Wall Street

Wall street conjures up images of Gordon Gekko or Valentino suit clad, 80's twats sniffing cocaine and talking into brick mobile phones with a big rubber breadsticks coming out of the top, in true Patrick Bateman style. Bond No.9 's gimmick of naming the scents after parts of New York city is something I really love about the brand. I've got a real soft spot in my heart for NYC but I don't really associate a bright n breezy aquatic scent with the hustle and bustle world of the financial district. You could argue 'what does a street or neighborhood smell of anyway?' which is a fair point but other than being fairly close to the water I don't get the connection with Wall street here? I'd say wherever you are on Manhattan you're pretty close to water...even slap bang in the middle! Anyway... Words like "Aquatic?", notes like cucumber? This doesn't inspire confidence in me at all. Cucumber is a wonderful juicy, natural, smell but in perfume terms its usually strongly accentuated and curdled with creamy almond, vanilla, tonka or sandlewood etc...which for me make it nauseating. This is different...not accurate smelling but fresh and works really well in the aquatic setting. I do get hints of Sel Marine, similar salty seabreeze with none of the horrible elements or suncream. It's so vaguely salty, perfectly well handled seasoning and could be down to seaweed or less likely (more bizarrely) down to pistachio! More of a cooling, fruity, slightly metallic seaside exotic drink. There's a drier bitter orange note in there for sure and amorphous citrus and obvious vetiver. The base that it dries down too is warm with a puff of light white musk, yet still quite metallic which is fairly anomalous. This is a good one from Bond No.9 then...okay performance, unisex but totally at home on this man and even masculine leaning. To me this is better than the very pleasant Creed Millesime Imperial (Which seems like a worthy comparison)due to being more interesting. Performance is okay and I like the smell a lot...thumbs up for Wall street.

Bond No. 9's "Wall Street" is one of the more recent perfumes I've had the opportunity to test. I can testify that this can be a bit on the challenging and daring side, however, if you're into the notes and accords it possess, it can easily be a signature scent for the right person. The fragrance opens in a very aquatic and marine nature much like the note breakdown suggests. By the end of its lifespan, it has more of a musky and slightly animalic dry down. A dealbreaker for many people seems to be the seaweed and the leather notes which has given a "wet dog" accord. On the other hand, those that enjoy this scent will find it refreshing and slightly daring due to these notes. As others have mentioned, it's similar to Sean John's "Unforgivable" and Creed's "Millésime Imperial", though "Wall Street" is far better when it comes to performance. If you're a fan of those scents then this may be the right perfume for you. As previously memtioned, this fragrance doesn't disappoint. It will easily get you through a work day with moderate projection. Also, this will shine most during the warmer months and can be quite versatile when it comes to occassions. In closing, "Wall Street" can be that easy reach aromatic aquatic fragrance for the Summer as long as you're well aware of what you're getting into. As always, try before you buy. Hopefully, this review and fragrance will be a blessing to you!

this is the most interesting aquatic fragrance i've tried to date. i get the cucumber and lemon right away upon application but they are quickly anchored by the ambergris and the seaweed and its fresh. about 15 minutes in, the top notes settle down and the fragrance becomes very evocative of fresh water (ie, lakes, rivers, definitely not beachy) mixed with skin. its a little dirty in that way, which is impressive given the fresh elements. it gets a little softer in the dry down but doesn't lose its "bite." somehow the fragrance strikes a cohesive balance between elusive and familiar. its edgy and sexy, but naturally so, which makes it extremely appealing. based on the wide range of descriptive reviews, I get the sense that the experience depends a lot on the wearer's chemistry and personal preferences. for me, its longevity is great and the projection is somewhat surprising... i wear bond fragrances a lot and can't ever remember getting the "something here smells really good right now" from co-workers a full 7-8 hours after application. i was actually several feet away from her. i hesitate to say its projection heavy, but I do think its slightly more than moderate. i'm literally in love.

I keep coming back to this one. One of the few Bond fragrances I like. They say you like fragrances because of memories or associations. And yes, I was stripping when this fragrance came out. I have heard from a reliable source that this fragrance was designed to smell like money. And if you smell crumpled up old American bills, this is reminiscent of that. Is it an exact match? No. But is it similar, yes I think so. Of course it's subjective. Stripping in a night club, this scent was introduced to me by an executive. I use to spray it on my ankles and legs, so that when customers would reach up towards the stage, and put money in my socks, they would smell it. (There weren't many other places to tip.) I always found I had "good nights" on days I sprayed $$$. Dazzle the drunks with fragrance. Although I found I had waaay better nights with Coromandel. Spray some of that down low ;) and you'll really get attention. Everyone constantly says "Oh you smell good". Now I have moved on into a somewhat stable career. Those years are gone. But I can still reminisce...

Went from a like to a love❤️ Bond is a wacky house and this fragrance being marketed as a Wall Street fragrance is evidence of that. Had they marketed this correctly I think it would have been much more successful, but I digress. When I first tried this several years ago I wasn't a fan. I tried a 2023 bottle (nobody can solve bond's batch codes) at the boutique today. I'd swear this has been reformulated or perhaps my tastes changed. The seaweed and cucumber has been severely toned down and the tart (borderline sour) lemon and orange has been bumped up. I get these citruses for 2-3 hours now and I really like them. The seaweed does come out later but it's dosed way down, and the salt is still there It's still a little challenging in the late drydown with a bit of musky vibe. But I like it now as a citrus marine with a different approach and dis purchase a bottle. Great projection here as well and solid longevity. Scent 9/10 Performance 8/10 P. S. 7 hours later, it actually does smell like fresh cash from the bank.

Don’t let the notes for cucumber and the votes for value mislead you. Gorgeous scent - one of the first premium perfumes I invested in on my journey turning over the thousand or so through my collection. Whilst I’d always owned a few colognes, sitting on my bathroom shelf since I was a teenager this started my sincere passion about 7 years ago. I came across Fragrantica looking for help finding a better replacement for Ralph Lauren Silver Romance and Sean Jean Unforgivable. The forums here suggested Bond No.9 Riverside Drive for RL and this for SJ. They advise nailed it - it was fortunate that the poster was a succinct experienced nose. For me, whilst the note make up is different and the brinyness is there it is a great replacement. So, replace the smooth sweet champagne accord with piquant pepper with seaweed and cucumber to get the fresh bite that stops the brininess from getting carried away and making this a distinctly clear aquatic and there you have it. A longer lasting scent with a stronger balloon.

Fabulous... for me, such a warm weather scent. It seems to envelope you, which can be difficult for most summer scents, as they lack the creamy, the sweet, dark, and sensual... Well, Wall Street certainly delivers. This is a cool-as-a-cucumber perfume, and really, quite ideal on a male in the heat. Not necessarily some shirtless greek beach model... but a clever white shirt and black pants? Okay, I'm game. Definitely opening with citrus, as said previously, Wall Street is a cucumber dream. Citrus, lets face it, can be boring, monotonous, and not worthy of daily use. This, combined with the oceanic/aquatic thanks-to-the-seaweed aspect causes Wall Street to open up with a burst of freshness. One I've not sniffed replicated. Definitely smell the leather, and yeah, I get Lavender, now that I've skimmed over the notes. Resins... maybe... it is kinda sweet. But enough already. 6+ hours later it still smells of cucumber. So it's fresh, non-offensive for sure, and smells amazing. Two thumbs up from me!

Dear all the idiots on here, Not everything that is aquatic/green/etc. is similar to Cool Water or GIT! The only ones, for the most part, in that category are GIT by Creed, Cool Water by Davidoff, and Chez Bond by Bond No. 9. I swear to God, there're multiple people on every "fresh" scent's page, claiming that it "smells like", or is "a version of", Cool Water. If you really believe that about all the bright fragrances, then God help you, but this is mostly a CUCUMBER AND LEMON fragrance... how the hell do you get Cool Water or GIT from that? If you have to compare this to those two, that just shows you have absolutely no clue what you're talking about with regards to perfumery as a whole. I just had to get this out there, so I hope you enjoyed my little rant. Best, T.T.F.E.

Classy and well made freshie from Bond No 9. The seaweed and cucumber notes may throw some people off, but I do not get a "fishy" or "wet dog" scent that some of these people in the comments are saying. Definitely sample first. I get pretty good performance, and it lasts for a long time, which is great for an aquatic. Can be dressed up, and works wonders in the warm and hot weather. Gets good compliments as well. Excited to continue to wear this when summer comes around. This goes for any fragrance, but especially when it comes to Bond; but sample yourself and take the comments/ratings with a grain of salt. Definitely would recommend Wall Street to anyone looking for an upscale freshie with good performance Overall: 8/10

If anyone is considering buying this but are worried about some of the low scores and bad reviews , you just have to ask yourself a simple question. Would a niche fragrance house still be making/selling a fragrance for 20+ years(Wall Street came out in 2004) if it was anywhere near as bad as some of these trolls and halfwits claim it is?? Remember we're not talking about some behemoth like Dior or Giorgio Armani or Chanel here. Bond No.9 is a small niche company based out of New York with less than 200 fragrances made in their history and plenty of them have been discontinued while Wall Street continues to sell, despite the fragrance snobs sticking their noses up at it. 🤷Just the facts.

Notalara takılmayın. Bu parfüm çok güzel ve şık bir "temizlik" havası veriyor. Ilk yarim saat muhteşem. Sonra gücü normale donuyor ve 5-6 saat etrafta fark edilir şekilde ilerliyor. Kendisini göstermek için sert notalara ihtiyacı olmayan parfümlerden. Bence hak ettiği görememiş bir parfüm bu. Sayısız basit parfümün beğeni oranını bildiğim için söylüyorum bunu. Kiyafet üstünde 12 saati geçiyor. Salatalık notası hafif ve sade ama fark ediliyor. Parfume genel olarak hakim. Temizlik ve şık havası buradan geliyor. Deniz yosunu notasını ise tom ford costa azzurra da çok beğenmiştim bu parfüme de yakismis. Bence Bond oldukça iyi bir iş çıkarmış.

Very nice mix of cucumber and lemon and that's what I get pretty much throughout from opening to descent into a skin scent. I like it plain and simple. The projection and longevity are both above average. Is it worth the price? Well that is the question. I own only a sample but I am not sure my love for it would justify purchase of a FB. For that I am afraid I would have had to have been knocked off my feet upon first sniff and that didn't happen. So if you are a guy (or gal) with money burning a hole in your pocket, then knock yourself out. I am not that guy. Maybe....someday... ;-)

One of my favorite frags and immediate introduction into the house of Bond No. 9. This gets compliments on my skin, no mater what time of year. Many ppl complain about how it smells like wet dog or etc on their skin, but honestly that person or those ppl need to take a nice hot bath before wearing this frag. It is amazing! It can be layered with anything fresh such as Roses on Ice. I first did this when I was on a trip, and you can’t believe the amount of head turns I received. Once again amazing frag!

BroomRider, My comments had nothing to do with the fact that I like the fragrance. Obviously it wasn't aimed at anybody who disliked it. My beef is with the fact that so many uneducated people decide that any fresh fragrance smells like Cool Water/GIT. That's it. These people need to get a real sniffer and realize that aside from being warm weather scents, there is absolutely nothing similar between the two. Thanks for calling me an embarrassment by the way. Love you Broomy! ;) Best, TTFE

COME ON PEOPLE!!! Lol Isn't it obvious? To me it is. I first became introduced to this scent when I was stripping in 2008. All these notes combine to smell like $MONEY$. More specifically, American bills. Smell it again. You will see that I am right. (I have heard, that this is what it was designed to smell like in the first place. From a reputable source..) I love this scent and have kept it in my wardrobe ever since. Trust me, I have sniffed enough cash to know what it smells like.

العطر رائع جدا و مميز و لا يشابه اي عطر في السوق , رائحته منعشة و يتحول الى برتقال مع رائحة البحر و الطحالب, رجولي جدا و غير مناسب للنساء بالرغم من انه عطر للجنسين. و اتوقع رائحة العطر قد يفهم بشكل خاطيء لانه يشابه رائحة العرق احيانا. Very unique outstanding perfume its very fresh. I didn't notice the cucumber but there is a general green vegetable smell. the main noticeable smell is orange and Sea breeze. it turns somehow into sweaty smell. but sexy :)

I get a lot of metal in this -- rolls of stainless steel and aluminum in a cold rain, maybe near the ocean (not the beach). Cucumber and citrus really come through as it dries. This doesn't smell particularly special to me, but it's nice, safe, fresh. With a name like "Wall Street" I was expecting more of a powerhouse fragrance, but this is really quite tame; I guess this is a bear market Wall Street (surprising given that this was released in 2004).

@mikemuscles21 @Smellyman Dear Gentleman, Please let us bury the hatchet. "De gustibus non est disputandum", anyway. All of us love perfume. Let us stop quarrelling, for God's sake! Let us share our avocation for perfume! Beyond statistics, black is black, and white is white. The variegation of our earthly world is wholly natural and inborn. We live in it up to our ears. :-) This is the gift we simply ought to cherish. Peace! Best regards, Men!

Been gatekeeping this one long enough but since i have 2 bottles I’ll share.... It’s a lowkey banger anywhere that has a high heat climate Summer signature worthy this one is made to be enjoyed in the air seaweed note is only detectable up close on skin spray only on clothes to avoid but it’s really not bad to me I’ve literally never hugged a woman who didn’t compliment or gush over this fragrance on me which is a plus for me

This is delicious on a man on a colder date night sprayed on his jacket. I loved how he smelled so much I had to go buy some just to keep the memory alive. Smells like fresh sensual cuddling... you just want to take big whiffs of him cuz he smells clean, but manly and sexy. Love this... too strong for me to wear, but I don't mind it sprayed on a jacket now and then.