New York Musk

I picked this up right around the start of the season transition from end of summer to start of fall a few months back. It was a blind buy and my first dive into niche fragrances. I saw a 50 ml for $75 on Marshall’s or TJ Maxx. I watched and read a few reviews and figures for the price compared to the msrp and if I didn’t like it I could always try to sell it or trade it. I received it immediately got my nose on it and was immediately disappointed that I’d made that blind buy. There was something just repugnant, displeasurable, and overwhelmingly so. This fragrance has since sat untouched aside from perhaps a few sniffs from the atomizer. Last night I was perusing my collection for a bedtime scent and saw this bottle, thinking “what am I going to do with this abomination?” I decided to give it another try and sprayed it as my bedtime scent. I don’t know what happened over the last 4 months. When I’d tried it, I was indoors and the indoor temperature was pretty consistent with how I keep the house in the winter. Perhaps it needed to just sit and macerate for a few months. Whatever happened, this has gone from something that was abhorrent in late September to early October to something I just absolutely fell in love with last night. I had just gone through my collection a few days back updating my “loves, likes, oks” etc. This is immediately changed to a love. There’s something comforting, yet mysterious, and extraordinarily pleasurable. I woke up this morning, took my puppy outside, and spent some time shoveling snow. Upon coming inside I can smell the blend of black currant, grapefruit blossom, and nutmeg radiating, and the richness of a clean musk and creaminess of sandalwood along with its woodiness mixed with the Vetiver and patchouli. This has gone from “hate it” to “I wish they’d had 100 ml bottles.” Definitely recommend, but definitely recommend letting this one sit for a bit if it’s offensive at first sniff.

I have a large collection of fragrances that was missing a musk so i was eyeing this for a little bit before I pulled the trigger. It ended up coming and I'm afraid it ruined the chance for me to enjoy any other musk. It immediately bullied it's way to my top 3 favorite out of a collection of 70+ bottles of designer and niche fragrances. I fell in love with this and ever since I bought it I've been wasting money in search for other musks similar or as enjoyable as this. They just aren't as phenomenal as this. I would like to see a spin off of this with a stronger musk fragrance. This will always be in my collection I will never be without it. My wife doesn't like it she said it smells like calamine lotion (I don't agree) but that's what she gets out of it. I saw a youtube review of someone mentioning it smells like cat piss. I can see where they might pick up that note, I mean it's a musk so. I feel this fragrance is a masterpiece. I am in love with it and been looking for other musks to enjoy but haven't found any yet and unfortunately i dont think i will. Ny musk set the bar pretty high with this one. If anyone has any recommendations for other delectable musks please let me know.

I have worn Kiehl's for 10 years and wanted to switch it up every now and then. I have a friend who is a Bondaholic and owns about 80% of their inventory. I'm not that adventurous or that well to do. I visited the Bond counter with her at Saks and informed the salesgirl that musk is my fragrance of choice. She introduced me to New York musk and I fell in love. She gave me a sample, as I would not make an impulse purchase until I was sure that I would wear it. I can honestly say that it sold itself. I bought a bottle on eBay and I wear it daily. I love that at the end of the day, I can still smell it and that unlike many fragrances, it doesn't make me sneeze,nor does it dry down into something repulsive. I use it very sparingly as a little goes a long way. Totally worth it for me.

It’s interesting because I’ve been looking at this fragrance on this site for a while. I saw it at a perfume outlet and purchased it blind, in person, which I’ve never done. It smells exactly how I thought it would. Like a weekend evening out in the city in the 90s. Skin scent very in offensive. Not strong projection nor does it last long so you can over spray or on clothes. The patchouli balances out the musk. If you’re a bond no 9 weirdo like me i would add out this on your wish list. If you’re female you could use this but it would be a great scent to have around for a boyfriend, where you could where something louder and his fragrance wouldn’t clash or outshine yours. It’s not cloying in the slightest.

This smell caught me off guard. It was highly sweet and masculine. I could smell a dark fruityness about it with perhaps a little tart but it was addicting. Very nice smell and then the drydown happens and it continues as it did with more of an Oud as someone mentioned. It wasnt at all unbearable and I think its what keeps the notes from smelling feminine. Either way, Im surprised to see so many dislikes but the scent is not bad at all. Its a matter of taste. It is sweet and different and you maayyy not decide to wear this everywhere but you definitley could. I like it. I smelled this at Saks, apparently it is their special product and it is actually much more expensive. Id say try it.

This is truly a masterpiece. The opening brings the berry & citrus notes and the musk, leading into the mellow, luscious sandalwood and tender patchouli, wood tones underneath all along. Absolutely beautiful, not sweet, not cloying, very warm, luxurious, sensual. I honestly do not smell the musk as it dries, but that just may be the artful blending of the right, high quality ingredients. I found out at a very young age (hippie, of course) that there is nothing like high quality musk. Don't miss this one. P.S. Whoever said there was "oud" in this fragrance is wrong. I am severely sensitive to oud in fragrance and, besides that, it is not listed! :)

One note: this definitely NOT start with a blast of rubbing alcohol. If that is all you are getting, you are likely anosmic to a major component of the scent (or, conversely, hyperosmic to something else). The opening is a beautiful blend of grapefruit and tart black currant. This quickly settles into a fuzzy musk oriented accord that is comprised of black currant, patchouli, a subtle - and yet clearly noticeable - pine-like resinous note from galbanum, and some fruity overtones from the osmanthus, which combined with the other notes gives more of a cherry note than apricot or peach.

The vast majority of reviews here are just....wrong. Until this frag, Bleecker St was the only Bond I rated above a 6.8 (and Ive tried decants of at least a dozen Bonds) but this may be the best one yet. Woody floral musks and floral woody musks are two of my favorite olfactory subgroups and this one is done WELL. Often, musks smell like musk and little else. They managed to avoid that pitfall here. I simply do not understand the "meh" reviews. @BowTieFragranceGuy rarely steers me wrong though, and he picked another winner here.

I walk into my doctor office and a young lady said ... "oh my!" That's Bond No 9 New York Musk. It's starts off a little off putting with sharp fresh spices with a woody base. After about and hour the mid/dry down notes is a sweet powdery musk with some floral and dirty earthy (patchouli). New Your Musk is perfect for every day wear. This is for musk lovers only.

This is a 10/10 fragrance, especially for guys who like that buttery musk in Kouros but want something modern and fruity. It's essentially a combination of YSL Kouros and Creed Aventus for Her. I'm happy that this is totally slept on cause it makes me the best smelling man in the city.

When I first got it I wasn't a fan, but I tried it again after months and I was like WAW , light Woody musky , so beautiful its not a beast mode but last long , and because of this fragrance I'm interested in trying more from this brand )

Leafy green with earthy undertones. The laundry white musks can be tricky but they do the trick here. It’s a bold move cause it’s far away from the mainstream tastes in the last 15 years. Recommended.

Gorgeous pure perfume composition of patchouli, musk and amber. Give it a few wearings before making up your mind. I have finally fallen in love with it. Superb longevity and sillage. Big Thumbs up!

This is really good, it reminds me of a niche version of eternity for men, very 90s

Not having read any of the reviews here (on purpose), I smell OUD plus one of the smoothest patchouli/ambrette-style spicy clean cool musk blends I've encountered. There's also a wee pinch of a spice that I suppose is the nutmeg, though I wouldn't be able to tell that. I get none of the other notes yet, as of my 3rd wearing (maybe w/ more sprays? I'm using my sample sparingly!). I'm thinking the oud impression I get is built on an ambroxan base like JHAG's Midnight Oud (though this scent's nothing like that!) to make it buoyant. It seems light as a feather, yet retains all of oud's sultry goodness. Blended with this almost vegetal spicy fresh musk, it's walking the perfect line between sexy time goodness and freshness. I adored it from the first time I tested it - getting more & more hooked on this collection! It's amazingly attractive, to both myself and my guy. Plus as with pretty much all Bonds the sillage is great, longevity amazing! Mmmm.... excuse me while I bury my nose in my wrist again. Must. Get. MORE. P.S. Oh look, the review below me mentions oud! :D Totally. Also it's so fun and different to see oud NOT PAIRED WITH ROSE! Oh, the possibilities if more perfumers branched away from that classic combo. This is a perfect example of another oud match made in heaven to me.

Fragrance -New York Musk Bond No 9 Bottle from - 2015 I personally like Bond No 9 fragrances.Musk is very nice, masculine,sweet musky,woody,a little bit floral and well-blended scent.To me,this is a very pleasant fragrance and I didn't expect that much compliments.This is a huge compliment getter. Longevity - 8/10(8+hours) Silage/projection -8/10(nice projection for the first 2-3 hours,silage also exist) Weather - spring,autumn,winter Age - 25+ Compliments - 9/10 Scent - 8/10 Main notes according to me -musk,sandalwood,patchouli,black currant,green lily. The drydown is nice and i get some - sweetness,woodiness,patchouli and vetiver. Emotions -sensual,seductive,sexy,romance,date. Occasion -romantic evening,dates,casual activities and night out. I get compliments from men and women all day long.

Another redundant Bond, go figure. . .. This smells like a lighter version of New York Oud, which smells like New York Amber, which resembles New York Sandalwood, which smells like Bond no 9 Perfume and so on. I'm surprised not to see oud listed on this fragrance, because that weird, unmistakable "Bond oud" note is present here. To me, it smells somewhat like OFF! bug spray with deet; this particular version is the softest I've yet tried regarding that oud note. The scent progresses and mellows out very nicely. It's definitely not a hot-weather fragrance, but you could probably get away with wearing this to a nighttime Summer event. Not really my style because, aside from Shelter Island, I'm not a fan of the oud note that Bond no 9 uses. This is a pass for me, but allllllmost purchase worthy.

First whiff didn't grab my attention and like but as it developed on my skin I started to like it.all the notes are blended very well,musk,sandalwood are the most dominant notes on my skin but I can pick up black current,lily and patchouli too,even a hint of osmanthus but if I didn't know about notes I could just name musk and sandalwood,something fruity and a creamy,soft floral Sandalwood amd flowers are creamy and round all the edges.musk is clean here but it's also warm and delicately sweet.not a sharp,cold,detergent like musk,not also overly sexy and animalic It may sound a very simple fragrance but I like it's balance.if feels warm,enveloping and clean.both good on men and women.it's wearable year round but better in mild to cool temp.longevity is amazing but it stays close to skin

The drydown smells just like Montale Aoud Musk. The opening? Not so much. Me personally, I like the drydown but I hate the opening, so I'm an exception to the couple reviews below. It starts out very "Bond" (you know, that cool sharp patchouli smell they all share?!) But the opening really only lasts about an hour before this scent morphs into something completely different. I personally can't stand the black currant note they used in the opening, but the base notes are phenomenal. I mean, if you like that whole soft, powdery, yet animalic, oud plus musk thing, which I do. :) If you like the final drydown but hate the opening, try Montale Aoud Musk and skip right to the good parts :D I have both, so I'm selling this one.

I'm not sure my review entirely aligns with others for this one. I do like like the scent itself very much, it is quite a linear fragrance, but a very well rounded one, totally inoffensive mildly fresh and woody musk, with no 'sharp edges' at all. I can't really see much that side not to like. That said, I can't really see much to actively 'love' either, but it is a good musk. What I do struggle with, however, is that the longevity is just not there - having to wrist sniff to find it within about 30 minutes, could not locate at all within 2 hours. I actually don't mind paying up for a Bond I love, but no matter how nice I think this is, I couldn't justify a big bottle on anything I'm having to respray that regularly.