Bond No. 9 Perfume by Bond No 9

APassionateJourney

It's Unisex. Bond has said that every single one of their scents are unisex, but some are geared more towards men and women. However, all of the scents are unisex.

ficusmuskus

does anyone know for sure the orientation of this perfume, here is listed as unisex, but for my nose it's way to feminine...

yantestrs

No animals were harmed. The musk was "inspired" by the Asian deer. First spray is warm wood, no sweetness but I can't stop sniffing. Seems like a skin scent. Once I get to the heart and drydown I'll post further. So far though it's quiet.

Kankuro

I expected so much more of Bond No. 9 perfume. It contains all my favorite notes. I thought it would be an arabic, oriental masterpiece. Last week, I sprayed some of it on my wrist.

Nothing arabic, nothing special. All I could smell was a fruity something. The Oud is synthetic and appears only for a few minutes, faints really quick and all what is left is an artificial bubblegum smell + white musk. It reminds me of 1000 other run-of-the-mill fragrances.

Bond No. 9 has so many gorgeous fragrances: Fire Island, New Haarlem, West Broadway, Chinatown, Broadway Nite, Nuits de NoHo, Success is a job in New York, Lexington Avenue, DNA for Her, Coney Island, Hamptons, Bryant Park, Chelsea Flowers... and so on. But this signature perfume is nothing special. Sorry Bond! For all Oud Lovers: try Pure Oud by Kilian...

mariotgomez

Since Oud is the "it" ingredient this season, I am in search for a couple to add to my collection.

I am a big fan of Bond No. 9 and keep increasing my Bond collection. Bond No.9 Perfume is a soft oud scent (as compared to their Harrods Swaroviski Limited Ed and By Kilian Pure Oud). It starts of with a light sweet accord before the oud comes to play.

As I was holding the bottle I notice some reflection from the NYC tokens. Giving it a closer look (pictures does not give it justice), the reflection is the transparency design within the tokens allowing you to see the juice inside. It may be worth the purchase just for the bottle itself.

As I wore the scent through out the day and night it stayed close to me skin and the earthy sweetness of the oud still hanged on in a comfortable way.

It was not until the next morning, that I was able to get slight hint of the rose in it. I was surprised and delighted at the same time.

This was described to me by the Bond No. 9 Representative at Saks Fifth Avenue in San Francisco as a "Perfumer's Perfume". It is and I will wait patiently until this scent comes available in the 50 ml size (since I like to have the smaller sizes for my collection).

1/5/2010 update:
If your looking for an Bond No.9 fragrance with a long lasting Oud note, get Harrods Swarovski Limited Edition. It is available without the crystals, making it the same price point as Bond No. 9 Perfume ($330 US Dollars).

JMSWilson

Yeah, somebody tell me if it is real, since I am allergic to synthetics (due to pesticide poisoning) but not real plant/animal products. (You'd be amazed at the things you take for granted that I cannot use!)

redmosaic

Asian deer musk??? That sounds disgusting. Can anyone tell me, is this a synthetic scent or were actual animals killed/harmed for this musk?