Central Park West Bond No 9 for women and men

i have never been able to try a Bond No 9 ($390 for a 3.3oz who do they think they are and what is this made out of?) i got a sample in a magazine of this one and couldn't wait to try it on. First off everyone is saying if u hate gardenia u wont like it well it is one of my most hated flowers but i actually to really like this alot, is a lovely white floral wit a kinda powder in the mix, but not baby powder and some type of berry maybe like sweet blueberry (although not in the notes) this is very nice and i like it alot but the price of this fragrances are ridiculous so of course i will not be buying it.

Very well made, woodsy white floral. Creamy and sophisticated with good sillage and lasting power. I do pick up the vetiver and oakmoss, which lends a nice tangy bite to the drydown. A beauty that will probably be most appreciated by those over 35. The bottle is tacky and doesn't reflect the juice inside - disappointing.

I love this fragrance, but I also love gardenia. If your not crazy about gardenia this scent is not for you.

I seldom write a negative review, but this one is a scrubber. I could not wash it off fast enough. Of course, I am not a fan of white flowers unless they are creamy and in combination with a bouquet of something else, flowery or powdery.
Central Park West has some sort of an industrial smell to it, like glycerin. Cannot accept anything of it.
The design is rather tacky also. The Rose adornment was fitting with Madison Square Park and that was original, to pair it again with a purple hound stock pattern is an aberration of taste.
Not for me.

First of all, I'm personally not a white flower fan, so I'm sorry if I offend anyone.

By looking at it and after smelling it, I'm still not sure what this scent have to do with Central Park West. Plus it shouldn't be adorned with a pink flower because there is nothing to do with it.

To me, my first impression is the scent is indeed all about white flowers. It's not sweet nor harsh. I get something like a mild incense and a light fruity accord that help me not to get smacked around by the white flowers. Later it gets slightly plastic powdery; must be the ylang-ylang. For the base, it seems so laughable that vetiver is listed here at all.

To be brutal, Central Park West reminds me of an older wealthy lady walking her dog and a church on that side of the park. Should I mention "a funeral home" too?

To be nice, it's a really nice and rich white floral scent. Among my collection, I'd compare it to Belle d'Opium but much less sweet. Gardenia seems to be the strongest here, and it is a good thing. (I still like my Opium better!)

Anyhow, I'm pretty sure that there are white floral fragrances out there that are less expensive but just as good or better. So keep looking around, folks.

A wonderful fragrance

This perfume was misnamed. I feel that a perfume with such strong, exotic notes should have more aptly been named "Bronx Zoo." Central Park West calls to mind a more woody, grassy, flowery scent-- refined, but slightly more off-beat and younger than, say, Central Park East. But maybe I'm too literal-minded.
Another name that came to mind while wearing this scent for the first time was "Attack of the White Flowers!" Man, I loved it at first-- it smells gorgeous and sweet-- almost gourmand. But I kept waiting for it to shift into something either lighter and sharper or earthier and more bitter. This never happened. Just sweet, sweet, tropical and creamy-- like drowning in melted vanilla ice cream. This is a very strong perfume with good silage-- four hours later and it's just now fading away. I love the way it smells and it would be beautiful on a hot summer night. It also might also be yummy applied VERY sparingly here and there for an intimate evening. But I'm a complicated woman and need a little bitter with the sweet.

Couldn't believe how much I enjoyed this one. It's gardenia and other flowers but it's so creamy smelling like it's melting and stirring and wafting through the air. Couldn't believe how Creamy it was without any Vanilla or Tonka Bean or something like that. I wish I would've gotten a sample!

I love the bottle! I hate that I live so far away from a Saks! I never get to try the new Bonds. I'm looking forward to this new one. : )