Styleforum › Forums › Lifestyle › Health & Body › Favorite Bond no9 scent?
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Favorite Bond no9 scent?

post #1 of 13
9/22/10 at 3:43pm
Thread Starter 
Who here uses Bond no9?
I am currently in the market to pick up a new scent and need some suggestions.
I own Wall St. and Saks For Him.

Here are a few I am considering:
-Cooper Square (brand new)
-New Haarlem
-Bleeker St
-Riverside Drive
-Coney Island
Reply
Reply
post #2 of 13
9/22/10 at 3:54pm
The only one I ever liked was West Broadway, but to be honest I tried very few of them and stopped altogether once they started getting pissy with other people in the industry.
Reply
Reply
post #3 of 13
9/22/10 at 4:15pm
Bleeker street and Silver factory is their best releases. Their new releases are utter crap. Overpriced department store scents that she literally releases every month. She needs to slow down.
Reply
Reply
post #4 of 13
9/22/10 at 4:18pm
I like Chinatown the most. If you're interested in New Haarlem, you should try Rochas Man. It's very similar and a heck of a lot cheaper.

Like Thomas, though, I'm very disinclined to spend my money on Bond No. 9, given their ways of dealing with others in the industry.
Reply
Reply
post #5 of 13
9/22/10 at 4:22pm
I'm a big Bond fan, although as Thomas says, their attitude has muted my enthusiasm somewhat. My three favorites are Saks for Him, Bleecker St, and Riverside Drive.

Quote:
Originally Posted by edubs01 View Post
Who here uses Bond no9?
I am currently in the market to pick up a new scent and need some suggestions.
I own Wall St. and Saks For Him.

Here are a few I am considering:
-Cooper Square (brand new) - I still need to do more thorough testing on this one, but so far I'm not liking it. It's definitely different from their usual scents

-New Haarlem This one is very popular, but I'm not that crazy about it. When I wear it, I feel like someone spilled a latte on me. Sillage is so thick you can cut it with a knife.

-Bleeker St Strongly recommend. I find the green grassy opening to be a tad feminine, but turns into a fresh, green scent as soon after the opening burns off.

-Riverside Drive Another favorite of mine. Though I see this mainly as a summer, warmer weather scent. That's not to say it's a thin scent long Mugler Cologne or something, but I just like the way it blooms in the heat and lasts all day.

-Coney Island I've just tested this on the wrist. Smells exactly like a margarita with salt, but tequila scents make me queasy due to over indulgence during my college days.

- Bond Brooklyn is another one worth trying. I get a juniper/leather vibe from it. I'd like it except that it has poor longevity on me.

PS - Twice a year they have a "refill" event which is basically buy two get one free. The next one should be in November, if you can wait. For the free bottle, you can only choose from a limited selection. Those bottles won't have a cap and will come in a box that resembles a tester box. The bottle will also have "refill" stamped on the bottom.
Reply
Reply
post #6 of 13
9/22/10 at 5:30pm
Have tried both Bleeker St. and Riverside Drive (thanks fragrance swap box) and like both, though I'm not sure that I actually like them enough to consider purchasing
Reply
Reply
post #7 of 13
9/22/10 at 5:37pm
They're OK. Not the most original house out there. Chez Bond is a clone of Creed's GIT. Trivia - Creed's first address in NYC was No 9 Bond St. If you're willing to try some different fragrances: Le Labo Rose 31 YSL Rive Gauche Burberry London
Reply
Reply
post #8 of 13
9/22/10 at 5:58pm
I think it depends on what scents you tend to like. The ones you have listed there are all so different it's hard to say which is "best." It's like saying you're going to get a "mercedes" but want to know if that big 4 door Range Rover looking one is best or the little sporty one. Altogether, I like Riverside Drive best of the many Bonds I've had or tried. My "fun" favorite was Fire Island, and Hamptons was unequivocally boring and mediocre for way too much $$$$. New Haarlem is okay, but so different from any of these that it's hard to compare. BUT, help us out a little and it might be easier to help you zero in on a scent. If you are going to spend $100 or more, it should be on a scent, not a name. Just my two cents.
Reply
Reply
post #9 of 13
9/23/10 at 8:26am
Quote:
Originally Posted by bkstone View Post
I'll try burberry
Burberry London is a beautiful fragrance for fall and winter. Nutmeg and Cinnamon, but neither in obnoxious doses.
Reply
Reply
post #10 of 13
9/24/10 at 1:23am
Thread Starter 
Finally got a chance to get over to Saks today.

I decided on Bleeker St.

Found a cool site called Geekbro.com that has very aggressive pricing. Anybody ever order from them before?
Reply
Reply
post #11 of 13
9/24/10 at 4:36am
Never heard of them. I'd be wary of a site with "geek" in the title that sells fragrances. This is not a target market for fragrances.
Reply
Reply
post #12 of 13
9/24/10 at 5:01pm
I would reccommend the shit out of Central Park. It's like the color green in scent form.
Reply
Reply
post #13 of 13
9/24/10 at 5:32pm
Ahem - http://www.basenotes.net/threads/210...t-one-ever-%29
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Health & Body
Styleforum › Forums › Lifestyle › Health & Body › Favorite Bond no9 scent?