Perfumista Avenue

LOVE THIS! Seriously, a beautiful, perfect, full rose scent, just magnificent. Now I'll grant you, not everyone likes true rose notes, but this is wonderful. PA contains attar of rose (rose oil) and rose water, and as a result, displays the full range of the rose, from the deep, dark, pungent, velvety attar to the bright, light, sharp scent of the water. Plum supports the dark end of the spectrum, while nutmeg highlights the brighter end, lending a contrast. Bitter herbal artemisia opens the scent, but the bitterness in the heart is saffron, and much like in cooking, that bitter note highlights the sweeter aspects of the rose, which otherwise is achingly dark and dense at times. This is not a "red" rose- this is the true rose scent of original roses, the deep pink, naturally occurring scent rose that grew across Europe before people started breeding roses for specific characteristics, and the scent was lost in the hybrids. It is not a girly scent, or even a feminine scent. This is a true rose, deep, strong, dark, lush, heady, epic in it's intensity and longevity, it'll sink it's hooks into you, and everyone who smells you. It's not the tidy floral "pink" rose either, PA is very much a grungy dark rose, dirty, full of attitude, trending towards joy, irrepressible and irreverent. You wear this one with tats and denim, not taffeta and lace, and definitely not with a suit! If you've never smelled a true rose, test this. BUT---if you are shy about other people noticing your scent, if you do not like to stand out, I recommend that you not wear this. It will attract attention! It will make you want to misbehave, flip people off, and laugh with abandon, loudly, often, not caring who notices. Completely intoxicating and wonderful.

FOR ROSE LOVERS AND PERFUMISTAS I'm crossing my fingers my perfumista friend remembered that in August for my birthday party I said oh I wish I could have Perfumista Avenue Bond perfume and Brooklyn. If she remembered I should be getting those fragrances for Christmas and I will be reviewing them in January after I've had enough time to wear them. I spray tested sampled Perfumista Avenue and loved it for an entire day. That whole day all I could smell was roses. These are old fashioned old timey but realistic roses and devoid of the harsh chemicals of TEA ROSE by Perfumer's Worskshop which I now use as room spray. I love soft but real roses. My current favorite soft realistic rose is HISTORIAE'S ROSE DE FRANCE which is an absolute rose dream. This is heady and sweet and has additional notes I like like plum, saffron, jasmine, peony and patchouli. I know for a fact as a nose and perfumer that the pairing of peony and rose is a winning combination. It makes it heady but not cloying, sweet, fragrant and very nice. It's absolute rose that you want though and not a synthetic imitation rose (like you'd find in the current formula in Bal a Versailles which continues to sell for God knows what reason and at a ridiculous high price tht isn't worth it). I do love the absolute rose in this fragrance. It's too beautiful and sexy for me to spray it in the house so I'll wear it myself as an alternate fragrance to Historiae's Rose de France. I love the concept of this fragrance as it's all New York City landmarks/locations I'm a New Yorker and would love to explore this fragrance line. Please Santa I want Brooklyn and Perfumista Avenue for Christmas!

Oh boy here we go... I will start off by saying this is undoubtedly my favorite Bond No. 9 perfume. Ever. I have 25 bottles of Bond at the moment and nothing comes close to this upper class rose based perfume. Upon first spray and look straight at the spot you sprayed Perfumista Ave on you can notice it's extremely highly concentrated. This stuff sprays on very oily. It's pure perfume and its price reflects that. This stuff is extremely potent. So potent in fact....on my skin it exceeds 24 hours. Projection is radioactive and the sillage is crazy. People will know you were there....this stuff lingers in the air for quite sometime. Top notes I get this combination of a plummy rose mixed with saffron. The dry down is where this perfume really shines. It gets even more intense as the noticable patchouli and musk intertwine with the rose. The dry down to me is just pure artistry. Women and surprisingly men compliment me and ask me what I have on. Never had I have someone (my coworker) sniff me throughout the day and tell me the noticeable evolution Perfumista Ave is going through on my skin. The dry down is really where you will garner all the attention. This is not for the meek or unsociable. This is Bond at its top form. If you can afford Bond's asking price....the reaction from people and random people on the street will tell you the power of this beautiful perfume. I cannot recommend this one enough.

For once, I ordered a sample before buying a big bottle. I usually can tell from notes whether it is going to work for me (notes and the reviews). This is stunning! When I first sprayed it, there was some uncomfortable note mixing with the yummy deep dark rose that I actually could not stand. BUUUTTT after 5 minutes, I could not stop smelling my wrist! I am in love with this one now. I must have it. Next week I will be buying a 1.7 oz. bottle. I found a great deal, just hope it is still there on Thursday (payday). This is def full bottle worthy. I disagree completely with other reviewer saying it smells cheap. There is nothing cheap about this perfume. I will have to just get used to the unknown note that I dislike in the top notes. It kind of smells like licorice or along those lines. Since I don't know how to identify most notes, guess I will never know which note to stay away from moving forward. Lastly, the longevity is AMAZING. I have a few dark rose scents very similar but none of those project like this and none of the others have the extraordinary longevity! This is one time I wish I had just ordered fb the first time.

One of the many Bonds I own. I love this fragrance. It is very strong rose musk with peony in the lingering part of the dry down. Plus the plum and jasmine twist is quite unique. Not to much on the patchouli or leather side. I have read the reviews of this smelling like urine and where some people have purchased this fragrance. All I can say is I do not know of any Bond No 9 sold at a Tj Maxx?? lol...and I do not smell like urine wearing this at all. Bond is a very expensive line that I would not buy from anywhere but SAX, Nordstrom (licensed department store) or direct from Bond. I think you should watch where you buy fragrance from seeing how there is A LOT of fakes out there that most often smell like urine or any other rancid smell you can write down in a review. So what I am saying is this, before you leave a review that is less than favorable make sure you have bought an authentic product before dragging its name through the mud! Longevity on this is out of this world!Projection fills any room you are in! Beautiful bottle and presentation. 10/10 from me...a collector for over 20 years!