Bond No. 9 Perfume

Elegant, Simple, Signature I have two 100 ml bottles of this juice and they are both Parfum versions. Lately, as my dealer statement, they are producing this one as EDP, but i'd recommend you to check sticker at the bottom of the bottle and search for "Parfum" lattering. Although my old bottle is mat yellow and new bottle is shiny yellow, there is no difference between two bottles in terms of smell and performance. In the opening, you encounter mostly with a musky-lemony vibe. It is not listed in the notes but, trust me lemon is there and gives very fresh, refreshing opening to this juice. After an hour, rose starts to show itself, without being too powdrey, dark or femine. Tonka starts to escort this rose and put fragrance in a semi sweet spot. I am not sure where is the oud because it is too shy. It should be well blanded with the other notes. A clean, elegant rose, lemon, tonka and musk cooperation starts and runs till the end of the fragrance. Juice in general simple, clean, charming and totally unisex. Bond Signature scent gives the feel that, you are using an expensive fragrance. Everybody around you will be pleased its clean, fresh, sweet vibe. It could be used all seasons, all occasions and it is very easy to wear. Personally, i am using this in office or evening dinners with my friends in a nice cafe. Performance is great. 3 sprays for the indoors and 4-5 sprays for outdoors will be sufficient. It’s not a cheap fragrance, i don’t recommend to blind buy this one. If you are in a pursuit of an easy to wear, clean, comfoting niche fragrance which lasts and lasts, give it a chance. After a while it will be your signature as the name says.. Total: 7,5 / 10

This perfume is also known as Bond No 9 Signature Perfume. That is what the sales associates at Bond's flagship call it. Ironically, this should be no one's signature scent. Not that it isn't good. It's because to my nose, this should be reserved for the dressiest of occasions. It's an opulent, elegant smelling affair. When I was a child, well dressed ladies would visit my house and invariably remove makeup cases from their handbag, and cross their legs as they reapplied makeup. This perfume is reminiscent of what some of their makeup cases smelled like. I loved it then, and I love this fragrance now. Everyone complaining about the lack of oud has every right to complain, because it is well hidden. Not non existant. If you smell for it you will find it. But certainly not an oud forward perfume. I believe all four notes to be well blended to the pinnacle of simplicity. The final product far exceeds the sum of its parts. As a man I have no trouble pulling this off if I am wearing my best suit or something with a cummerbund. It leans slightly feminine, but still quite unisex. I have owned this fragrance for six years, and I only recently finished my travel size bottle (less than half an ounce) which was a gift I received for buying a full bottle of another Bond. This indicates that I followed my own advice of using it for fancy occasions exclusively, and also that a scant two sprays were required, nothing more. Projection, sillage, and longevity are all outstanding. Now I have my 100 ml bottle, and it is just gorgeous. I always missed having it as I waited for my travel size to be used up. I feel my Bond collection is looking more complete these days.

I don't know what "real oud" smells like and I am not sure I totally care. What I do know is what this smells like - a GORGEOUS FRAGRANCE. I am not a nose of all things oud: real oud, quality oud or anything relating. This review is not based on whether or not the oud in Bond No 9 is some divine mana from heaven - it is based on my take on this fragrance, irregardless of price, and oud quality. Bond No 9 is just the right balance of masculinity and femininity. The opening is gorgeous, the dry down is sultry, slightly exotic and enticing. I sampled this at home a few months ago, and kept thinking about how nice it was and finally decided to buy a full bottle. It opens slightly bergamot citrus like (yes I know its not in there). Sweet beautiful rose blunted from being in your face with a gorgeous woody note, and musk. As it dries it warms and becomes more musky and slightly spicy woody note. The rose never fully leaves. This scent lasts and lasts. I wore it all day yesterday, and got stopped several times, inquiring what smells so good. The best was at 10 pm, when I was walking dogs. As I walked down the sidewalk, I approached a few people and some power company workers fixing some down lines. They all wanted to know (asking if the beautiful scent was coming from me? as there was a breeze that blew by me in their direction, apparently it had them perplexed as the the source.) The lady wanted to know what it was and had me write it down. She said it was wonderful. It is a nice fragrance, and very modern. I really love it.

Maybe the world of fragrance has many ouds but here is an oud that only come out of the fabled melting pot that is New York!! Bond No.9 Signature perfume contains four superbly harmonious East/West ingredients. Earthy, sultry oud is representing the Eastern world. Playing up against it is the rose, that epitome of refined sweetness, treasured in both the Middle East and the New World. Tonka beans from South America add to the heat with its caramel-almond flavor And White musk, from the Asian deer musk , further underscores oud’s carnal nature! (essenza-nobile) What makes Perfume so unique in the Bond No. 9 scent repertory is that it is a study in contrasts, a mingling of East and West , Ancient and modern! This fragrance Frankly seductive and erotic! I am not fan of the Oud but when I spray it on my body I just tell my self oh my god! It Capture my Soul And takes my Breath Away! Trully Amazing Fragrance. An Excellent perfume from house of bond no.9. خوش بختانه افتخار تست این عطر رویایی رو داشتم واقعا اسم عطر برازنده ی اونه. یک شاهکار به یاد ماندنی از خونه ی bond no 9. من به شخصه طرفدار عود و رز نیستم اما این دو اسانس به طرز استادانهای تو این عطر به کار برده شده. بین تمامی اسانس ها یک توازن خارق العاده برپاست. تلفیق هنر شرق و غرب. ایجاست که عطر سازی معنای هنر به خودش میگیره. این عطر واقعا متحیرم کرد. فقط بودجه زیادی میطلبه اما صد در صد ارزش خرید رو داره.

2nd review. This fragrance smells amazing. Top 3 fragrances easily for me. The opening blows me away every time. it is definitely very uplifting and brings me a lot of joy. This is not a EDP. Its 30 plus percent concentration puts it in the pure perfume category. It just last and last. The quality makes this feel like it is never offensive. Great for all occasion and all seasons. Just easy on the trigger on those summer days. A lot of people are commenting there is no oud in here. I understand why they might feel that way. Typically you here oud and look for the more commonly recognizable, and in my opinion overly used, presentation of oud in a more eastern style of perfumery. This trend is becoming exceptionally popular and quickly abused. Typically dry, woody, and musty. In this oud, as there are multiple variations of oud, is more aromatic, woody, and slightly sweet. And the way it blends with the florals is down right phenomenal. It's Bond No 9's blending of both western and eastern styles, but for a primarily western audience. They've accomplished this very successfully IMHO and since I've seen no fragrance accomplish the same in this manner I would say that makes this a very original fragrance in it's on right. Plus it just smell damn good and like nothing I've ever smelled before. I really hope more people get to try this.

I have a Bon Bon of this as part of the purchase. I would love a bottle of this but it's the most expensive. So no way I would spend money on a full bottle. (maybe 50ml bottle) I try it on my skin for the first time today. Due to its high concentration, I only need two little dabs and it lasts throughout the day. I am not sure if other people can smell it but I can, and it smells great. It's just perfect for a special occasion like this holiday! The scent is actually almost like a oriental/gourmand because it's smooth, creamy, and sweet. It makes me think of a a really nice $$$ cake. Oud here is not woody, but it gives the scent the richness, depth, and warmth. Tonka bean is just typical sweet note. I don't get any musk really. Mostly just rose and Oud. It's a very nice combination, which means it's not very masculine, so I wouldn't wear this on a regular basis. It's one of the nicest from Bond No.9

Fragrance -Signature Scent by Bond No 9 Bottle from - 2015 Signature is a nice,fresh,woody,musky and aromatic scent. Reminds me a little bit of Shelter Island by Bond No 9 and Scandal by Roja Dove.I'm not sure about the name"Signature Scent",but nevertheless it is a beautiful and well-blended scent. Longevity - 10/10(10+hours) Silage/projection -8/10(nice projection for the first 3-4 hours,silage also exist) Weather - all time(Versatility-9/10) Age - 22+ Compliments - 9/10 Scent - 8/10 Main notes according to me -rose,tonka bean,musk,oud. The drydown is nice and i get some -sweetness,woodiness and musk. Emotions -fresh,sensual,seductive,sexy. Occasion -casual activities,office,dates,college and night out. Could be a nice signature scent.Perfect for more less any ocasion and any time of year.You'll get compliments with this one.

This is another sample I requested from one of my recent orders with them. Finally, an scent with oud that I can actually wear! Oud and my skin don't get along that well, so I was a little apprehensive to even request this one as a sample. I'm really digging the note combo in this one though. The rose and musk do give a slightly clean vibe but the oud and tonka come in and keeps it from being too clean. They help to "dirty" it up a little, keeping it sexy and smooth. I would actually like to smell this on a man; I think it would be lovely, but women can easily pull this one off as well. Sillage and longevity are great on my skin. If you're not much of an oud fan or it doesn't agree with your skin, try this one on for size.

Dilish... love it! Got a sample at Saks this morning and as soon as I opened the bon bon wrap the smell immediately took me over. I dabbed it on my skin and I really like how it smells on me. Floral, sharp, sweet but fresh. It reminds me of another perfume, a masculine one, but I cant remember which one. Either way, along with NY for mothers and High Line, this is another wonderful Bond no 9. Will test for a couple more days and decide whether I am willing to buy it. PS: After wearing a little dab of it on my wrists and neck ALL DAY, I have to say that this has great longevity. It's been about 8 hours and I can still get whiffs of it every time I move around. HEAVENLY!!!!

Husband bought this for me when I was pregnant with our first child. The irony is that I couldn’t stand it when I was pregnant and barely wore it. Now that I’m not pregnant I love it and it reminds me of my pregnancy and carrying my child. I think if you grew up in the 90s you will love this scent. I say this because it carries a blend of sweet floral, woodsy and aquatic notes that spark memories of the 90s-it’s like someone took Aquanet Hairspray, Malibu musk, loves baby soft, Cool Waters and combined them into a smooth and refined scent that has a woodsy warm base (oud) that’s very chic and sexy. It’s very warm and pretty- and smells like hot girls and guys of the 90s.

I just sampled this at Sals and have been wearing it for about an hour now. I'm just starting this fragrance journey so my vocabulary probably isn't what it should be. On me this is super aggressive strong and sexy. There is a pungent sort of metallic - in a good way aroma right off the bat and it's slowly revealing a subtle Rosiness. I think of oud as having a sweet vanilla - ish quality. And I usually find musk a little sweet. This doesn't smell like either of those. This reminds me a bit of Juliet got a Gun Another Oud or Mad Madam. It's more masculine than both tho. My husband can't stop smelling me :) so on me anyway it's delicious

Whoever says it smells like Davidoff and is fresh and they don’t n get the oud does not have the real perfume. I dont know what perfume is in there but is not Bond number 9. I bought it from a perfume site also and is the same thing smells like Davidoff and is fresh. My sister got it from their store and it smell totally different snd the oud is there and all the other notes listed here.l finally found out the mystery with this perfume . I went to Bond 9 store and showed them the bottle my sister has and it looks like she has Tribeca and it was in the gold bottle for special edition. So crazy.

OK. This is a very Western oud fragrance. Bond No.9 has managed to use oud to its advantage and stay true to its own style of perfumery. For this, Bond No. 9 is a success. This was never meant to be an Eastern fragrance. To expect such would be foolish if one is familiar with Bond No.9 For what is listed for the note composition, this is great! Longevity is on par with what you'd expect from an EDP, the sillage is marvelous on me and it does grab attention. This is very enjoyable for whoever knows what to expect from it.... This showcases an extremely clean-cut rose/oud accord.

Is there a difference between special edition and the signature one. My sister got one from their store and does not smell anything like what I got. I got traveling size from frangance net mine does smell a little like Davidoff but what she got is totally different. I am confused does anybody know. The one that my sister had from their website does not smell at all like cool water. Totally opposite. I finally figure out the mystery with this perfume. I went to Bond 9 store. My sister has Tribeca it was for special edition on the gold bottle.

Been wanting this scent since 2012, but the price point is almost unbearable. But this year I pulled out the stops and pulled the trigger. By far the best Musk dominant perfume ever. The musk is "limey," "salty," "green," but never ever harsh or sharp - and I mean never. You can inhale the musk from upclose, or sniff it from afar, and it will never smell like a cheap overwhelming musk. This is one of those perfumes you buy for the mastery in balance of chemistry, not for it's uniqueness.

This is such a lovely perfume. Well blended that i only notice the oud mildly in the background, not too upfront. The rose is smooth as latte ... So this i can say, very much wearable anytime any season. And also very balanced for unisex. Long lasting and the sillage is good. This is a perfume that suits a businessman, rich man, fashionista, ceo and ministers. With strong characters... Beautiful bottle too. This is a must have in my collection!

New York City's niche house has created what I feel is an homage to the city's Rockefeller Rose Garden and the Hudson River. Bond No. 9 Perfume is earthy, aquatic, and incredibly sweet. There's supposed to be tonka beans somewhere there, but it's the aqueous rose that envelopes the musky accord. The dry-down is vibrant and goes on forever--pretty much like what the beautiful noise of NYC does.

Magnificent fragrance and for those who dislike it, get your noses checked out cause the smell of heaven won’t reach you till you do so! 10/10 for me. I understand it’s expensive but well ahead of other perfumes that try to create a fragrance with rose, oud, and musk. An extreme compliment getter and chick magnet. It lasts forever on my skin.

I received my sample a few days ago and I was blown away. The fragrance is sensual, woody, and dries down to a nice soft noticeable musk. It is expensive, however, I think I am going to invest in a bottle. When I wear this perfume I can't stop smelling my wrists! It puts me a very nice mood which is an added plus!

I do not like oud. Never could join the trend. When I see it in a note list or title I avoid the fragrance all together, but the Bond No 9 lady tricked me into to trying this at Nordstrom. THIS SMELLS AMAZING! I love it and I feel great in it. Leaves a nice scent cloud for the major duration of the day.