Nouveau Bowery

This is a beautiful green lime fragrance with incredible projection and longevity. It opens with a very tart and zesty lime note as well as hints of basil in the background, and smells somewhat similar to Jo Malone's famous Lime, Basil, and Mandarin. As it dries down though, it gets even better and the lime somehow becomes more pronounced and more zesty. The lime in this smells realistically like a freshly cut tart lime (no sweetness), which I really like about it. It smells if you can imagine it, like a glass of water with ice, basil leaves, and freshly cut/squeezed limes. On the drydown I detect a slight cucumber note as well, and so it sort of reminds me of a caipirinha. I don't really detect any lily note as indicated in the notes breakdown - it's just lime, basil, and hints of cucumber from time to time. I don't like the Jo Malone that much (which I find too basil-focused and slightly too sour/bitter) but I love this due to its lime focus. Although marketed for women, I find this is pretty masculine (though a woman could wear it if she wants). Projection is strong and leaves a scent bubble around you (something I never thought I'd say about a lime-focused cologne, since the aroma molecule is generally so fleeting), while longevity is strong as well with 4 hours of solid projection, and then many more hours as a skin scent after that. Lime is my favourite note in fragrance, and I've tried a lot of lime-centred colognes. This one definitely takes the cake as the best of them to my nose however due to the mind-blowing longevity of the lime note in this, as well as its natural tartness. Wearing this after a lime aftershave splash is pretty refreshing. 5/5

Smells like JM's lime, basil, and mandarin except with more emphasis on the lime note rather than the basil. I really like this one, but would not pay full price for it, or any Bond fragrance. Longevity isn't the best, but considering the notes of this, it's to be expected. A light scent, but definitely better performing than the JM. One of my favorite scents, got a backup bottle from Ebay for ~$100.

First of all, this perfume is UNISEX.... I think Fragrantica made a wrong classification for this perfume. This is a dead-ringer to Jo Malone's Lime, Basil & Mandarin, however, I think Bond does it better. Scent-wise, this perfume is all about lime, very realistic lime, it's sour, a bit bitter, and invigorating at the same time, last a long time with medium to heavy projection.

Beautiful lime, lemon, citrus, zesty scent that lingers forever; reminds me of my childhood when my auntie Marta would wear Eau Folle by Guy Laroche which has now been discontinued...perfect scent for summer/autumn and anytime you want to give yourself a booster of energy...big thumbs up !!!

Wow. I'm in love with this. Fantastic combination of notes which works perfectly on my skin. And with Bond you can mix the fragrances and it goes brilliantly with Little Italy, Nuits de Noho and I Love New York for Mothers Day. It lasts for more than 7 hours! A must try.