfume is as long as the name itself and with its select combination of notes along with the character to go with it, it's a sure bet that Bond No 9 has succeeded in creating a recipe for success.

A pricey $225 for a 100ml bottle (Cha-Ching) is well worth it for a die hard Bond No 9 collector or for any man or woman (more man than woman in my opinion) who prefers an upscale oriental spicy gourmand scent contained in an artsy bottle. Warhol always said "Look poor, think rich", however, if he were around today with this fragrance he might just say " Look poor, smell rich". and how right he would be!

At the beginning I can smell mandarin and cardamom, it's a really comforting scent. The florals are well blended and not the scenter of attention. In the drydown the vanilla and amber are the prominent notes, mixed with warm spices. Success is warming you in the winter, like a wool sweater. It's creamy, spicy, slightly floral and very sweet. If you like spicy gourmand fragrances, Success will be exactly what you need. The lasting power is incredible, two sprays will last forever. A very strong eau de parfum!

Creamy and sensational are the two words that come to mind when I first tried this fragrance.

The opening is a blend of sweet spicy citrus accords which develop to a soft plum and floral scent. You will be left with a creamy, slightly earthy vanilla note once it dries down.