New Haarlem Bond No 9 for women and men

Mmmmm. The sweet smell of french toast, syrup and vanilla but it doesn't get as sweet as it sounds. Something in this fragrance keeps it from getting Candyish sweet. very beautiful fragrance but I have it in a 3.4 oz bottle and I won't EVER use this up in this lifetime. I'd like to swap it and maybe get me a 1.7 oz or get me a pocket spray of this. Don't need the 3.4 oz and it shouldn't really be collecting dust with me : )

I own New Haarlem and Rochas Man, and Michael Jordan Legend
If you like Either One of these,
Try Body Heat by Bod Man
The one that looks like a Hand Grenade Bottle
It is $15-20 at Walmart, Kmart

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Here is a quick review.

Every time I smell this, a massive smile appears on my face.

This smells like a good coffee in a spicy environment. I also smell a little bit of coconut and vanilla.

If you sniff long enough, you also get some of that cedar and bergamot.

What a great winter fragrance.

Longetivity and projection is damn good.

When Bond N9 are on fire, they produce something as stunning as New Haarlem.

If you want to get this perfume for 40 dlls, simply buy Rochas Man... same notes, same creator. Maurice Roucel did both and as usual Bond No9 executives have no problem in duplicate already tested perfumes, but hey, the bottles are great!

This is a very good scent. It starts fresh for a minute before it become syrupy, coffee like, and vanilla on my skin. This is the best coffee fragrance I've tried so far. Great projection and longevity (10+ hours). A must try. 9.5/10.

Oh wow, this smells like celery on me!! If I make an effort I can make out the notes and think it might be the mix of the lavender and coffee that turns into the celery. Totally all wrong with my chemistry!

For a person who doesn't like coffee, this is horror.
Grabs you by the throat in a bad way.
Grasping for air while washing this off...
Next!

2/10

I got it for myself,
my wife has taken it over...
awesome stuff...

Confession time. I was no fan of Bond nr 9, to put it mildly. Snobbish wannabe perfumers, I thought. With too much fragrances that were way too expensive. And in 'those' bottles that scream 'Look at me, I have bought a Bond nr 9. I'm rich! I'm more than you, you daily grinders!'. A bottle of Bond doesn't invite to 'Smell me!'. It's bling bling for the monied white Upper East side crowd. The fragrance house of Mr. Big in 'Sex and the City'. The epithome of 'fashio-nazi'.
But some time ago I received some Bond samples. I smelled them after putting my prejudices aside. Just as a fragrance, be it Bond or Revlon. And fair is fair, there are some duds in the Bond house, expensive duds. But they also have some really great fragrances. Too expensive but still: top fragrances. 'Chinatown' is top, IMHO.
Of course they have the money to hire the greatest noses around and give them free reign. Most of their customers propably buy the fragrances mostly for the bottle and don't care about the fragrance inside. I'm talking here about the fragrance. The bottle, the name and the package be damned. And 'New Haarlem' as a fragrance is just great!
Bond hired the great nose Maurice Roucel. He was obviously inspired by Muglers gourmand coffee-fragrance 'A-Men Pure Coffee', but he made an original excellent, unisex unsweet gourmand. And I like it very much. Me, the Bond-'hater'!
First of all Roucel kept it relatively simple. With maximum result. Roucel chose for the horizontal approach. No pyramid of notes with top, middle and base development but all notes in one line together that influence each other constantly and in this way create together with the warmth of the skin an evolution and development of scent that is fluid and flowing. Smooth. There are 6 notes in total: coffee, lavender, patchouli, vanilla, cedar and bergamot. Six so different and potential contradictory notes that in the hands of a second rate perfumer, could easily lead to a stinker and a scrubber. Lavender and coffee, anyone? But Roucel made it work.
When you apply it, you first detect a sweet vanilla lavender accord with some freshness of the bergamot. Surprisingly pleasing. It was hit or miss with these six notes. And it's hit. Then comes in the spicyness of the patchouli, with the dryness of the cedar and the coffee. After half an hour the coffee takes first seat while the other notes stay present to deepen things out and keep the development going. But the coffee is the star here. Roucel chose not sweet coffee, no exotic 'double latte cedar lavender vanilla with bergamot' or so, but naturally bitter, burned arabica. That slightly bitter and burned element goes very, very well with the lavender and the vanilla. And all the while the patchouli and the cedar accentuate the rich no nonsense, grounded earthiness of this fragrance. The drydown is long and smoothly evolves into a rich deep coffee-lavender-dark unsweet vanilla and cedar. It seems an implausible combination on paper, it is a daring creation but it that pays off big time in that New Haarlem is a great, rich and complex, earthy but smoky, deep and dry fragrance. The dryness that has the potential to be overbearing because of the coffee plus the cedar is kept in check by the subdued spiciness of the patchouli, the deep dark vanilla and the powdery lavender. The result a deeply pleasing, earthy, powerful and totally original fragrance that's IMHO perfectly unisex. And can even be worn in the office. But with that price tag it would maybe be a shame.
This fragrance oozes creativity and contemporary class and 'finesse'. It has that 'Je ne sais quoi' that all great fragrances have. A classic it is not (yet?), but it plays in the top league of fragrances. The coffee and patchouli anchor this fragrance from 2003 firmly into the 21st century. So 2 thumbs up for the fragrance. But in all fairness two thumbs down for the price.
But if you want to buy a Bond not only for the bottle but also for the fragrance inside, New Haarlem is the place to be.

Okay so here is my take on this one folks. I believe this and Green Irish Tweed are the only fragrances I wore for months before actually buying a full bottle. Why? Simply the price LOL!!!!

So I didn't buy this off of the hype or because it was Bond or because it was expensive. I bought this one because all Gourmand heads should have this one in their collection. Honestly put this is the last Gourmand I purchased but may be the first I finish.

This is to a "coffee" frag what Musc Ravageur is to a Musky frag. There is some coffee in it but coffee drinker like me would not call this coffee we would call it a desert with some coffee in it. It is maple syrup, vanilla with a hint of coffee. Almost like a Dark Chocolate Mocha with extra syrup for sweetness.

This is not a "coffee" (fresh ground/coffee bean, bitter nutty coffee) fragrance. But it is a wonderful fragrance. Buying this for coffee would be similar to buying Tobacco Vanille for Tobacco.

Longevity is terrific, projection is good, sillage is good overall scent...DIVINE! I have come to one conclusion Bond's sprayers suck! This doesn't have enough range and shoots sort of straight so I find myself not getting enough mist; however, that is a minor drawback for 10/10, 5/5 fragrance. I will always own this one unless someone can match it.

Finally I do own Rochas and they are different. They are similar much like Pure Havane and Tobacco Vanille are similar but they are just as far apart. The downfall of Rochas in comparison to this is that its sort of chemical where this one is 100% natural smelling.

BLIND BUY THIS! YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!

All I can say is WOW! This may be the best gourmand fragrance I have ever used. Long lasting and is perfect for the fall and winter time. Be advised, it may be addictive to wear. And you will get lots of compliments from the ladies...

When I first inhaled this fragrance, I got loads of coffee and vanilla. I found that to be wonderful, the coffee here is bitter and it plays perfectly with sweet, creamy vanilla reminding me of some kind of capuccino. After the first blast, though, it goes a bit wrong for me. I get lavander, no, I have nothing against lavander, but for me it ruins it. It starts to smell like some aftershave and gives a masculine edge which, IMO, wasn't necessary here. It does get better at the heart part, but it's still there and it stills annoys me.

The drydown is lovely coffee scent, feels very natural to me and I enjoy it very much, I can easily say that one of the best coffee scents I've tried. If it wouldn't be for lavander at the heart part, I'd definetely search for a bottle.

New Haarlem is a nice variation of Rochas Man. In fact, this should be called Rochas Man Intense (I know there`s one with this name). The coffee note is strong and well balanced with the rest of the composition. If you`re into Rochas Mand, A*Men, and other fragrances alike, you should try it!

This fragrance is like having thick maple syrup poured onto your skin that has a funky coffee vibe. It's way to sweet and very cloying and makes you feel uncomfortable. Rochas Man is so much better and lighter without the thick syrupy feel to it.

I don´t need to say nothing about this real gourmand, coffe, vanilla intenses, with a subtle vibe of patchouli and lavander, a artwork in fragrance IMO!

New Haarlem opens up with a slightly citrus flavor, guaranteed by bergamot (which lasts no longer than 5 minutes), accompanied by a dominance of strong dry coffee, like in A* Men Pure Coffee, not creamy as in Comptoir Sud Pacifique Vanille Mock.

In the meantime, lavender appears very lightly, but it only gives a hello and that's it, then it moves sideways (thankfully).

Over time, the aroma of coffee decreases, giving space to a wonderful caramel aroma!! Awesome scent, just awesome! Do yourself a favor and at least try it

Brilliant! I'm reminded a lot of Dolce & Gabanna By for women without the massive ba-da-bing from its ginger (if you like that fragrance but are too worried about offending people during the day, wear this one, and save the other for night--goodness knows that the current hard-to-find price makes this one just as 'affordable' as the other).

New Haarlem is coffee all over, smelling like it includes not only the beans, but the earthy leaves and wood from the whole coffee plant. Rich, woody and delicious.

Bergamot adds a beautiful clarity and allure, while lavender brings a crisp floral note that's softened with vanilla. Cedar adds to the earthy cleanliness of New Haarlem and even makes it a touch masculine, but not too much. Perfect for women too who like vanilla without a whole lot of saccharine.

Sillage and longevity are amazing. New Haarlem is smooth, smoky, sensual and inviting--like licking dense cappuccino foam off your lips.

New Haarlem is amazing!
Freshly ground coffee, blooming lavender and recently cut cedar.
Not overly complex but every single note is absolutely fantastic and can totally hold its own.
It's incredibly longlasting, about 24 hours on me and rather on the strong side.

I get a quick whiff of bergamot in the beginning. Quickly the coffee takes over and stays on top for several hours. For a while the lavender stands out the most and then the focus switches back and forth between coffee and cedar before finally the wood wins out.

Unlike other reviewers I can't detect a lot of sweetness. There's a hint of vanilla and an even softer touch of patchouli but both standing back, only providing support from the background.

It's my favourite Bond No. 9 and my review doesn't do it justice in any way. Quite expensive but worth every penny!

As much as I enjoy it on myself, I love it even more on a man.

Dos anyone know where in Canada (Ontario)I can pick this up ?

This scent is an instant classic to me. Its very gourmand and amazingly tasty. Coffee vanilla syropy vibe is in there. Its a very long lasting and very well made juice. Worth every penny as i get tons of compliments wearing it. I wish this line would be more affordable though. But nonetheless its worth it to shed some $ for it for sure. ~~R~

What does an,"Elderly African American Woman" Smell like? This smells like syrup and things of that nature so is he trying to say you smell like an Aunt Jemima??? You're still with this guy? Wow. To think you even thought it was polite or smart to even REPEAT it is astounding

maybe u should dump the boyfriend for having poor choice in words he sounds uneducated..
they one with the nasty african american commment

My fiance told me I smell like a "Waffle hut garbage can"

Smells like maple syrup on french toast. Very rich and well blended fragrance. Would be perfect on a cold winters day and one of the best gourmands around. Not a great blind buy as it's similar to Rochas Man and some prefer this over New Haarlem.

New Haarlem is the most realistic gourmand I have ever smelled. Angel Men is a gourmand in that it is sweet, but I can never imagine actually "eating" the scent, if that makes sense. With New Haarlem, it smells so much like a vanilla coffee cake that I want to lick my skin when I have it on.But beyond it's realism, New Haarlem is a one liner. Its just sweet, sweet, and more sweet. I do't think I would be able to wear this scent everyday. Its more for a special occasion. But if you want a true gourmand, New Haarlem is king.

Stop the presses! This is by far the best scent I have ever smelled! I can't say enough about it. It is pure heaven in a bottle. Rochas Man is similar but lasted no where near as long as this liquid gold. Also, it just doesn't have the punch of New Haarlem. Rochas Man is New Haarlem's puny step-brother, and A*Men is the abrasive, loud-mouth step-brother. New Haarlem is a confident and refined karate master that could easily kick both of their asses blindfolded. It is so smooth, so mature (but not in an old man sort of way), and so tasty.

My only disappointment...it took me 9 years to discover this gem.

10/10 (I'd go higher if I could)

this is a really fantastic, unconventional and distinctive perfume..an expensive precious gem which I feel very special to have it..Opens with a coffe note, but don't think it as a sweet yummy delicious coffe, but a bitter espresso instead (even tickling the nose), which gives a character to the scent according to me..coffe note dominates for the first hour, lavander some spices and a hint of patchouli come through, and afterwards the perfume evolves into a delicious creamy vanillic phase and lasts forever:)) it is definitely not sweet like many other vanilla perfumes on the market, vanilla with woods and spices make the scent unisex essentially.. it is warm cosy and classy, I love it on my husband and can't take my nose off his neck, I love it on me feeling different and charming..well this a must have for all vanilla lovers bored with the usual vanilla note and looking for something different..expensive true, but 100 ml bottle is huge which seems impossible to finish..

Another enjoyable creation from the Bond no 9 House.

I detect a fleeting citrusy accord in the top notes that quickly leads to very pleasant coffee notes which lasts for a couple of hours, then letting the vanilla come through in the drydown.

I agree with the previously described similarities with Rochas Man but find New Haarlem a bit less powdery and overall more refined...top ingredients I guess...

Great longevity and sillage; overall a great experience to wear for the day...

Thumbs up...!!!

vanilla and coffee notes are STRONG. DO not spray more than 4 times otherwise this fragrance will give you a headache in winter.. In summer 2 is enough. I sprayed the cologne at 6pm once before going out to eat one evening and I could still smell it on me the next morning when I woke up at 7.. So Longevity is superb.. I think its one of those fragrance to which ya have to get used to it. The drydown smells great.

I tried a sample of this, and adored it, so recently lashed out and bought a 50ml bottle. Well, I don't know what has gone wrong. The sample had an almost "edible" honey note and although the coffee was quite bitter, I really liked it, but oh this new bottle is really quite hard going. I am going to try to get through these liquorice and cough medicine beginnings in the hope that something nicer will evolve. The coffee is strong enough to stand a teaspoon up in, but it is overwhelmed by the herbal medicinal smell and I seriously think it's going to fail on me. Unless I like the top notes of a perfume I find it hard to struggle through them until the dry-down, and if I'm spending big biccies I want to like it from the beginning to the end.

Two hours later: I can't hack it any more. Washed off and back to the Prada Infusion d'Iris, the absolute opposite in perfume!

I smell expensive incense sticks. Nice however not for me:)

I am on the fence with New Harleem. To me, I just smell coffee (which I love), vanilla, and patchouli (which I hate). The scent is sharpen by the coffee mixed with herbal earthiness by patchouli. The subtly sweet vanilla is present but not all that important because I still find the scent sharp, strong, and definitely bitter. Maybe it just seems too mature or just not sweet enough for my taste. For a great coffee note fragrance, I think Pure Coffee, Pure Havane, or Mont Blanc Exceptionnel are better suited me.

Last week I went into Saks for the sole purpose of testing some Bond fragrances, notably this (for my husband) Lexington Ave, Union Square and their signature fragrance (for me). I sprayed New Haarlem onto the tester card, took a whiff and thought eww-too strong, pungent, not for me but maybe Hubby might like it and tucked the card into my purse.

None of the others I went to try left much of an impression, but Bryant Park smelled heavenly so I purchased a small purse spray of it. While there the SA urged me to try Saks en Rose which I sprayed on my arm. Thank you! I spent the rest of the say sniffing that area of my arm and loving it, it was so feminine, floral and a tad sweet, if I remember correctly. I wished I got that instead of the Bryant Park.

Anyway, Hubby didn't care for New Haarlem, but loved the sample of Success is a Job in NY I got with my purchase. The New Haarlem card stayed in my purse and the following day at work I'd get a whiff of it whenever I'd go near my bag. I can't get it out of my mind, once the aroma died down a bit it smelled so powerful, sexy, strong, confident and nearly edible, or drinkable if you will. I HAVE to have it, I'm going back this week. It's the kind of scent that gets you noticed, for bad or for good. I say that because I have the feeling when I wear this into work people will say, "Oh, she's wearing something _______ again" because I'm known for wearing unconventional scents. I don't care this is for me and I can't wait to get my hands onto a bottle of it!

I just had a whiff of this! I wanted to smell it because I live in the Dutch town called Haarlem... It smells very very spicey, not just pure coffee, but like walking into the old herbal pharmacy we have in my town. Very nice scent actually. When I asked about the price, I allmost fainted though... very expensive! But I like it, it's original and interesting.

This is one fun perfume. The term 'whack-a-doodle' comes to mind.

My first thoughts were strong mocha coffee, burnt toffee and edible rose petals (although this is probably the lavender/vanilla combo). Pure gourmand and it sits like a smoky dream on my skin.

Later the lavender becomes more of a force, luckily it remains edible in nature. Gourmand perfume aromas never mix well with indigestible notes, it just leads to nausea and gnashing of teeth. Of course Maurice would never do that to me.

Honestly, sometimes I think he makes perfume just for me.

So many great coffee frags, so little time! I am delighted to find in Bond no 9 NEW HAARLEM yet another of a cluster of compelling twenty-first century creations that honor our culture's favorite drug, caffeine, in its most potent potable form: French-press-produced silty black coffee!

NEW HAARLEM opens somewhat sweetly, but the strong dark coffee swiftly comes to dominate the composition all the way to the cedar-rich drydown. Like BELLE EN RYKIEL (2006), NEW HAARLEM (2003) skillfully blends lavender into the mix, but there is no hint of aromaticity in this oriental woody frag, while in BELLE the lavender is a clear focus in the opening.

In contrast to Trussardi INSIDE (2006) NEW HAARLEM has a strong cedar quality in the drydown. And NEW HAARLEM is definitely sweeter and more woody than Balmain BALMYA (2002).

All four of these edps have excellent longevity and medium sillage. So, which of this group do I prefer? That's a tough one. Each is distinctive, and all are pleasing to my nose. Since I already own bottles of INSIDE, BELLE, and BALMYA, I cannot really justify adding a bottle of NEW HAARLEM to my collection anytime soon, though I'd like to, and if I can nab a tester, I will!

This is a rich, delicious scent. I smell the coffee and vanilla, but I also get a chocolate scent (which is not listed). It is very long lasting. It smells more complex when it dries down. I smell the cedar more. This is definitely one that I would get in a larger size. Right now I am testing a sample and have tested it 3 times.

Luscious! Delicious! Beats the heck out of DSH Lumiere so far. To me, Lumiere misses out on coffee and renders too much spices that remind me of a chai latte in the end.

I was worried about this one because of lavender, not my favorite note, but I don't get too much of it. I get woody dark coffee. Made my heart actually jump and beat faster as I applied it and got my first smell.

OMG. I just... oh wow... you better be careful, if you're a guy and you're wearing this. I just may jump you on the street. Mrrroooooowww!!!

On me this smells like Salvador Dali Laguna with added coffee. Love it :)

This starts as a lovely resinous scent with woody patchouli toned down with coffee. I don't care for patchouli as a general rule, but here it is subtle and lays under the coffee in a more woody aspect, almost like the patchouli leaf when it's pulled right off the plant and crushed between the fingers. There's an almost chocolate feeling to fresh patchouli that is miles away from the oily hippy type we are used to smelling. As this scent mellows, I detect hints of vanilla and lavender but those fade into more of a feeling than a presence, like a breath of vanilla, a ghost of lavender. The overall dry down is warm and sweet, without being cloying or candy-like and the coffee remains clear, never going murky or milky. It's a lovely scent but definitely not your run of the mill fragrance. It belongs to a specific personality, an attitude. I'll retest in winter, but I imagine it's a knock-out in the colder months, too.

I should have loved it because it sounded delightful but it just didn't work for me.

Didn't strike me particularly the first time I wore it, but I had read positive things about it (including a mention in an article in Time magazine), so I didn't give up. Now I find I'm liking it more and more,it's got that bit of skank that I love, and a total stranger standing behind me in line told me how great I smelled. A winner.

I got this one and wore it to work, and i love this scent, i got so many commpliments from women and men theye all say the same thing ,THIS IS A KEEPER i love this scent, but beware you cant spray to much it can be to strong thats the thing about the great colognes they cost alot and it is worth it the great one are made to be high stadards ,so just a couple of spray last a long timemy next one will be coney iland.

Coffe, vanilla, lavender and patchouli! This fragrance is HOT, it is like pure gold. It is not that sweet as it sounds. The coffee is dark and the vanilla is creamy. New Haarlem is rich and long lasting with subtle sillage. Now this is my favorite fragrance.

I go weak at the knees for fragrances with coffee ... and New Haarlem is a GREAT coffee fragrance. It's rich and dark, balanced just right with a touch of sweet vanilla and spice. I couldn't stop myself from sniffing my arm every few minutes, which would have been okay except that I was still in the store and, well, it just looks...strange.

I want it ... I WANT IT... and if I didn't already have some Jo Malone Black Vetiver Cafe waiting for me at home, I would have taken possession of a bottle right then.

I got a sample of this today and it smells like French Toast! I only put a dab of the sample on and it's STILL there. It still feels like I just sprayed it on. I really like this :)

Marvellous, jummy coffee scent. One of the most longlasting among the Bond No 9 that I´ve tried.

Works really good on both men and women. It´s strong, heady and will get noticed. This isn´t any bland coffee, no this is strong, black and energising. When I wear it I feel both comfy and uplifted. Maybe it´s the combo lavender/coffee that makes it? A lot of perfumes with coffee notes disapears on me after less than half an hour, but this don´t.

I like it a lot, but not really love, since I don´t feel like smelling coffee so often.

But indeed a must try for coffee lovers!

This has been my HG Coffee scent from first sniff! I have a small decant and love it more each time I wear it. Creamy coffee goodness with luscious hints of Lavender. For me, this scent conjures images of inhaling that first cup of steaming creamed coffee after spending the night before in a smokey, whiskey laced Blues Club....and yes, I am still wearing the clothes from the night before because I haven't been to bed yet!

This is a beautiful Rich Creamy goddess of a scent. Warm like a cup of coffee with loads of tonka bean on my skin. Spice is just right. Could wear this with no problems. Love it, need to get a bottle soon! Very Rich in deed and I love how unique it is..

It was a cold morning when I was trying to decide what fragrance to wear. I was off to a dental appointment and wanted something comforting and soothing.

New Haarlem is a great EdP for a cold day. It cuddles you with soothing notes of vanilla, coffee and patchouli. I have been enjoying my morning(even after my dental appointment) smelling my wrist while sipping my latte. They both go well together.

In warm weather, just use one spray. Otherwise it can be a little overpowering.

I loved this one when I smelled it in the store, but when I tried it on my skin it smelled like my grandfather. It smells to old and masculine for me.

This is a very nice fragrance!!!!
the Vanilla really compliments the coffee and patchoulli.
This is what a-men would like to be when it grows up. Sophisticated and smooth.

Hmmmmm an odd scent.
it remainds me of A-man but this is the refinde and rich version. First thing appealed to me was the simmelarety to Arabian woods and incens. it smells really arabian to my arabian nose :)

I am happy to say that this one is not orintal like somany western orintals. Thumps up.

As with most Bond fragrances, they keep surprising me with different notes each time I wear them.

At first, I thought this was too sweet and come on strong.

Other times, I mixed this scent with other fragrances from my collection. I enjoyed adding "something new (New Haarlem) to an existing scent."

This scent today smells like I am seating in a cafe drinking a vanilla latte after having picked some fresh lavender.

I have added this scent to my "I Want" list.

The first time I tried this fragrance, I thought it was too sweet. The coffee, vanilla and patchouli came on strong at first.

I have only tested this and do not own it. If purchased, I would use this to blend with others in my collection.