Astor Place Bond No 9 for women and men

I like it. But it's definitely more of a woman scent. (think 70/30 split). If a woman were wearing this it would make my head spin.

Astor Place open up clean and floral. It reminds me of an elegant wedding, or the smell of a luxurious honey-moon suite scattered with rose petals.

Grade: B- (but only on a woman)

Astor place is more feminine in start; floral, woody, aromatic ans semi-soapy. Whole the scent is fresh and comforting but heavy as well.
Dries down in stronger woody and floral, but notes are exaggerated in this step and everything seems to want to over-exposure! Deep, smoky and waxy base makes it darker unlike decent opening.
A causal item and proper for under 30 for men and limitless for women. Not a good idea for formal occasions, maybe only wedding parties.

longevity 9/10
sillage 10/10
scent 6/10

I did try J'Adore and it does not remind me of this scent, not more that J'Adore reminds me of Paris.

For men and women?? Oh, I would never present this fragance to a man!! I must say the flacon is quite attractive, as is almost the whole Bond Nr.9 line. Then the fragance, it reminded me of Paris, I smelled quite a lot of violets. I have not tried J'Adore but will soon to compare. Last but not least, the price: well, it's a nice bottle but the fragance is just so over... I could buy Paris at half the price and will probably get much more for the dollar.

Great bottle! Almost worth the price of admission (almost).

Yes, I do get the J'adore comp here (which I do like) but it is no copy. Less floral (more serious) and a little warmer. Fem without the girly.

The mandarin orange upfront is excellent (a fave). After a decent time period the freesia takes over and keeps the bottom dwelling amber and musk at bay.

Sillage is excellent and the longevity is better then some Bonds(Chez Bond, Riverside, Saks for Him) which at these prices they all ought to go all day/night long!


FYI - this was a 2010 FiFi Women’s Nouveau Niche winner.

This is like a limey cucumbery Sunflowers. Interesting but not breathtaking. Decent staying power. Could be memorable because it is kind of unique. Thank goodness for the Bond bottles!!!!

I got a sample of J'Adore which is supposed to be so much like Astor Place. Astor Place has much more of a mandarin, violet leaf kick where J'Adore is sweet and floral. Also on me Astor Place has much more sillage and lasts 4 or 5 hours on me and J'Adore only lasts 30 minutes and then fades away. Maybe the sample is to blame. At any rate I do not find much similarity between the 2 scents. At this time Astor Place is in my top 5 fragrances.

Got this as a sample vial. and I dont like it. Similar too J Adore wich I dont like either

I received my 3.3 oz bottle from an auction on e-bay for a very reasonable price and I am loving it! Definitely the genuine article. It is fresh, invigorating and lasts about 4 hours on me which is acceptable since I soak up scent. I think the notes that make it so special for me are the freesia, mandarin orange and violet leaf. Comparing to J'Adore, I notice j'Adore has 18 notes in the EDP and 11 in the EDT. A number of reviewers notice a similarity between these 2 fragrances although, I personally do not think they are that similar. They do share several notes, which are freesia, mandarin orange and violet. So they have these similarities. At this time Astor Place is in my top 10 fragrances. I will have to update my favorites in my profile.

I am not sure about the notes here but this smells too damn similar to J`adore by Dior

it is an ok scent, nice but not outstanding....the quality does not correspond with the price tag.

It's usually a bad sign when the first remark in a review refers to the bottle, but I cannot resist saying how beautiful is the vessel in which Bond no 9 ASTOR PLACE is harbored.

As for the juice inside, I must agree with those who find ASTOR PLACE redolent of Dior J'ADORE. Unclear why, given the rather disparate list of (admitted) notes. Freesia, perhaps? Is this a big freesia frag? All I know for sure is that whatever the culprit is in J'ADORE which makes that composition essentially unwearable for me, it is happily absent from ASTOR PLACE.

So, all in all, ASTOR PLACE is a winner in my book: the bottle is even more beautiful than the J'ADORE bottle (which I cannot give up despite my inability to wear the juice inside), and yet this edp is an appealing and feminine floral which works well with my skin chemistry and seems pleasing to others (non-wearers in the vicinity) as well.

All of that said, I am unsure as to why ASTOR PLACE won the best nouveau niche FIFI. It's not really new, IMNSHO. But it certainly has good longevity and sillage, and anyone who likes J'ADORE will appreciate ASTOR PLACE--that's virtually a guarantee!

Women’s Nouveau Niche
Bond No. 9 Astor Place 

Bond No.9 New York


- not sure if I would give this perfume an award like this...

- it is ordinary, so floral and regular...

Have tested this 3 or 4 times, and I just love it more and more. The interesting thing about Bond scents is that several of them develop in the most delightful and unexpected ways. It does not smell like J'adore to me. All the notes just come together so beautifully that this is definitely on my "buy list, if I can get it for a decent price,"

I got this in a 39 package of samples from e-bay. When first applied it smelled pleasant but not special But Then it evolved into a very intriguing blend that I had to keep sniffing. It lasted about 4 hours on me. I look forward to sampling it again tomorrow because it was an interesting trip today.

I often put a bit of a fragrance on the back of my hand to sniff during the day at work and sample. Today, I decided to grab a random Bond out of my desk drawer at home – I grabbed Astor Place and thought I’d give it some more attention since I’d only briefly smelled it in the store up til now.

When I first put it on, I got a pleasant, but not exceptional plummy fruit note. It seemed nice enough and I thought perhaps it could be something the GF would like when she wanted something light or girly. By the time I had gotten to work, it had fallen flat. I’m not sure exactly what the culprit is, but it’s turned into the smell of shampoo. I lived with a number of girls one year in college, and this is the smell of their just-washed hair while getting ready to go out for the night. I think the freesia may be to blame, but I can’t be certain. What I get now is nothing more than wet Pantene hair. Every now and then, I get a pop of citrus, likely the mandarin sticking its head out for a breath of air.

I wrote most of this earlier and then headed to a meeting. Astor Place did evolve some, but not much. There were a few minutes that I felt like it was going to turn into something better, more tart – but then it settled back into a shampooed head. The juicy mandarin is smothered with the hammering freesia and white florals.

I’m left pretty disappointed for the most part. It’s a pity – the bottle is quite a sight, and the real location seems to be very cool. Perhaps that intersection has a lot of recently washed heads of hair.

Fabulous!!!!! #1 on my list.

I would say this smells very tuberosish! It reminds me a lot of Jadore. My best friend agreed with me. She loves this, and she Loves Jadore!

Very nice, very floral and fresh, but it is VERY similar to Paris Hiltons first fragrance and J'adore, which is annoying.

There's something about this fragrance that hits between the nose and throat. The smell diminishes when you put your nose right up to your skin - when you do that you get a huge whiff of the mandarin and flowers. Beyond the mandarin, which is nice and very much at the forefront when this goes on, there is a quality that reminds me of walking into a shop that sells soap or candles.
I've come to the conclusion that the violet leaves are what elevate this fragrance above the mundane and keep it from being just another nice fruity floral.

On me the longevity is about four hours, but my skin can eat fragrance.

How do you convey a sense of humor and a sense of danger at the same time in a single piece of public art? Well, start by building a 2500 pound metal cube, then mount it on one corner, and allow passersby to make it spin.

That's my reaction to Rosenthal's "Alamo" (a.k.a.
"The Cube"), the sculpture that inspired Bond. No. 9's newest NYC tribute, Astor Place.

I was hoping that the fragrance construction would echo the Cube's playful, gravity-defying structure. The notes are promising: fresh orange, cool violet leaf, earthy iris. Poppy provides the humor: the flower has no scent as far as i know. Equally invisible is what should be a sturdy base of musk, teak, and amber. If the fragrance tips over, blame it on the freesia: strong, long-lasting, overpowering freesia.

By overshadowing the base notes with a heart note, I suppose Astor Place does engage playfully with its sculptural inspiration. In the end, it is funny but dangerous. If you don't like BIG freesia, watch your step.

The last time I stop by Bond No.9 counter at SFA at Union Sqaure in San Francisco, I spay some of Astor Place on a Bond No. 9 Blotter and a little on the back of my hand.

It opens up with the most beautiful floral blend and has a sensual warm down of teak wood & amber.

I am using the blotter as a bookmark. I get a waft of this EdP, which has a "feminine" feel to it. Each time I open my book to read, the smell of Astor Place puts a smile on my face.

I so enjoy this scent. I will buy the candle once it comes out so I may be able to fill up a room with this beautiful scent from Bond No. 9.