New York 5th Avenue

Ever since I've watched Home Alone 2 as a child, I have wanted to visit New York during the christmassy winter! So it comes as no suprise that I would love a fragrance that is inspired by New York during winter! New York 5th Avenue by Fragrance Du Bois is one of the Fashion Capitals perfumes in their collection. Its starts of with a fresh rose with a woody aspect. Eventhough there isnt oud listed as a note, it does come of as a Rose-Oud perfume. There is some guaiac wood in the base, so I am guessing it must be that which gives the oud vibe. It just shows how amazing the quality of all the ingredients are. At first it resembles Oud Satin Mood from Maison Francis Kurkdjian, however without the harsh and fierce opening... fortunately! That was something I couldnt get over with the MFK. And another great difference is the direction that NY 5th Av. is taking after the initial hour. The delicious caramel starts to kick in. A warm gourmondy caramel! Together with the vanilla from the base its comes of as an icecream with caramel topping! I dont know whether it's because of Ramadan (and there is still some hours left before I can eat), but it gets more delicious with the minute. I really enjoy this collection alot because they are quite affordable perfumes (compared to their Oud collection) that contain the best ingredients presented in the luxurious bottles and box!

Oh. My. Gosh. ..... I am kinda speechless.... Where to start?? If New York City smelled like that, I’d abandon everything to go live there! I am sure New York 5th Avenue captures a concept or an idea of an ideal New York, honestly, no city in any place in this world could ever smell like this 😅😆 But oh my goodness, what a beautiful scent this is! The Rose is BIG, she is a Queen and she is wearing the deepest red velvet you could imagine! The Violet is a deep purple, she is supporting the Rose and she radiates bright and strong. The Caramel is definitely present, it isn’t a syrupy caramel though it is sweet, I think it balances the tremendous floral-ness happening in here. Balance is key because then the Woods in this scent are strong too. They are ever so present. Especially at first spray, it feels almost screechy and harsh but thank goodness, it tames down to let the florals shine offering support throughout the whole wear. This is very beautiful as far as perfumes go but you absolutely have to love roses, woods and violets. Otherwise, it would definitely be a challenge to wear! I am absolutely thrilled to have a full bottle of this beauty and I will cherish it. A little goes a very long way with this one. And yes, it is definitely a Winter or Cold Weather perfume...the kind of scent a Tundra Beauty would wear...

New York 5th Avenue by Fragrance Du Bois is an Oriental Spicy and gourmand fragrance. 🗽The composition opens on a jammy and citrusy rose with hints of violet immediately followed by a sweet and syrupy note of caramel. There is also something herbal, green but very soothing and spiritual in this blending maybe the note of Nagarmotha. It gives you the relaxing feeling of incense without the smokiness of it. 🗽Then, the middle stage develops its woody aspect but maintains the sweet facet of the fragrance thanks to the vanilla note. 🗽The base is musky, powdery, still sweet and woody. This is a very seductive, luxurious and sophisticated creation. If you like fragrances like Oud Satin Mood by MFK you will probably dig this. It is definitely a unisex fragrance that will please both gender. A classy, romantic fragrance to wear on special occasions preferably during cold seasons with someone you really want to attract. 🤗🧡 This fragrance is not a heavy beast projector like its twin by MFK but it stays a long time on skin and you will be enveloped by a beautiful scent bubble that will please people around you. The nose behind this beautiful release is the talented Shadi Samra. Thumbs up to fragrance Du bois for this solid release!👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

New York Fifth Avenue is beautiful. This is long lasting, and has great sillage - great for fall and winter - spray very lightly in spring and summer. I feel that this does lean feminine, but men can wear it. Rose and violet are prominent on me...powdery. Nice musk and faint vanilla in the dry down. Faint caramel gives a soft sweetness. There is something almost ...almost pine smelling..meaning it smells cool,almost icy..but it is super faint. This is a very interesting combination of notes. I do get the Oud Satin Mood comparison. Whereas Oud Satin mood is heavy and dense, leaning masculine - NYFA is soft and cool, leaning feminine. As a person who worked at 600 Fifth avenue, part of Rockerfeller Center, across from Saks Fifth Ave and St Patrick's Cathedral for several years...this is a wonderful interpretation of Fifth Avenue during the winter, especially during the Christmas season. This perfume does give me luxury vibes. That said...that luxury smell comes at a luxury price...$$$. However, I monitored Maxaroma until the sale price was $179 down from $345. For me...for $179 for 100ml - beautiful bottle and packaging - this was FBW. Look for a good deal and wrap yourself in this luxurious fragrance.

Love at first sniff and one of the few fragrances that made me "WOW" that I've sampled. I'm super surprised that I'm the first commenter and this is nearly not talked about on Youtube. I think the brand being talked about alongside even the word of oud scares people away... and for this piece it shouldn't. An excellent fragrance indeed, it gets nothing but positive attention everytime I wear it, infact the best attention of any of my current fragrances so that says everything. I think it just works because its not overly complicated nor is it boring. 11Nov2021 Edit: Compliment getter even in the UK (where compliments are rare) and since my review this fragrance got hyped thus popularity went up. Would I buy: Right now if I could (Edit: as of 5th January 2021 I got a bottle) Recommended: A must sample

I love the opening of this! Very intense, smells like caramelly (but real caramel- not that synthetic syrupy note), jammy rose. You know how people complain about designer perfumes smelling like a mall department store beauty counter? This has a similar department store beauty counter smell, but instead of Macy's, it's Bergdorf's. It's nostalgic, familiar, and a bit generic, but in New York 5th Avenue, it's also *aspirational.* It's an 'I'm going to spend my whole paycheck in this department store' kind of department store smell. The dry down to me reminds me of that of Portrait of a Lady or Vilhlem 125th and Bloom; that's where the spice kicks in. I get a deep, spicy, gothic rose. Very feminine to me. Very 'I've got money honey' type of vibe.

New York 5th Ave is my dream rose-forward fragrance: a well-blended combination of powdery, sweet, and woody notes. In my opinion, I cannot deny that it has similarities to Oud Satin Mood. However, I think that they are two distinct fragrances within the same genre. I prefer New York 5th Ave, as it is more refined, yet playful smelling to my nose. I like that its sweetness is due to caramel, which in combination with the violet, creates a candy-like quality that is full-bodied and sweet but not too much so. It is not too gourmand or juvenile, but it is gourmand-leaning and youthful enough to make it a fun and modern fragrance.

I love love love this. Only thing which is stopping me from bying it is the price because the longevity is terrible. But I can ́t honestly find something what would smell so good to me like this. I tried Oud Satin Mood and it is maybe a little bit similar but totally different! OSM is for tender romantic woman when New York 5th Avenue is for mysterious one. In my opinion New York 5th Avenue have more personalitty, it ́s deeper, it ́s more interesting. OSM is just beuatiful scent which will smell good to almost everyone and that ́s not what I am looking for.

I'm enjoying this decant. I've noticed that I like a lot of scents with rose and cypriol oil. They work very well together. On me, the scent is sweet, powdery, floral, and a bit musky. It reminds me of Mohra Silky Rose EDP by Lataffa which goes for $20. But of course, the notes are not as clean and you can tell the quality of ingredients is not as high with the Lataffa version. Plus the FDB version wears more floral and powdery, while the Lataffa version is more musky with the floral notes being very small, and the musk is a bit sharp.

I get a soapy tar scent? It's not bad. On the right person, perhaps someone with clout in a business wearing nice clothes would make this scent really interesting. I'm just not that person so this is a pass for me. Edit: After reading some reviews after posting mine I'm convinced I received the wrong sample. I don't smell rose. I don't smell vanilla. This doesn't remind me of Oud Satin Mood. I get soapy tar. A few hours later....soapy tar. Like I said, it's not bad, it's just not for me...whatever it may be :)

On me this is 90% soft musk with a very soft musk dominant vanilla - rose combo. Incredibly polite, very quiet rose in the background, for this price you really do expect more oomph, but it does smell expensive. Nonchalant expensive. You can get this scent for a fraction of the price, though. My first association was Angela Schlesser Oriental II - but that one is more gourmand and oomphy. Also muskane nishane has a very similar feel to it. Testing by Inserah gold - very very similar to my nose!

The delicious elegant smell. Mom and sis ,they love it(unisex smell). Idk about y'all but this is a room filler. It projects really good and has a good longevity. This is a really elegant smell that reminds me of women on a luxurious dinner or event with a silky black dress and red lips that smells yummy yummy powerful and feminine. 😂🤌🏻. Don’t mind me but i love this fragrance. As i guy i wear it too. Its a really warm welcoming smell. Love the caramel in it.

An elegant, refined perfume, subtle and balanced. Every wearing makes me appreciate the perfumer's art even more. After years of buying/sampling everything I could (affordably!) get my hands on, I've finally found something that I'd consider a signature scent. I could wear this daily and never tire of it. Moderate silage but great longevity. I found a good price on a bottle and decided it's worth the splurge for something that makes me feel so beautiful.

Beautiful fragrance in which the tartness of the jammy rose shines in the mid. It manages to smell ambery without using the standard labdanum and vanilla (is the cashmeran the replacement for the labdanum here, I wonder). Wearing this on Christmas Day, I feel that this fragrance captures the holiday atmosphere perfectly for me.

Do not buy this expecting an oud satin mood. This fragrance is more metallic than silk. It's still smooth, and very elegant, but by no means OSM. Definitely get a sample before buying. I still love this one more than OSM due to it not being too sugary and more versatile.

if u think the rose opening is nice and the caramel midnote is to die for, wait till the far far dry down. there is when the nicest natural smelling vanilla starts to emerge. and u just want to hug urself cuz ur smelling so damn good!

By far my favorite in my collection. the caramel evens out the oud to make it a lot more well rounded.

it's like an Ardent, without the honey note and with a caramel note. Sexy unisex fragrance.

Well, this *was* a surprise. Scents can take so many different routes, especially from the 1st spray that salespeople & many others typically love to simply swat aside & ignore for whatever odd reason. 1st impression counts for me most in tasting items: and Fragrance doesn't get more of a perfect model for 1st impressions. So, the Harrods salesman's word were ''it's strong, so just keep that in mind''. That,, intimidated me lol. As if I hadn't have enough horror stories from my expectations dropped onto the floor (from a 5th floor) enough by scents! ***So, The Scent*** De Bois New York starts off rich and warm, and slightly spiced - yet also bright & with an ever so slight animalic suprise. It's very elegant, yet has a slight animalic edge to it that's very chic and Haute. So, immediately I could tell this wasn't made to be a heavy handed potential scrubber ''wait it out for the drydown though!!1'' type scent. I got some nice light lemony bergamot but mainly what I perceived a White floral with a very slight vanillic/ambery nuance. These are all made to be so soft, yet crucially *smooth - *not powdery. That's what set this one apart from the other (extremely expensive) masses. This is Classy, royal and commands respect whether a person might like the actual scent profile or not; it's just very Good, refined and knows that about itself. During the drydown - without checking the notes, the best I could pinpoint was a lovely slightly orangey tinged Marshmallow floral - but caramel didn't cross my mind immediately. This is wonderful: main thing is the rose doesn't become thick, powdery or overbearing like many other ''bold pushy'' scents. It's there for sure as the scent slowly develops out - but so well blended with the melange of gentle sweetish spice and 'marshmallow' with that orange ice-cream lick. So, the deliberate Sweeter notes, plus the fact they do ever so slightly peek out right at the beginning, saves this scent for me. I do get slight oudy hints later too but against; more restrained than other 'shouters' & so high class & well blended. Rose & oud are definitely not near my favorite genre lol, but this is the best of how I would like them to be presented: emerging later in the scent with a gentle, refind approach. The rose is more like the 'Rose31' type rose that is 'woody and watery'. Less thick, and not of the full on flower power floral kind. So, that's Good. I'll test further - I really, *really* want to give this a coveted 8/10 rating but for now it will just be a tentative score as I will test out on further wears. It's an intriguing, very well made and yet Commanding scent that should (and will no doubt) sit among the highest praise for many. My raing: 7/10. Scent Quality: 10/10.

Meh. Smells like tea and cashmere. It’s missing something to send it over the edge into becoming an amazing fragrance. It has an MFK Oud satin or silk mood vibe (can’t remember which one but probably the one everyone likes) which I’m not a fan of one of them. Smells better when layered with by kilian intoxicated. They both have something similar but intoxicated is full body and not lacking. Also this has the worst lasting power, I am hydrated and moisturized yet this last like an hour and then I’m sniffing all over my arm looking for it. I even sprayed it in my scarf but it disappeared. I don’t hate it and I will find some use for it but I could have used this money to buy oud rose intense 🥀 from the house because to me that’s a signature scent.