Chinatown (for women and men)
Designer: Bond No 9 Olfactive Group: Oriental Floral
!This perfume was introduced in 2005, also available in Swarovski crystals decorated version. The creators of fashion house Bond No.9 found inspiration for the romantic look of the bottle in the Ming dynasty. Chinatown is a real sweet and spicy sensation, created by Aurelien Guichard. Top notes seduce with intoxicating scents of peach blossoms and bergamot. The heart is composed of gardenia, honey and sensual sweet tuberose, peony and orange blossom, while the base is made of patchouli, cedar, warm and soft vanilla, sandalwood, cardamom, and Guiac wood. The perfume is characterized as floriental, which can also be sensed from its very name and the bottle design. Chinatown is holiday edition for 2008 introduced in the amount of 50 ml edt, in the bottle tasseled with the smallest Swarovski crystals which reflect light the best, in ruby red color. It costs 650 dollars. It is a limited edition and belongs to the collection of three Swarovski All Stars perfumes.
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Got the Swarovski Eition today, July 1, 2009. So glad I got it! I can't get enough of it. Everytime I smell it, I smile. It's sweet, but grown up spicy sweet. Not a candy overload.
07/01/09 23:39:21
Sweet candylike scent but so weak, doesn't last 5 minutes on me! Literally! I am so disappointed in the sillage, what sillage? It is practically like spraying toilet water that has been diluted. But what hint of a scent I can discern is gorgeous beyond belief. Feminine vanilla floral with a hint of spice.
I will keep it for the bottle.
Does anyone think the weakness of the scent is because I bought it from a discount seller from Amazon?
I will keep it for the bottle.
Does anyone think the weakness of the scent is because I bought it from a discount seller from Amazon?
06/27/09 19:15:51
Smells like candy. Luca Turin called it a masterpiece, so I looked forward to testing this one. Disappointed, did not like the sweetness at all, though I admit he did indicate in his review that some find it "too sweet".
06/18/09 13:05:07
I got peach and cedar out of this, with a few cacophonous notes rising and falling in the background. Very pretty.
04/26/09 12:37:56
The first hours with Chinatown is all about gourmand on me... Not at all sweet, cloying gourmand rather a spicy (lot of cardamom), creamy and a little orientalic gormand. Very nice, but not that special. After a good while the flowers finally shows, together with the patchouli making it to a soft, whispering, powdery and very delightful fragrance. This part I like best and it is very pretty, but also unique and exclusive.
I still haven´t surprised my husband with it (he is my very sweet male guinea pig) but I must smell it on him, would be such a fun to see what his skinchemistry do with this...
A must try of course! Longlasting and quite an experience...
I still haven´t surprised my husband with it (he is my very sweet male guinea pig) but I must smell it on him, would be such a fun to see what his skinchemistry do with this...
A must try of course! Longlasting and quite an experience...
03/01/09 00:07:33
Although the frag isn’t gourmand, it’s give me a water mouth. Candy jasmin, lavender, gardenia… beneath this, exist some resinous and solid. This simple components altogether gives me huge headache! Well…it’s a beautiful frag, easy to use every time, everyday… versatility is your fort with small amount.
Have a long lasting… will be your partner for all long day!
^^
Have a long lasting… will be your partner for all long day!
^^
01/09/09 16:48:49
I'm a Bond No 9 fan but this one really missed the mark. Out of the 34 fragrances they released, and I've tried most of them, this was the bottom of the barrel absolute worse, so NLS, your review are my "scentiments" exactly! The sweet notes in the opening are fine and pleasing but then in less than a New York minute, WHAM a sudden burst of I don't know what! A smoky, stale incense, unnatural almost hickory-like aroma erupts! It's awful! I tried it twice and it was one time too many. Such a disappointment, Bond No 9 what happened??? :-(
01/05/09 14:45:34
I've given Chinatown a few tries now, and I think it's another one that looks, at least on paper, like a scent I will enjoy, but actually does not smell pleasant on my skin. I normally love gourmands and "loud" fragrances, and Oriental Florals, too, and I was disappointed by this one. (I would classify this one as a gourmand, as I cannot detect any of the floral notes in here.)
Chinatown starts out sweet and almondy, almost like a cookie or pastry. After a few minutes, it quickly turns to a synthetic, chemical, unpleasant scent that is truly irritating to smell.
I really wanted to like this one, but I think I'll have to give some other Bond No. 9's consideration instead. Chinatown is just not right for me, and I feel so strongly about it that I also recommend that others sample it first before purchasing.
Chinatown starts out sweet and almondy, almost like a cookie or pastry. After a few minutes, it quickly turns to a synthetic, chemical, unpleasant scent that is truly irritating to smell.
I really wanted to like this one, but I think I'll have to give some other Bond No. 9's consideration instead. Chinatown is just not right for me, and I feel so strongly about it that I also recommend that others sample it first before purchasing.
01/04/09 13:57:30
Instantly becomes almost entirely base on me with a touch of bergamot. Dry, sharp, not bad but too dry and sharp for me to enjoy. A bit intrusive. I just don't like this one and it gets worse as it dries down.
12/14/08 10:50:46
In a word: yummy! I usually don't like gourmands (and though not so listed Chinatown sure smells gourmand to me!), but this one is delicious! Though peach is identified as a top note on many sites, I do not find Chinatown particularly fruity. Instead it is spicy, rich, creamy, complex, but not busy and never cloying. And what a fun bottle. I love oriental florals in the winter. This one is on my wish list!
11/28/08 07:27:15
a magnificent blend of dusty-woody notes mixed with dark flowers,gardenia and patchouli that gives a smokey kind of drydown...very unique,very sophisticated...veeeery expencive!!
11/17/08 23:37:58
In the first sniff I fell in love with this perfume.
Very fruity beginning (on many websites they were showing peach in the top notes).. Peach and gardenia combination with patchouli base, gave me a perfect feeling.. Starts fruity floral then turns into an oriental perfume on my skin.. It faded a little quick on my skin though, but I will give it a one more try. By the way, surprised to see that this is a unisex fragrance, as I found it quite feminine..
Very fruity beginning (on many websites they were showing peach in the top notes).. Peach and gardenia combination with patchouli base, gave me a perfect feeling.. Starts fruity floral then turns into an oriental perfume on my skin.. It faded a little quick on my skin though, but I will give it a one more try. By the way, surprised to see that this is a unisex fragrance, as I found it quite feminine..
11/05/08 02:31:58
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