New York Nights

Edit 07/24/2024: This fragrance has taken me for a RIDE! Everything I thought I knew and felt about it below has changed completely. All of a sudden a flip was switched and I now 100% get the banana smell! It’s like banana candy with a light airy caramel (not sticky and thick). I don’t really smell too much coffee but there is a faint smokiness that is barely there. This has now REALLY grown on me now but I’m so so so confused. It has completely changed compared to what I smelled the first few days I smelled it. I no longer get much patchouli, whereas it was so dominant before. This scent was eternal on me and it seemed impossible to wash off too... now it seems to only last a few hours. What is happening? Why is it that only the smells we don’t like seem to last forever? Is it just me? What a wild ride! The good news is I now love this scent and will be wearing it much more, especially in the fall. Bond No 9 is quickly becoming one of my favourite fragrance houses. This is the most unique scent I’ve ever owned. I just recently got into Bond No 9 fragrances and started with Greenwich Village which I fell in love with and then moved on to Tribeca which I am absolutely obsessed with. New York Nights came after and after hearing about how gourmand it is with notes of caramel and coffee, I knew I had to have it. I was quite disappointed when I received it cause it smelled nothing like what I expected. I don’t smell any coffee or banana candy or gourmand notes. To me, this is heavy spicy patchouli with a background of caramel. I’ve been struggling with it because I smell something so different than what everyone else smells and it almost leans more masculine for me which is why I have been having a hard time. I got the idea recently to layer Lattafa’s Eclaire (which is a dupe for Bianca Latte) with NYN to make it a lot more gourmand and sweet so that it leans much more feminine for me while making the scent much more deep and interesting. This combination really brings out the caramel note so that it is more what I was hoping for. I highly recommend it! This combo is a huge love for me! I hope I can still grow to love NYN on its own so I don’t feel so bad about how expensive it is.

Caramel and Coffee From start to finish (I can understand the banana when thinking about it) in the best way with slight florals in the front. This is one of my favorite fragrances I've ever smelled in every aspect perfect to me, gourmand but not so sweet that it is offputing. It is a perfect wintertime fragrance that receives compliments more than any other sample I have ever drained. I wore this through an airport before and received many compliments, and the whole experience was enjoyable. I know some people call this the “Fanum cologne,” but it's so much more than that, and it has been known in the fragrance world since before. This fragrance reminds me of fond memories of winter and fall, along with big, active cities in the night lights. The cool bottle will be an added bonus to an already astounding fragrance. This isn't even needed to sample to buy for a good deal. In my opinion, it is blind-buy worthy and a fragrance that you will love and that everyone around you will love while wearing it. Smelling this in the air lifts my spirits and makes me feel warm and comfortable. If you are interested in winter/fall or gourmand fragrances, this is a must smell. Scent: 10/10 Longevity: 8/10 Projection: 7/10 Price: 8/10 $160 for 100ml on discounters (tester), and I think this is reasonable for such a great fragrance (Do NOT buy retail) Final Rating: 10/10

**UPDATE: The dry down is EVERYTHING. It's warm, but not heavy if that makes sense at all. It's addictively invigorating. You still get a little bit of those powerful top notes later in the day, but I have changed my mind about this being too heavy for hotter weather--wear this year round! Layer on top of Riifs Noor for an absolute POWERHOUSE! _____________________________________________________ First things first, I have BOTH fragrances I am mentioning so don't get it twisted. I just think we all should have the opportunity to smell like $450. Night Party by Metropolis is an inspiration of New York Nights by Bond No 9. But if I could only buy one again, it would be Night Party. I got it for under $20 and get a VERY, VERY close profile (about 90-95% similar). It's a sweet, sophisticated scent that gives CEO vibes. The sandalwood is the star here, and it's covered in patchouli infused caramel. The caramel tones down the patchouli so it smells less hippy, more...woodsy. The sea notes are there and supply the salt needed to make the fragrance not as sweet. I do not pick up the coffee note at all. This scent might get a little too heavy to wear in hotter weather, but would absolutely SHINE in the Fall/Winter or on date night. It's unisex, but leans SLIGHTLY feminine.

New York Nights is an amazing and smooth Carmel/Sandlewood fragrance. A truly delectable and gourmand scent. At the same time it subtly gives me hotel lobby type smell, in a good way. I wear this sparingly only because it is that good. This could easily be added to anyones top 5 cologne collection. This is a splendid unisex fragrance. I had my female friend blindly smell multiple fragrance I have and this was her favorite due to the sandlewood she picked up. I personally only pick up a faint dose of coffee but it is blended extremely smoothly as a whole. Both men and woman can wear this while smelling unique as not everyone has this fragrance due to its price point. The first time I wore this my mom stopped in her tracks and begged to know what this was. The fragrance stuck to her body after a hug and she was smelling her arms all evening long (seriously.) I first received a sample before buying and after smelling the sample I knew this had to be my first Bond No. 9 fragrance. Best suited for evenings, dates, special occasions, or cool weather. Overall 5/5

For a scent that has no banana note, all I get is banana & caramel lol. I love this scent. Definitely unisex but also very gourmand. I don’t like most of the Bond scents because they are pretty floral but this & MyTribeca are the kind of scents I love. It is very sweet & yummy. If you don’t like really sweet scents then avoid this one. I don’t think this is blind buy safe. Though I love it, I can see why some wouldn’t. It is a very interesting scent & I don’t have anything else like it. I went all out and got the body cream when I got the perfume. I wear it with a caramel oil or birthday cake body glaze and it’s fire! This perfume is expensive but I feel like it’s worth it because the scent is intoxicating! It’s a love! Perfumy banana cake. It’s as yummy as it sounds! This shines in the colder weather so in Michigan weather it’s great. I could see it being cloying in the summer - it’s a heavier scent meant to swirl in the wind. I’d wear this day or night in the cold weather.