Bond No. 9 Perfumes: Scents Of New York City’s Locales
Fragrance house Bond No 9 has made a tribute to most places in New York City. Significant boroughs, parks and historic landmarks were transformed into fragrances by creative perfumers under the direction of Laurent Le Guernec.
Let’s explore some of the fragrances from each locale:
Park Avenue
(Uptown)
This a light floral fragrance composed of mimosa, lemon, chamomile, paperwhite, rose, musk, ebony and vanilla. It’s a “sweet mélange of florals that floats through the air like a whiff of well-brewed tea.” This is a soothing and elegant scent, wearable and pretty enough for work days. The only thing missing with Park Avenue is the lack of a good sillage; it quickly dissipates into the air.
Broadway Nite
(Midtown)
For the love of theater and night life at the city, Broadway Nite will catch your fancy. It’s a “non-stop razzle dazzle in a fantasy floral bouquet.” Created by perfumer Maurice Roucel, the notes feature aldehyde, green violet, rose, honeysuckle, iris, heliotrope, sweet amber, vanilla beans, cedar wood and musk. At the top notes, the aldehydes are discernible with the violets and roses hovering along with vanilla and musk. There is a smooth transition in each level – top to middle then base. This fragrance has superb sillage and longevity.
Astor Place
(Downtown)
New York’s artsy and stylish intersection takes form in a lovely unisex fragrance laced with feminine tendencies. Astor Place is a light floral fragrance starring freesia. The softness of white floral accords bring out a clean and refreshing fragrance throughout. The notes are: violet leaf, mandarin zest, freesia, red poppy buds, orris root, teakwood, musk and amber. The dry down is somewhat pale and the ambery notes are not as pronounced.
The Bond No 9 collection boasts 39 fragrances that represent a specific place in downtown, midtown and uptown New York. According to the fragrance house, they aim to “restore artistry to perfumery and mark every New York neighborhood with a scent of its own”.
More fragrances from the Bond No. 9 collection at discount perfume online retailer, scentiments.com.
