FiDi

I fell in love with Lafayette Street by this house and I decided to explore other Bond fragrances. I headed over to Jomashop and saw FiDi on sale for a steal of a price so I pulled the trigger and purchased it blindly. At first, I absolutely LOATHED this fragrance. I found it to be too peppery, too dense, and slightly suffocating. I shelved it for a few months until one day I accidentally sprayed it on not paying attention thinking it was Lafayette Street. I don’t know if it needed some time to truly blossom or if my taste has evolved since first purchasing this but I found the wear absolutely delightful! What I once found to be too thick, dense and suffocating became a rich, robust hyper masculine, virile, spicy composition with just a touch of sweetness to round out the fragrance. It kind of smells like Armani code with a heaping of peppery spices and the vanilliac sweetness dialed down one notch above the absolute minimum. There’s even a slightly leathery/suede animalic accord in the background (which could be coming from the Lotus and nutmeg heart) just like Armani code. It performs really well too with longevity reaching the 10 hour mark and projection maintaining at about a foot or two for the life of the wear. The sillage is alluring, wafting about giving your an air of masculine sophistication and virility. Less is more with this fragrance, 2 to 3 sprays yields the best results, any more and you’ll be choking out, and triggering the allergies of everyone within 3 feet of you. I wouldn’t say its a potent composition but it is very robust and rich and can become cloying if over sprayed. I’d recommend if you’re into spicy masculine fragrances, even if you’re not FiDi is still at least worth sampling.

After an initial blast of black pepper, this settles down to include musk and watery florals. As it dries down, it seems to gain complexity. At the point of dry down, I wasn't sure I could hang with the strong, peppery, burnt plastic smell, which is probably just the natural consequences of combining this much black pepper with fresh notes like bergamot and lotus. As this matures, it truly morphs into something lovely. The soapy aspect comes out and the peppery note fades into a background role. I made the mistake of reading some of the reviews while trying this for the first time — the reviewer who said this smells like Dial soap is *not wrong.* I'd say this is a very traditionally masculine, yet unique fresh spicy, slightly musky, clean/soapy scent. I'm considering getting a bottle simply because it reminds me of my dad, who passed a while ago and always used Dial soap. Longevity is quite good on me, but it's not so strong that it'll clear a room because of that initial, peppery blast. As someone who adores clean, very soapy scents, I'm thrilled to have found one with the kind of lasting power I need and want in all day fragrance.

Smells so interesting, in a good way. Girls love it and it has manly smell to it. The base finished with this fizzy like feeling, not sure what not that would be from. 12 hour longevity on my skin with moderate projection. People hate on Bond frags because they don’t have anything better to do. Bonds are nice mass appealing scents for people that want to dip their toe into a safe niche brand. Update: this smell is the best bond by far. Lasts forever, 36+ hours on skin and smells just so great. I showered twice and it’s still not off haha. I have literally had so many compliments with this fragrance that I’m considering buying another bottle.

Absolutley beautiful scent. This is a beautiful fresh spring and summer scent. To me it smells a lot like Prada Luna Rossa EDT - but FIDI is much better. Luna Rossa is nostalgic for me, so it explains why I love this one so much. I gave it a wear today and got a good 6-7 hours with it. It does not have beastly longevity, but for the scent profile it does really well. The projection is moderate, nothing crazy. This smell is gorgeous - smells like spring in a bottle. I will definitely be picking up a bottle for the summer season.

I got a sample of this yesterday and I've worn it the last two days. The main notes I pick up are Pepper, Mandarin Orange, Lotus, a little of the cedar, and a little of the musk. It's a peppery, floral, a little citrus...It's not bad. I let a fellow fragrance enthusiast at work smell it, and he was like, 'that's not bad. I like that.' It's a nice fresh scent. The price tag is still a bit too high though. As much as I love the Bond No 9 brand, the prices on their new release fragrances keep going higher and higher.