Coney Island Bond No 9 for women and men

What an awesome list of notes, it sounds delicious! Let's get down to the scent! Slice a guava in half, dip it in buttery, sweet caramel, sprinkle it with salt and lime juice and you have the opening to coney island. Wait about fifteen minutes to add cinnamon, a bit of chocolate sauce and hints of wood..that's the drydown. Persistently tangy, sweet and salty, it's a gourmand that can be heavy, cloying and difficult to wear. I find the heavy sweet and salty base off-putting and consider it more of a novelty or fun experiment than a perfume. It may be a fun and very unique scent, though I can't think of any time I would want to smell like Coney island.

As my urine flows from my eureathra, it hits the bottom of the urinal, bubbling around the white plastic that contains a solid blue air freshener. An sweet, tangy, sharp, ammonia filled aroma fills my nostrils. It is Coney Island.

What were they thinking? Putting guava in a fragrance? Really Bond, really? I was really reluctant to smell the sample and sure enough, it stinks. Smells like guava for sure, but not just a guava. Like a rotting guava. Couldn't really stand it on my skin. It was also really aromatic and I had a hard time washing it off. Never really got a dry down on my skin because of my attempts to wash it off. Not really a full review, but I could never stand to pull off a full wearing.

I had this a few years back and on me it was an ozonic salty citrus with light caramel and sandalwood. On a friend it smelled as if she had vomited margaritas on herself.
Highly recommend getting a sample vial and wearing a full day before buying.

I purchased a few samples of this and love it. Being a Brooklyn girl, I can see how this captures Coney Island. Sea, cotton candy, popcrn, fun in a bottle. It is strong so just a spray or two will do. Great lasting power

This is very unique. Doesn't mean I want to own it, but I respect it a lot. I think it's the perfect fragrance to represent Coney Island as it appears in my mind, which is basically anything I remember from JAWS, since I've never been there before. It's kind of like a classic aquatic with a gourmand twist--clever! I think it's a great concept, and it works too.

While it smells predominantly aquatic, it features notes (in this order) of midori sour, vomit, bathroom cleaning product, caramel corn, rock candy, Mexican chocolate, and vanilla. This fragrance is as fun as I hope the rides are....

Guava's don't normally smell too good. And the opening didn't either on my skin. I had to wash it off. Probably not worth buying for the dry down either.

Seems like a love hate creation from Bond no9. The beginning is ok for me, a sweet citrus smell that remind me those yellow candies. Then it change as something very synthetic, not very my taste. Once again a high price for a perfume that dont deserve it.

i was at urban outfitters and the guy in the register was like "OMFG you smell sooooo good. What are you wearing? Dont tell me.......I need you to write it down" lol I NEVER had a reaction like this to any perfume EVER. I actually had to write it down on paper for him. I own 6 bottles of Bond perfumes and this one i get compliments every single time i wear it. It is bold, daring, and in your face.

Must be tested before purchasing! You've been warned...

I wouldn't buy the full bottle, but it's nice to have a sample of this on hand just to switch things up now and then. It's a fresher scent, a little fruity, not very sexy. Might be a good one to wear if you were going shopping with your girls. I wouldn't wear it on a date or to work.

I've never been turned off by a fragrance as much as I've been turned off by this fragrance. It's disgusting! Nasty, nasty juice.

WOW though I've been very interested in the Bond No 9 collection of fragrances for a while so I went to Saks recently and I picked up a bunch of samples and this one just is gross. I don't know what is but to me it smells like rotten eggs or old chicken rubbed on my skin. Nasty. It's so weird I'm usually very very nice about fragrances even if it doesn't do it for me but this thing is just off completely. Could it be the guava? Blah, gross, nasty. I can't think of any other words now but this is how I feel about this and I'm certain I wont be purchasing this juice from the awesome looking collection of fragrances. I've never been to Coney Island but maybe their intention was the smell of dead decaying fish that get washed up on shore? Sorry gonnna pass! But I did fall in love with New Haarlem though!

Nice summer scent that starts very citrusy and refreshing,

The heart is caramelised sugar that gets wrapped up in vanilla and woody notes after a while.

The longevity is good for about 6 hours max.

Lovely bottle and packaging, however on the down side, the price tag is just excessive for what the juice quality is all about.

Get it at a reduced price if you can.

Thumbs up!

Wow, usually i am a fan of bond fragrances, but i cant get past that rotten egg opening. seriously was all hyped to try this but disappointed, may try another day but not soon. try before you buy!

I understand the guava, melon, margarita, seabreeze vibe this not is trying to give off, but it has to be done in a convincing way. To me, it just seems like a blast of citrus from a typical designer fragrance, far from $200 of quality in my opinion. It gets a little better at drydown, but still, why would you get this when there are literally dozens of better options on the market.

6/10

damn! this is not okay! caramel and margarita all the way. i get "city dump" - seriously! (while laughing)...i cannot let myself wear it. Bond goes all the way with "mix up random notes, inject it into an uneasy base and call it unisex" thing. i get no vanilla here, just green and caramel, maybe cedar (which i don't appreciate) in an unsettling aquatic base.

150 of my US Dollars wasted. It opens like Margarita and in 15-20 minutes after some hesitation, settles as CK One. I do not like Unisex fragrances and this one is more of a men's fragrance than uni.

I was really excited after reading all the excellent reviews about this perfume. so i made myself go to sniff it at the mall. After the first sniffed, It automatically reminded me of CK summer 2008! I'm pretty sure the ck one copied this one, but i do own the ck already so money saving!

Just like Coney Island the place, the fragrance is just as unique, weird and infectious. Its a perfect and spectacularly made ode to such an iconic place in our country. I will add that whilst I normally dislike Guava, i love it in this fragrance but thats because it smells like its been smothered in Caramel and Chocolate with a coating of Vanilla and a sprinkling of Cinamon, then its all shaken up to create a fragrance that smells something like a delicious cocktail or decadent dessert. Despite how heavy some of the fragrances sound, the fragrance is quite wearable. I love it during the warmer months because its not cloying or sickly, it stays cool and projects very well. I get alot of compliments when I wear this. This is definetly one of the very few Bond No.9 fragrances that is worth the price-tag.

8/10

This is the most heavenly scent to me! This is the scent I've been searching for all my life! I have never smelled anything with all these weird notes together that actually worked and flowed.
Here are the Notes: Margarita mix, melon guava, cinnamon, chocolate, caramel, musk, vanilla, cedarwood, sandalwoood.
Okay, at first whiff, i totally get the margarita mix! It's very strong and potent. I can smell the salt on the rim! Now honestly, this part of the scent stayed on my skin for at least an hour which is unheard of to me. Next, finally came the melon, guava,chocolate ,and cinnamon like all at once! The base was more caramel,vanilla and sandalwood. For some reason, I'm getting maple syrup but that may be the caramel?
This is a very heady scent, so heady I got a headache because I had not eaten and the gourmands were attacking me! This is not for the faint at heart or someone that likes light fragrances or clean smells. This would definitely be its antagonist.
I say if you like gourmands ,anything foody or sweet smelling ,you will covet this. I do not like the price tag whatsoever, but I would splurge on this.
A lot of reviewers recommend wearing this during the summer months but to me this is too much for the summer. It's like a winter tropical scent. Dark tropical I would say.
It's the next morning from me spraying this and I have showered and it's still on my wrists, so it's more bang for your buck. At this point, now it smells more aquatic. LOL. It evolves.
I think that Bond 9 scents have a lot of concoctions that I have smelled before in other less expensive perfumes, HOWEVER, Coney Island is very original IMO.
The imagery I get is being at the carnival with friends and you all have had margaritas. You have only had enough to get you tipsy. Everyone is having a blast at the carnival, trying new sweets and treats, all the while mixing with the margaritas. It's summer and everyone is so happy and ready for excitement. Carnival in a bottle! They got it!
Enjoy!

My first Bond.


Here we go!

First off, presentation and bottle:

The box is really well made, beautiful beach colours of light blue and golden sand. The bottle itself is very unique and will always stand out in my collection. Hands down, Bond make some of the funkiest niche bottles (but the sprayer could do with a little bit of improvement)

Fragrance:

It opens up with a high pitch guava/lime with a little salt. I like it. I see the Margarita comparisons here easily.

As this dries, melon gets a little room to play with. I also get the cedar here which combines well with the spicier cinnamon.

After a few hours you're still on the beach, but it's a little cooler now allowing you to enjoy a vanilla flavoured dark chocolate ice cream.

This is a fragrance you don't wear all the time, just like you don't have a holiday every day. But it's a great long lasting fragrance a la New York for those moments when you just need to be back at the beach :D

I've had the same bottle since I bought it back in 08 and the scent has stayed basically the same. The reason i still have a good amount left is because itnis very strong. You only need to use a little to get noticed which is nice. Trust me, you will def get noticed in this. It's very different than a lot of other perfumes which is something i like. I can't wear it everyday, but wheni do, i always get noticed.

Not bad, but I wouldn't spend the money they're asking for. It's a very peculiar and artifical- not worth it.

Coney Island is the perfect scent for those who live in coastal areas and enjoy a typical summer day! Always inspired in typical scenarios of New York, the fashion house Bond No. 9 has created with this fragrance the precise combination of what at first seems very unlikely for a summer scent: a fruity opening with a gourmand heart, portraying in the form of aromas, the story of a pleasant and enjoyable day at the beach.

At first we have the arrived to the beach, specifically in a kiosk where the seller is quietly cutting off pieces of extremely fresh melon and guava, and this is exactly the right flavor associated to the very first spray of Coney Island. A very bright and evident note of melon and guava, which from the start are already being accompanied by the typical smell of a salty sea breeze thanks to the presence of a margarita note in the composition of this fragrance.

After about 20 minutes, this initial aroma is gone. Now you have accommodated yourself and your sense of smell with the scent of salty sea air. In fact, you are so at ease that even that child beside you eating a huge bar of chocolate in the heat does not bother you, and in Coney Island this unusual transition between the opening and the heart does not really bothers since it disappears as fast as it came, leaving space back to the star of the fragrance, the melon. Here the fruit seems to have been soaked in a sugar syrup leaving a great impression that lasts until the end.

At the end of the day you return home with your shorts, shirt and sunglasses and together with this outfit, you bring back all the combination of flavors from the start of the day, because Coney Island despite being a summer scent, has a longevity and projection that far surpasses many scents that fall into this category.

Finally, a very easy to use fragrance, specially on hot days and that suits all ages, from teenagers seeking attention to the most elderly, after all, everyone deserves a good vacation on the beach at least once a year!

This one is so alike (L'Eau par Kenzo) on me.
I don't like it but not hate it also .
It is fresh, floral. Not oriental vanilla at all. Stays long.

i just got this cologne and i love it. it has a very fresh smell to it best to wear in the fall in winter i would give this a 10 in my book its just lovely

Bond No. 9 Coney Island.
There are a couple reviews below that I agree with as far as this scent goes, so I will try and not be repetitive.
Keep in mind that fragrance, like taste in clothing, cars, art and so on, is a personal opinion, so although there may be a negative review against this scent, to you, it may be your new favorite. Don't be put off from getting a sample and giving it a try, you never know.
On to the review:
This fragrance is very unusual. There is nothing like it available that comes close to the unique properties of Coney Island. Fragrantica left out a note in the composition that I feel is extremely important to this fragrance, and without knowing it, you loose the feeling of what this scent really smells like. I will copy directly from the Bond No. 9 website the note breakdown:
Margarita mix, melon guava, cinnamon, chocolate, caramel, musk, vanilla, cedarwood, sandalwood.
Fragrantica did not include Margarita Mix in the note breakdown, and I'm surprised at that because that is the note that is first encountered when you experience this scent.

When first sprayed upon my skin, I immediately think of "lime" essence (Margarita Mix-Top Note). It is not a soft opening, but very sharp and catches your attention. Once the fragrance settles down on the skin and mixes with the wearer's natural oils, the Melon/Guava notes come into play. These fruity/citrusy notes balance out the tart Margarita opening. Not a long time after, the Middle Notes of this fragrance start to appear (the Caramel notes). This lasts quite a long time (hours), and all the while it never completely looses that fantastic sharp opening. That is one thing I love about this scent. Each layer of the notes blends with the next, they are never completely replaced or lost, but enhanced or softened. The last note that I detect is the Chocolate. It creates a background/depth to the fragrance. If I sprayed Coney Island in the morning after I showered, carried on with my day, and went to bed, the next morning there would be this lovely trace of chocolate still lingering, and it is fantastic. The other notes listed: Cinnamon, Musk, Vanilla and Cedar & Sandalwood are not immediately prominent at any point within the scent (maybe the vanilla appears with the caramel a little), however these additional notes are definitely in the composition somewhere. I could only explain it as the way the fragrance never looses structure. Even when some notes soften, these remaining notes keep the balance of this unusual but superbly designed fragrance.

One aspect of this fragrance that should be mentioned is “Where should/can I wear this scent?” Because of the great variety of notes, and the unusualness of the scent, this parfum can be used anytime of the year, during the daytime or the nighttime. It all depends on “how you wear it”. Meaning that I loved spraying this scent on myself during my vacation to the Riviera Maya in Mexico. I was sipping my frozen Margarita, looking at the beautiful water and beach, and smelling exactly like what I was experiencing and how I was feeling. On the other hand, last month when I was in New York City, I went clubbing. Of course I lavishly applied the scent. The fun night of dancing and drinking and living it up in the city was the perfect storyline for the Bond No. 9 Coney Island scent that I was wearing. Multiple people would turn their heads as I walked by or danced near, as they caught a piece of the amazing scent that I was wearing. This scent is multi-talented in that it can be used in many locations and occasions and does it with perfect flair.
After finishing up all my samples I purchased the 3.4 oz. bottle, and I finally can enjoy what I now consider my Signature scent.
Thank you to the brilliant perfumers at Bond No. 9 for creating a scent that I consider “my personality, bottled”. ;)

Based on the notes, I should love this but...there is something I'm getting here that I'm not enjoying. It has a distinct ocean smell/ seeweedy escence that creeps up on you that is really not pleasant (eau de Coney Island?). A bad rep is hard to shake.lol

Trpoical top notes evolves quickly to...lots of lime, which right away says Summer! But...where is the carmel and dark chocolate?

Sillage good and great length, which, depending on your tolerance, can be a mixed blessing.

This scent is ripe for blending. When I figure the right one I will update.

So, be wise and sample before slapping the plastic down for the full size.

I'm beginning to think that these Bond perfumes are yet another annoying thing to be associated with 'The City', kind of like Carrie Bradshaw and sex, Al Brokaw and gastric bypass, and The Donald and bad comb overs.

Coney Island actually grabbed my interest with the opening, which has a nice citrus woodsy vibe. I'm drawn to it in the same strange way that I'm drawn to Black Orchid, it has a similar feel to me.

But this gets sweet really quickly, and despite enjoying it for an afternoon I don't think I would like a full bottle. I do recommend sampling, though. This is far less harsh than most gourmands I've come across.

Wow! I've never smelled a perfume so hideous and long lasting as this in my life. This is worse than TM Eau De Star. It's like the stench of people on the streets who haven't showered in like forever, covered in seaweed... with obnoxious undertones of the most toxic smelling church incense imaginable. I can't wait to wash myself. (I wore it all day, and it was atrocious all the way through!) So far, the only Bond No. 9 that I'm unable to like at all.

Bond no 9 CONEY ISLAND is such a quirky creation that it virtually cries out for hermeneutical analysis. Caveat lector...

The acidic saline citrus opening evokes memories of one thing and one thing alone: the salty rim of a large margarita glass. The frosty blended green slush inside is strong and invigorating and, like an unexpected slap across the face, it leads quickly to a marked change in view to...

a trip to a white sandy, wind-whipped beach, where vanilla ice cream cones are dripping faster than the children can lick them. The waffle cookie shell is slightly sweet and crunchy, shimmering in the sun, and the outer coating of chocolate is dark and sumptuous, softening slowly in the heat. Gleaming caramel swirls meander throughout the vanilla cream, yet somehow the ocean nearby keeps it all still salty, as though a white frothy wave splashed up on the eater's face as she prepared to take a bite, and a light mist of seawater sprayed into her mouth.

Later, exhausted by the day's fun, it's time to sit and watch the setting sun, as darkness threatens quietly to descend. One by one the people begin to wander slowly through dimly lit labyrinthine paths back to their beds, where they will fall asleep and forget all of their worries and problems for a time. Lingering sweetness and light will fill their heads like a beatific vision, and they will dream only of salty caramels dusted with unsweetened Dutch-processed cocoa as they drift gently away to an unreachable realm where there are no Blackberries or cellphones, and no one is asking anyone to follow them on Twitter. Only little Bo-peeps exist along with infinitely many miniscule sheep dotting the screen of the dreamer's shimmering green visual horizon like tiny white flower blossoms, bright stars illuminating the vast galaxy beyond.

But what, in the end, does it all mean? you may ask.
Your guess is as good as mine!

Got my sample and have tried it three times. The first time it was citrus, citrus, citrus-And not in a good way but a lemon pledge way. Second time I was able to smell some sea and salt but the lemon pledge factor was still there. Third time citrus, citrus, citrus- and not in a good way. I just did not smell all those lucious notes promised in the notes listed.

bought it in Harrolds because absolutely loved the smell..as soon as applied it the next day regreted it :( tried again a couple of days later- same result..
too sweet, too musky..musk+cinnamon was a tough combination to wear..

A very laid-back, playful scent. Intense guava and caramel notes play on my skin for hours. Musk and vanilla eventually show up to extend the joy of wearing CI.

With all its gourmand and fruity notes, it sounds like it could be a mishmash, but it's anything but! When I travel, I always pack Coney Island because it is calming, fun, and always provokes a smile from me.

Bond No 9 is difficult to get in the UK so I've had to order it online from fragrance net. Coney Island was worth the wait - it is a dreary, dark, cold day here in London and the smell of this has transported me to being by the sea on a hot sunny day. It is the smell of good times. Love this one - unfortunately I'm going to get through the expensive bottle I got very quickly..

If you read the notes for Coney Island, you will think it is a very sweet gourmand like A*MEN or Rochas Man, but Coney Island is not a cloying and sweet fragrance. Coney Island is a gorgeous fragrance for summertime!

In the beginning I get strong citrus along with salty notes and some melon. At first I didn't liked it, but then I recognized that there is more than just citrus and melon. In the background I can smell some sugary notes, like a caipirinha or a margarita. Then, after a few minutes, an intense and pleasant orange note appears.

After 3 or 4 hours I can detect the woods and vanilla. Coney Island dries down to a soft fragrance and is ideal for everyone who wants a fresh and unique summer fragrance with great lasting power!

u guys going to love this one i just cant stop smelling this

fun fun fun

Have to slow down, I bought a big bottle 2 weeks ago and already 1/5th used, love love love it, this crazy salty citrussy vanilla-y weird but good smell. Much stronger than Chinatown, certainly not as classically feminine as that one, but to me, more wacky, summery, joyful, and unique. I adore this perfume!

A gorgeous fragrance for a hot day .I mostly get the citrus notes.

I got a sample of this today, and while I don't hate it, I don't really LOVE it like I thought I would when I first read the notes. I put it on my right hand. It is kinda growing on me, though

I have had this EdP in my collection since May 2008. I have come enjoy it and the different ways it blends with my skin.

Today I received a complement from a co-worker who dislikes fragrances. He came into my office to ask "What are you wearing, it reminds me of the ocean and it's brings up happy childhood memories." I told him it was Coney Island and he ask me to write it down so he can get some.

I alway enjoy being able to make some one smile, especially if it is by a fragrance I am wearing.

For those who enjoy this fragrance but looking to change it up a little, mix it with Bond No. 9 Andy Warhol Lexington Avenue.

I was inspired by a dessert a friend made: Creme Brule with bits of course Black Volcanic Salt.

The end result is you are left with the creaminess of the sweet vanilla cream brule (AW: Lexington Ave: from a sample) with hints of saltiness (Coney Island).

I smell the lime very strong, smells just like a margarita. For me the smell stays basically the same. It lasts for a long time, but still smells citrusy at the end of the day.
I think it is best for summer days.

very good for the summer.
fresh and spicy scent.
nothing smells like this, it is very unique and reconiziable as one of it,s kind. fantastic lasting power you don,t have to use to much

Each time I wear this fragrance I get a different experience.

Smelling it from the bottle or on a blotter paper, you get a lime scent. Just like a wedge of lime being squeezed into a margarita drink. The lime scent disappears fast.

Today, after about 15 minutes, I am getting hints of melon covered with caramel. Yummy, I am getting hungry.

After the warm down, its has a tropical fruit smell(guava) mixed with sandalwood, vanilla and amber. No cedar notes today.

Most of the Bond No.9 fragrance can be found on their website or at Saks Fifth Avenue Department Stores.

I would consider this fragrance a light and fun scent to wear. The first notes that are appearant are those of a Top Self Margarita drink. It does have a nice warm down. Some times it is a little spicey (cinnamon and vanilla), other times a light musky cedar warm down.