Eau de New York Bond No 9 for women and men

The neroli kills it for me. This would of been a blind buy, but thanks to a sample I was able to wear it a few times. I love green florals like Central Park, and I don't even mind laundry type scents. This on the other hand is very floral on me, and that neroli note gives me a headache. Not a bad one, this isn't a dangerous scent but it's very one dimensional.

I got a sample of this and I'm glad that's all I purchased. This one just didn't work with my skin at all. I got this pine tree scent that drove me nuts and even my hubby didn't like it, not even for him. With all that being said, the sillage and longevity are great, as always with Bond fragrances. I know this one is labeled as unisex, but I think it suits a man much better, IMO. I guess they all can't be winners, but if you want to try this, definitely get a sample first.

First of all I'm new to the world of perfumes so please forgive my rather naive observations. When I first sprayed this perfume I was in love!! It reminded me of the 4711 Cologne that my grandmother used to use only with a powerful punch! Unfortunately on my skin I found that the dry down turned in to a lemon detergent smell which has given me quite a headache. It's one of those smells where if I were driving it would be guaranteed to make me travel sick. I wanted to love it, I really did but I'm afraid I just can't...

Please try this one before buying. It didn't work for me unfortunately.

The opening smells like starfruit. Very very fresh and bright. Made an excellent first impression on me. It later transformed into something funky and it didn't work for me at all. I can't even describe what I smelled.

In my opinion, for a neroli based fragrance, Tom Ford's Neroli Portifono is better.

Almost all Bond no 9 perfume remind me of another perfume. That one took me more time than usual but i finally find it : Agua de Pravia by Heno, minus the flower notes, but you get the same grassy lemon scent. Same projection, same longevity for 1/10 of the price.

Eau de New York is oh so beautiful. I first tried it as a smple and felt it did not have staying power, although it smelled wonderful. Months later I tried a spritz at my local Nordstrom. Wow! The sample was weak, but the bottle yielded long-lasting, yet subtle notes. The citrus is refreshing and the vetiver is complimentary. The aroma took me back to my first bottle of 'perfume' given to me by my grandmother when I was 8 years old, Max Factor brand Lemon Cologne. Utterly delightful!

I loved this from the second I tried it at Saks. It stayed with me all day. It smells great mixed with Hermes Eau De Pamplemousse Rose, they're fairly similiar... but beware, this will make some people sneeze.

I like the citrus notes in Eau de New York, but the veviter and basil, totally overtake the softer florals on my skin. This isn't one I like on me at all. In my opinion this is a much more masculine fragrance.

Overall, definitely try before you spend the big bucks on this one.

Eh, I don't think this smells really like love and luck. I get the citrus at the top, but the reason why i do not care for this fragrance that much is because I find it a little too floral. It smells too feminine on my skin. I get a lot of the grapefruit, but I would rather wear something like fahrenheit aqua to get a fresh grapefruit fix. that one has some more violet which I consider a masculine floral and some woody undertones. This is a nice fragrance, but I see it more for a woman than a man. Just my 2 cents

I Liked it. But I wore it twice and I'm bored of it already. It smells floral and grassy. I don't really see anyone complimenting me on this.

Grade C+

An Eau de Cologne that lasts? THERE IS A GOD!

Eau de New York, much like the equally good Eau de Guerlain, takes the classic Eau formula and gaves it amazing projection and lasting power - by adding elements such as wood, vetiver, and synthetic musk. There's a very nicely done lemon note here, too. Overall, this is a green, balmy Eau de Cologne along the lines of Eau du Coq by Guerlain.

What's even better is that there's a dewy coumarin (newly mown hay) note in the drydown that lasts for hours. This stuff is so good it's unbelievable. Definitely planning on getting a full bottle of this one.

A nice, inoffensive, overpriced, summery grapefruit-and-herb scent...but I can't think of any fragrance I'd associate less with NY! For me, this evokes fresh, forested mountain air and sea breezes...and if it were up to me (ha ha), it would be named Eau de Seattle! :-P

(I like Seattle, if that wasn't clear, so don't get offended, Seattlites. Or New Yorkers.)

The most realistic perfume ever!
I like its pure citric and leafy opening and also like the middle which is not so floral as it plays in the opening before citruses, instead is more vetivery and minty with a blossomy undertone. Dry down is still pure but not so extraordinary as opening; kin of a musky and woody smell.
Rich and acceptable, lovable and admirable. But familiar to nose. Preferably if I had it I would wear it in late spring and summer. Strongly resistible against warmth and sweating. Sticks on skin and won't leave!
An outdoor masterpiece, more masculine than feminine.

The fragrance signature of the Big Apple is a unisex that has being controversial for those who are not followers of the brand ... but not for me: vibrant edge citrusy points and quite friendly and warm in the neroli and basil from core and woods at the bottom, is a favorite for women who appreciate the house Bond 9 and do remember New York with love when using it.

Most have chosen this fragrance seduced by "dominant" consider citrus and being refreshing; yet, for me, its complexity is higher: develops and discover over time as a slightly spicy essence anchored in the flowers that give way to yummy vetiver which brings the male audience as well as the female.

-Well balanced, full-bodied (and I would say quite opulent despite its fluent, green-like seduced ), its length is optimal at skin (good Sillage).

This is a nice fragrance, but after my second wear, I realized something. This, smells exactly like something else in the top. After rumbling my brain for about an hour, I ended up in Dillards, and walking pass the Ed Hardy line, I said yep, "Love and Luck". Came home sprayed them both on my hand and sure nough, they are the same for the first 30 minutes.

However, Ed Hardy begins to transition at the 45 minute or so mark while Eau de New York continues with the vibrant citrus note. It is much brighter and much fresher at the top and the top sticks around longer. After about 2 hours the citrus begins to pull back and the florals kick it and here is where, if in a marathon, Bond begins to get a second wind and pull away. The middle of EDNY is a sweet floral citrus which is very appealing to my nose. Around hour 6 (yep it is still projecting) the musk kicks in while the floral takes a back seat but there is still some citrus lurking in the shadows.

For a citrus in that family this is ahead of the class by far; however, is it worth the extra $150 you will pay for it retail? Depends. I think a very good alternative to the basic nose and bargain fragrance lover, Ed Hardy works. The middle is different but the top and base are almost identical. Love and Luck is a bit more synthetic smelling but it isn't bad. If you need a run of the mill citrus to fill the stock then go with Ed Hardy but if you only want one fragrance that is citrus then EDNY is the way to go.

This smells like bathroom or kitchen cleaner, really.

Smells like every other citrus aromatic out there. Nothing special.

I'm beginning to detect a pattern here: Bond no 9 really knows what they're doing when it comes to citrus. EAU DE NEW YORK, another beautiful edp in their line-up, opens with an array of high-quality citrus. Yum, yum, yum--no Lemon pledge here! The brisk and refreshing opening gives way to a lovely melange of light florals and dries down in a vetiver-rich woodiness.

This is a very pleasurable fragrance to wear, with unexpectedly good staying power and sillage for a citrus aromatic. I like this a lot--the perfect hot summer scent to lift one's spirits fragrantly to the shimmering sunlit heavens. Is it earthshatteringly original? No. Do I *have* to have a bottle? No. Do I want one anyway? Yes!

Have tested this sample about 4 times over 2 days and I do not like it. I hate it on me, and doubt it would be any better on a man. The scent I smell is that of a spray I last smelled in a hospital, that was used to mask bad odors. It lasts about 2 hours on me and then, mercifly, fades away.

I wanted to give this fragrance a second chance since my first two tries back in May 2008.

I am so glad I did. Today in San Francisco the fog has rolled in and has not cleared yet. The chilled air, the salt water smell of the bay and the scent of Eau de New York has placed me in a relaxed and happy state of mind.

I am so enjoying this scent, the neroli and vetiver are the two dominant accords. I now can see myself adding this scent to my collection. It is a great scent for any climate.

Sometimes it is hard to live by your own words; "Give it (fragrance) several tries before making a quick judgment about it."

MMMM! Loved this! Very citrusy! I'll get this one for my citrus Bond scent. I wanted Little Italy, but that one didn't turn out so well :(

Its going to be a hot day here in San Francisco and I had been mising using my body lotion from Bvlgari's Petits et Mamans. I was in the mood to mix something up today. So, I decide to wear the last bit of the sample of Bond No. 9 Eau de New York. I was looking for a talc powder scent mixed with some citrus notes. I found it with this combinations.

I have tested this fragrance several time now and this is my thoughts on it: This fragrance open up with floral notes (jasmine and lily)on me, then it warms up to a tangy citrus (grapefruit and mandarin)notes. The final scent is a combinations of a musky scent mixed with undertones of woodsy notes. I would recommend this fragrance more for a woman.

I'm starting to realize that vetiver just isn't my note! Especially when it's mixed with a woody base. I like the top citrus notes in Eau de New York, but the veviter just totally overtakes them on my skin. Not one, I really care for on me. It does have unbelievable lasting power & sillage. This would smell better on a man in my opinion. I'd give it a 1 out of 5 stars. Not me at all.