Jones Beach

As noted by the brand, Jones Beach is a fragrant representation of sand, surf, sunshine, bare skin and bare feet. In this reviewer's opinion, Bond No. 9 has remarkably and very successfully achieved its goal. Like the similar (but noticeably different) Fire Island, Jones Beach conjures up coastal breezes, salty air and most cleverly the lightly sweet musky scent of skin that has been in the sun. Where Fire Island goes heavily for a just applied 'sunscreen on skin' vibe, I think Jones Beach instead opts for how your skin might smell at the end of a day at the beach. That is, once your sunscreen has mostly worn off. Looking at the brand's published notes, aside from the white musk, you would not expect a combination of Calone, Orange Flower Absolute, Ambrox & Violet to achieve such a clear representation of skin that is not shower fresh clean, but not dirty either. It's the smell of skin that has been in and out of salt water and since dried in the sun. Although not listed as a note, I swear that I detect a small amount of tuberose here as well. As I have come to expect from Bond No. 9, the performance is outstanding. On my skin it lasts an entire work day and I can still clearly smell it when I'm changing out of my work clothes at the end of the day. I've now worn this several times to work and out on the weekends and at least a few of my friends and colleagues have commented positively about how nice it smelt. It's not nearly as powerful as Fire Island, but that OK with me. I think that Jones Beach is meant to be a more understated fragrance. This is a very fun, relaxed and not too serious offering from Bond No. 9 and it gets 2 thumbs way up and 5 stars from me.

This one is sure to bring out a double whammy of haters because, one, it's Bond, and two, it has calone as a listed note. I bet a lot of the downvotes are from people who haven't even smelled it. Now, I'm no Bond apologist (some of the criticism is very valid), but objectively, they have some very well done scents, although probably more misses than hints. All of that is to say that I like to think of myself as having a neutral opinion on the Company overall. Anyway, as for this one, it is the absolute best Bond that I've ever smelled, and it's exactly what I've been looking for in an everyday three season rich freshie. The mix of light melony fruit plus a hint of ambrox and florals nails the sweet spot of being light, but balanced with sufficient but not overpowering body... and it lasts a reeeeally long time. I think that's actually the recipe for success that you see with Aventus, not that they smell at all the same. I would liken it to the balance achieved in a malty unfiltered IPA. Anyway, don't let others sway you. Get your nose on it, wear it for a while because it gets better as it goes along, decide for yourself, but never - and I repeat, NEVER- pay full retail for this. I'm sure it'll be available on the grey market for less than half price in a few months.

This is in no way a kiddy scent yet it has a "coming of age" vibe. Aquatic to the point of almost feeling submerged. This Bond reminds me more of lake beach than ocean beach. It`s slightly brash and busy, but like the fourth of July, a ton of fun. I`m enjoying this summer appropriate musk. It has a plasticky, motor oil richness that never gets too crazy. The dirty parts round out the florals. The very human sebaceous quality is alluring. It`s sexy in an" I`m dating my mechanic" sort of way. Don`t look for any fun tropical cocktails here. Jones Beach is more like wine coolers spilled in the parking lot right along with the Red Solo Cups and Styrofoam coolers that transport them. The more I wear this the more I like it. Forever young.

One reviewer ever said that Bond's fragrances were hit and miss... When they hit it, it would be quite iconic, and when they miss it, it would be a disaster. They release (correct me if I'm wrong) about 4 or 5 regular fragrances in 2019, the first one that caught me was Greenwich Village... And then they released some not memorable fragrances... Then came Jones Beach. Jones Beach for me is a hit. This is a clean and happy perfume, with a lot of musk and orange blossom, maybe it's not groundbreaking, but it's a very pleasant unisex fragrance. I cant detect the calone, so for anyone who hates seaweed marine vibe, this one is really worth testing. Moderate silage but longlasting.

I am completely enchanted by this scent! There’s something very nostalgic about it. Besides the obvious white floral notes (I personally smell honeysuckle), the “funk” that some other people have described reminds me of a freshly wet bathing suit after a day at the beach. I’m immediately transported to childhood trips to Galveston: something plastic-y and uniquely 90s (maybe a Barbie doll smell?), sunscreen, seaweed, and clean sweat. When I wear this, it’s 1996, and I fall asleep in the back of mom’s minivan wrapped in my damp towel, comparing sunburns with my best friend and beach boys playing softly in the background.

I have the ENTIRE Bond No 9 house! By far this is in my top 3! I love this. I grew up in New York and this fragrance takes be back to Jones Beach!! I can smell the oranges blossoming with my feet in the sand and the sun warming my skin! Makes my mouth water writing this review! This one is a game changer! By far better than Fire Island and Coney Island...it is a must own!! Even though it is a true spring and summer scent I am wearing it after Christmas! lol...true love for this fragrance!

This was a blind buy for me. I immediately feared I didn’t like it, and the initial spray/wear I still wasn’t sold. After I wore it once I’d catch interesting whiffs of it and then I was all in! Kinda weird at first but sunny, complex and interesting. I had multiple people ask me what I was wearing at a wedding.

Reminds me of a less fem fire island. It's like how certain bonds are like fun beachy.. this is like more classy beachy. Worth checking out.

This is an interesting one. Very abstract aquatic without overt aquatic notes except for calone. I have many aquatics to compare but this is different than all I own or have tried. The calone is not overdosed like Penhaligon Blasted Heath. It doesn't smell like beachwalk or solei blanc which are more suntan lotion, and it's not tropical like virgin island water. It's more abstract like Aqua Motu from Comptoir or Montale Sandflowers. This is orange blossoms with a touch of sea. It smells like a beach without salt or seaweed. Replace salt and seaweed with Musky Pheromones. Like you've been hanging out at the beach and the smell mixes with your skin. It's hard to describe but when you smell it you'll know it. I like it for the art and it makes me appreciate Acqua Motu a bit more because it's slightly better than Jones Beach. In that one they replicate the smell of pheromones and sand really well. Artwork in a bottle. Relaxing to me but I like wierd frags. I could see why most people dislike it. Worth a full bottle? Probably not IMO. Worth a larger decant just for the artistic appreciation? Yes. Scent 7/10 Performance 7/10

I wouldn't class this fragrance as a citrus aromatic by any stretch of the imagination. It's a woody floral. Very heavy on the orange blossom and Ambroxan, so if you dislike or struggle with both (or either) of these notes, you should proceed with caution. Calone becomes more prominent in the dry down. It's an easy reach on a hot summer's day. Bright and fresh, but fairly linear. Performance is great as you might expect from Bond. It's a pretty scent that doesn't suit my personality. I prefer a multi-faceted shapeshifter, but that doesn't mean I don't like it. If you love fresh and airy beachy scents you will probably love this. It definitely suits the beach. There's something about this fragrance and salty air that just works so well.

I blind bought this from a discounter several months ago, hoping that I would slowly get used to aquatic/marine fragrances. I'm not quite there yet, but I'm getting there. The calone in this fragrance bothers me the most, but a little birdy (Bond Rep at Saks) told me that when layered with other Bond fragrances, it shines. She told me the following layers: JB - Bleecker, JB - Chez Bond, JB - Eau de NY, and JB - Governors Island. I'm wearing the JB - Bleecker combo, and it blends very well. It's airy with a vanilla/caramel cake scent running throughout. Imagine a fresh hot baked caramel cake scent being softly blown towards you by a fan. It works. I can't wait to try the other recommended layers.

I bought a sample of this perfume in my hunt for my new signature scent. As a Long Islander I was on the fence about getting Jones Beach bc if I did fall in love, would it be corny for this to be my signature scent? I decided to take a chance and it was a really fresh, beachy scent. Definitely reminds you of sunscreen but elevated. It lasted a hours long while and I enjoyed smelling it on myself. It didn’t trigger any headaches which strong, sweet perfumes can do to me. But it also didn’t get any compliments. If it was cheap, I’d buy this but ultimately I don’t think this is an everyday, year round scent for me.

Love the opening but then the dry down reminds me of a note I used to smell in a lot of masculine aquatic fragrances in the early aughts and wasn’t too crazy about . Opens like a clean - almost crisp,aldehydic- white floral with ozonic notes and I love it, but then the dry down smells like that note I’m not too crazy about. If I could find something that smelled only like the opening I would buy it. Also, the price for this is insane! It’s a nice clean scent and nothing groundbreaking. It smells like a really nice men’s department store fragrance for summer.

Slightly salty, musky, sun tan lotion, and light florals. Really does remind me of a hot summer day on the beach. It’s a nice scent, just not for me. It is long lasting and projection is decent.

I like this one for how it commits to the concept of a musky beach-ready scent with a gentle, fresh artificial watermelon at the forefront.

Smells like sunscreen and an inflatable beach ball lol

I write my reviews for my own future reference. Put this on today without knowing what is was till the end of the day so my experience is not blinded by expectations of the brand or notes, etc. Out of the sample bottle it was fresh, breezy and very sweet, but not feminine sweet or cheap sweet. Possibly I'm interpreting strong florals for sweet but that sweetness stays through all day. It did and has lasted quite long, which is great, but the sillage was intimate. Even while smelling other fragrances on cards at Nordstroms and Neiman Marcus, amongst others, saying I'm wearing something blind today nobody could tell, including me. It took bringing my arm to my nose, but it was always there. Looking at the notes now, I don't really get a musky or powdery note, and in reading others comments about some plastic or candy notes, I get those but not in a offensive way. It's quite playful, and fun. Unfortunately, to get the desired sillage I guess you can over spray, but I did the normal amount and that should be enough. Overall I really like the scent, it's maybe not as "mature" as my preferences would be, and it is that but of too much sweetness and not enough sillage that keep me at "bay".

Generic musky fresh orange flower scent there’s a billion of these and this isn’t any different paying more than $100 for this is wild 😂

Opening is bright orange blossom sunscreen, but this stage only lasts five minutes or so on my skin. Almost immediately the violet takes over, turning sunny vibes dank and musty. Like a wet swimsuit that was balled up and forgotten in the back of a closet. I guess it really is evocative of a beach experience in that way, though it’s not an overly pleasant scent. Anyone who smells you will likely think you left your clothes to mildew in the washing machine before drying them.

How strange! Lots of folk can smell so many things in this one, and all I get is an overwhelming scent of old rubber hot water bottle. I don't get it! Normally I can pick out most of the notes in Bond no 9 scents without any difficulty at all, but this... defeats me completely. A confused hard pass!