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обама – :
In the opening you get a blast of lavender, then followed very quicky by the smell of maple syrup, the lavender does die down a bit and you are left with the nice maple syrup smell in the dry down.
Performance was a bit questionable on my skin so get a sample of it first.
Vas-ka1985 – :
Woody maple syrup pancakes. Moderate projection but amazing smell. Owned this for around 4 years and have yet had someone say they didn’t enjoy it. One of the better Bond No. 9 fragrances. Price is a bit high (Mugler Pure Tonka is half the cost) but worth it if you can find it for $140 USD or less. Get a sample of it and see if you enjoy it. Not incredibly versatile but you could also do worse. Great scent for gourmand lovers. I personally love it but whether you wanna smell like syrup is totally up to you. 8/10
Рикк2 – :
Truly a gourmand. To my nose, this fragrance is maple syrup with lavender. Reminds me of pancakes and waffles etc. Very sweet. The lavender note provides a break from the sweetness and it hangs around. I don’t get much coffee though. It does remind me of Rochas Men but sweeter and with less coffee.
Is it a nice fragrance? Yes, smells nice. Will get you noticed.
Is it versatile? Not really, suits cold weather and only some settings.
Longevity is good, and sillage is moderate. Overall, it’s good but for the price, I’d recommend to try before you buy.
Ratings
Sillage: 7/10
Longevity: 8/10
Scent: 7/10
sergei305 – :
Not only are the fragrances of Bond no 9 totally overpriced but the quality and the construction of the scent is, pardon my french, boring and simply BAD! Im seriously questioning the ingredients, even if they re natural because the longlivety is way poor. A lot of money for a load of crap.
vkt_maks – :
Thought id wait and test this perfume out a few times before i wrote my opinion, upon first smell i can smell lavender but slightly zingy I couldnt really smell the middle notes maybe i was trying too hard to smell the coffee but a few hours later i smelt my wrist and i could smell woodsy vanilla, Which im guessing is the cedar. I cant pick up the syrupy smell maybe itl fare better in winter. At the moment its warmish weather in the uk and i just had to test this.will leave till winter to test again.
Edit: has been on for atleast 8 hours and its still there but its turned kind of aftershavey/mens scent on my wrists.. dont know if ill be wearing this or my husband. Meh
piva – :
Very smooth & smoky. Rich scent of black coffee and pre-burnt waffles. Does not collect people’s compliments but i love it!
8/10
artur.chebotar – :
I ordered a few samples of New Haarlem (along with I Love New York for Her and I Love New York for All – both sensational).
One word for New Haarlem – YUM. Roasted coffee gourmand, smells a little spicy (but not your typical spice cupboard smell), that packs a real punch. That said, it leans quite masculine for me, and so I gave them to my husband, who loves it too. I can see why this is so popular! Despite the price tag, I think I will gift this to my hubby on his birthday.
Absolutely sexy, and will get you noticed. If I smelled this on a man walking by, I’d probably get whiplash. Mmmm.
Славутич – :
i don’t typically wear this one alone. I might put a bit on one side of my neck and then throw something a little more daring on the other side. Gives off the maple syrup scent on my skin. Again i wouldn’t wear it alone, but i do get compliments often with it alongside of something else adding a sweet scent overall. Winter/fall scent. Wouldnt recommend in the summer.
Daveffd3yqw – :
I like gourmand fragrances, but New Harlem is something more. It is little sweet and little dry at the same time, however dry nuances are very resinous, oily, brown in color. I remember my grandma making kind of caramel to give the color to cakes she were baking. She was keeping spoon with sugar in the flame of the oven till it began liquid and then she mixed it with water. I loved this moment because sugar formed kind of foam growing up on the spoon. Smell of this caramel continues throughout whole development of New Harlem. Therefore it is very special for me. I couldn’t even imagine that childhood memory may be so realistic. NH doesn’t change too much but I don’t care. Another association I have with this wonderful fragrance is coffee shop called Alan’s caffe in Corvallis OR. I have worked for few years at Oregon State University and we had ritual at this time …. morning cup of coffee and ginger scones….. so tasty so delicious so full of flavor. New Harlem is like these mornings from the past. I want more and more. Thus try it and have your pleasure …. I can guarantee you will be in the heaven.
Андрей2011 – :
Gumbinatot. You can get it and most niche decants on eBay Good luck
croriedalmirm – :
Hey everyone,
I hope you’ve all had a good day so far. I don’t mean to waste a review space, but where can I buy a decant of this juice? I have searched high and low on basenotes, youtube, reddit, etc for this one and I don’t want to pull the trigger on this without smelling it. If anyone happens to know someone who is decanting this one, please message me to let Me know! The maple syrup note is driving me crazy. I have never heard of a maple dominant fragrance and this to me sounds like heaven. Thank you again! Have a good day!
Pek – :
Ok, this hype-monster now.
The opening of New Haarlem really surprised me. This is why I always find the bulk of reviews perplexing, is everyone going on about 3 hour drydowns and missing totally on the opening?
1st thing I get is a big dollop or wallop of maple syrup accompanied by something um,, ‘prickly’. It’s actually better than I thought I’d would be; I was fearing the dreaded generic ‘almondy semi-sweet biscotti’ smell you find in a million and one Niche gourmands in varying levels of dilution.
But no this was, pretty odd! Maple syrup and the prickly note I can only liken to weak but good Quality coffee mixed with something a bit weedy/greeny in a tiny amount and then patchouli.
It’s all sweet, this thankfully saves the deal and keeps me interested. It’s still pretty disappointing from the sweet and smooth semi-espresso latte I had in mind but far from some of the other monstrosities I tested in store (Layton Exclusif, Dior Privee line etc cough cough)
I don’t quite get ‘pancakes’ but the maple is really really intense and I was really hoping for a bit of smoothness/creamy latte effect that never really arrived.
I didn’t get much ‘blue hue’ and cleaner effect from lavendar too, which was also unexpected.
Eventually after applying some warm water over my skin spray area, and gently rubbing dry (pushing for the drydown effect early) the scent does smoothen out a lot and finally I do get more sugary sweetness than hi-octane syrup, more sweet lavender and latte mixed with pancakes, the faint patchouli and some very faint dusting of ground espresso on top.
Mmm. More sampling needed but it’s,,, Ok. Nothing special so far; it was freezing outside when I came in the dependent store to test so my hands were practically iced up. Maybe if it’s more smoother and bolder in the opening with the Pancake and coffee notes in particular, this can score higher. Not for now though
My rating: 6/10
branistel – :
I have a sample of this delicious perfume and I definitely feel this is a unisex fragrance, although I want to get a bottle for my guy because I simply can not stop sniffing my arm! ( I can always borrow his! LOL)
I smell a slightly smokey, coffee liquor, and heavenly vanilla.
OMG, this stuff is the BOMB!
bigbam1 – :
Something is up with my nose/skin chemistry!!I smell the coffee and maple notes on my shirt, but on my skin all I’m getting in the opening is the lavender and bergamot and it’s so bright and skreechy for how cold it is out right now. But it’ll last all day on me and I know the maple and patchouli and vanilla will come through, I just have to get through this clean bright opening. It’s probably the most “masculine” element to this fragrance to my nose. Just warm up already, I want my pancakes!
duisen_96_29 – :
Finally reviewing this on a day off following the Eagles Super Bowl victory, Bond No. 9 New Haarlem, for me, epitomizes the sweet brunch vibe, with heavy notes of coffee, amber, and vanilla comprising much of my experience of it.
Certainly the wildcard note, if it can be called that, is lavender, which mixes peculiarly with the coffee to give the fragrance a rather mysterious yet sophisticated edge, as in Armani Attitude, wherein both notes are even more front-and-center without the gourmand influence of vanilla.
Cedar further rounds out the mix, with tonka providing its creamy yet slightly powdery nuances. Overall, the experience of the fragrance is nearly a full gourmand, the lavender providing the sole vestige of something outside simply eating coffee and pancakes, and New Haarlem is all the more brilliant a composition for involving the lavender, which really is the keystone of the whole fragrance.
Next to Andy Warhol, New Haarlem is the most powerful Bond No. 9 fragrance I’ve tried to date, with excellent projection and longevity, just as loud as I want it to be for how much I love it.
The only downside is its peculiarity, that someone averse to coffee or sweet scents will likely not be attracted to it, but as I love both, I’m smitten with it, and I wear it occasionally for a nice breakfast or brunch occasion.
9 out of 10
bimbom – :
This is just like everyone says; it’s like breakfast in a bottle.. There’s pancakes, a battery waffle note, a heavy dose of maple syrup.. There’s a decent dose of patchouli on the dry down, too. However, the syrup note is very much the prominent note and it is extremely true to life.. There isn’t much of the coffee note on my skin despite the high votes on fragrantica, only a small amount dose of it (very small imo).. I would actually say this is good for all seasons in the UK as our summers aren’t too hot. In the evening in the summer, all day spring winter and autumn (fall). This is a great fragrance if you like gourmands! For me, projection is average and longevity is great! I would definitely recommend testing this one, and I’d say it’s a very safe blind buy from someone who likes gourmands and loves the smell of maple syrup 😉
Versatility: 5/10
Season: Mainly fall
Projection/sillage: 7.5/10
Longevity: 9/10
Scent: 7.5/10
967 – :
Yes, this really does smell like breakfast just like everyone says. Pancake, waffles, syrup, coffee, all that, it’s nice, but I just never really want to wear it anywhere. I like the actual scent and it smells better than all if its smell-a-likes but I don’t necessarily want to smell like it because when I wear it I feel like I spilled syrup and coffee on myself. Idk, kind of regretting this one because I know it’ll just sit. I just could never find a situation where I wanted to smell like this other than my house smelling like this on a cold morning, there’s an idea, maybe ill just diffuse it. What I’ve seen mentioned a lot is that people like to us it just on a lazy comfy day at home but for the price I want something more than that. Definitely not bad though, just try it out beforehand and make sure you actually want to walk around smelling like that.
malusbka_79 – :
My jaw hit the floor. Wow! Syrup and waffles, chocolate chip pancakes, a macchiato with whipped cream, and a hot bag of glazed nuts. Great scent for snuggling on a winter morning. It’s very sweet, but it’s more transparent than the nauseating kind of sweetness found in club scents.
ginar61 – :
Just reviewed MJ’s Legend (the perfume this scent is duping), and I gotta say-
If you want to smell like hot cakes with maple syrup and coffee, definitely get New Haarlem, you won’t regret it. It has great projection and sillage.
However if you’d rather have those notes take a backseat and have more of that fresh lavender powdery kick- Micheal Jordan’s Legend is the better option on that aspect.
I love both of these to be honest in their own way.
arochi – :
I purchased this along with Micheal Jordan’s Legend (the scent that NH is duping)
NM came first to my mailbox, as a 1ml sample, whilst Micheal Jordan’s perfume has yet to arrive
so my review on this should be free from bias on that regard.
I get a hot cake syrup scent for sure, but i was surprised it isn’t obnoxious. I detect it on me constantly, which is good. You get alot of a comfy syrup, with a bit of coffee and vanilla. To be honest though I don’t really pick up the lavender much here.
Not a formal scent, more playful and casual than anything.
It it projects and lasts a good while for sure, which is excellent.
If you don’t like sweet scents though this may not be for you- i can’t really find this masculine due to how gourmand it is- i’d say it works as a unisex scent.
stealiadins – :
This smell just like syrup.
kiziktoma – :
I love pancakes. You love pancakes. We ALL love pancakes!!!!!!!
Why on earth did I wait so long to try this one? This is a rich, deep, dark coffee with cream and caramel. The drydown is very woody with the mix of patchouli and cedar.
New Haarlem offers something very creamy, very sexy and leans towards a more masculine sensibility. Definitely a wonderful variation on gourmand and masculinity.
Fall/Winter Fragrance, Excellent Projection & Silage, 8-10 hours of longevity.
Overall, it’s a classy, comforting, fun scent that I can recommend for pretty much any occasion.
danilka20000 – :
This is such a sexy mature syrupy scent…with no syrup or maple sap note in it. but i still smell it. Syrup you put on pancakes type of a scent.
Tasty, in fact it made me go & order pancakes at my local diner before work. God this thing smell delicious.
Must buy, if you love gourmand fragrances.
I was on the lirr, heading to work after finishing my meal at the diner. And someone said out loud what the fuck smells so sweet? At first i thought it was”shit did i spray too much on”, and then it was followed by…. now i want pancakes or a cinnamon roll. I started laughing after that comment.
She & her friends sat across from me and said “it’s a lot stronger now”…they’re looking around and finally asked do i smell anything. I said you’re smelling me… we spoke about the fragrance and random stuff afterwards till we hit Penn Station.
Not bad bond no.9, not bad at all.
With all honesty this fragrance makes an excellent wingman…This frag will be in my favorites from now on.
I used six sprays…both wrist, back & front of my neck, chest and front of my shirt.
Will I buy this again?…YES!(If i can get it at 90 again or lower).
Does this fragrance enter BEAST MODE, good, just okay or weak sauce at best? Beast mode in Sillage & projection!
What’s the strength of this? EDP.
Am i willing to trade this fragrance? No.
Should You Skipped It, Sample It First or Blind Buy It? Blind Buy worthy, if you love gourmands and like syrup like scents this is a must for you! For everyone else, sample first.
Can you use it as a unisex scent? Yes.
Is it the old, new formulation? Current.
What’s its availability; in production, limited edition or discontinued? In production.
SKU Number: 888874000896
Batch Number: 2855 (Production Date: Unknown)
Age: 25+
From: Let It Go (Someone didn’t want it and bought it off them)
Size: 100 ML
Scent: 5/5 (Amazing).
Value: 3.5/5 (Cost $90.00).
Sillage: 5/5 (Six feet easy).
Longevity: 5/5 (Ten hours).
Creativity: 5/5 (Tonka bean, amber, coffee & vanilla smell like maple syrup).
Projection: 5/5 (Three hours plus maybe four hours, then a skin scent afterwards).
Versatility: 5/5 (Fall, Winter & early spring time, anytime of the day).
Compliments: 5/5 (I was told i smelled like hotcakes).
Until next time, I’ll catch you on the flipside.
romankosh – :
My first foray into the world of Bond no 9.
I bought a decant, as Bonds are expensive, and rather tricky to obtain in England (unless you live somewhere like London, which I don’t).
First impressions I really did not know what to think, the coffee seemed burned and a little overpowering, the maple and lavender were there, but more in the background. It seemed to have an “odd” vibe mixed in that I could not place.
It took me a few tries to get acquainted with New Haarlem, but then all of a sudden it clicked one day and my appreciation of it went up tenfold. I don’t even know what changed about it (or me) but I suddenly realised what it was about.
Sometimes, I think, a person simply does not “get” what a fragrance is about at the beginning, and the relationship needs a little time to blossom. This is certainly the case between myself and New Haarlem.
I still get the coffee, but it is more subdued and the lavender/ maple combo comes through and complements it better. I don’t know, perhaps my nose was simply not educated enough to appreciate it at first.
The quality of blend and the longevity and silage are all there in spades, this stuff is expensive, but you do get what you pay for! I spray this on in the morning, and it is still there when I go to bed (shower or not).
neron5 – :
Wearing this one today. Waiting for anyone to tell me I smell to ” cloying ” or ” safe”
shertik_999 – :
Very sweet (but not cloyingly sweet as say… Joop Homme), the sweetness is absolutely perfect in a way that it compliments the coffee scent that is hidden somewhere.
It is VERY smooth and smells wonderful, I would say it’s blind buy worthy because of how safe this is.
It’s not a coffee overpowered scent like some coffees, the coffee in this is very well blended and just stays hidden throughout. The sweetness and lavender/green notes are very present in the opening but the coffee kicks in a little bit later.
9/10
dav1590 – :
I found out through experimentation that this cologne reacts better with African skin than white or Middle Eastern skin. Smells like iHop. The compliment factor is not an appreciation for sexiness but rather for the fact that you will smell like a syrupy pancake so everyone wants to know what that’s about. Not good to attract the ladies. Not worth the hype or the price unless there is a reason you want to smell like breakfast.
Yriiss – :
This one has a particular sweet coffee syrup smell and it’s addictive!
I have Rocha Man and it’s smell similar but this fragrance smells better and you can smell quality $$$!
CedDarieCaupe – :
Darkly sweet, slightly syrupy, herbal lavender gourmand…
I do like this one. A sweet yet very herbal and dark lavender based, syrupy gourmand fragrance. It’s very nice. I get the coffee and lavender, but that isn’t a combination I haven’t seen before. In fact, New Haarlem reminds me a lot of Eau Noire from the Collection Privé by Dior. The lavender and coffee, and the note of immortelle, were central to that fragrance.
Here it’s taken in a slightly more gourmand direction. I do get the maple syrup reference. I find the whole fragrance on the edge of gourmand (as in it could be considered a gourmand whilst also trying to be a fougère).
The lasting power on this is phenomenal. Very good value for money I would say going by the performance. Again, the price is not cheap but I can see the quality here (also Maurice Roucel is a master perfumer of a calibre second to none). He’s done a fantastic job with this one. I could see this working great in the cooler weather for sure. Good stuff!
Don_BASS – :
Pancakes with a spicy maple syrup. That’s all. LOVE!!! Super long lasting.
sas946speagoessenda – :
Chokingly dry, sweet, dirty coffee
alexgarf – :
Over 40 male reviewer:
Oh goodness sweetie…
My four year old niece was eating her favorite pancake breakfast at a locally-owned breakfast diner, complete with the artificially colored artificially flavored 98% high fructose 2% maple fake syrup on top.
She slathers that fake syrup on her pancakes, on her face, and on her clothes.
Meanwhile, I imagine at a lavish high end cocktail party in France, six hours ahead of us, there is an older gentleman with a net worth of approximately 100 million (US) dollars who is sipping his dry drink with an 80% alcohol content and wearing a distinctly cheap (by his standards) Herod that he had to borrow from one of his less fortunate and sorry millionaire friends worth a mere 5 or 6 million (US) on a good day.
If my niece, with her pancake-syrup-soiled face, hair and dress, could meet our pompous older French gentleman…I’d say you’d have a close approximation to our New Haarlem.
As a gourmand fan, this was one of my introductions to the world of “may be too sweet even for ME” explorations.
YUP; we’re getting the maple pancake breakfast. They nailed that sticky mess with precision.
Then we get a definite, more mature evolution dry-down, that is also worth waiting for, and creates quite a kewl balance.
Not something I would wear, but I can see where it would get attention.
Though for anyone who does not like pancakes and high fructose fake maple syrup…they will not be able to tolerate this.
Smelling like a little girl’s messy breakfast, and a pompous old French man; could be “the” ultimate lady-killer fragrance.
Or not.
Ryaboff_99 – :
This is too masculine, when I sprayed, my co-worker said what men’s fragrance is is…so as a woman I’m disappointed. But for men this is so good!
Лимон – :
Gorgeous but too masculine for me to pull off. My 12 year old son loves this and sprays it on before he goes to bed “because it’s nice and cozy”.
loki83 – :
Awesome perfume, so strong, one of those perfumes that remain in your memory forever. Maybe not so coffee scent but definitely something alcohol it it. Complimentary! I always wanted to use some pour homme perfume and I finally found perfect one! Like to try another bonds
alexblack63 – :
so i bought the holy trinity……rochas man……michael jordan legend….and this banger…..new haarlem……now they DON’T SMELL THE SAME THAT IS A MIS NOMER……they are similar in vibe but ALL THREE ARE DIFFERENT…..i tried to save money by getting the to cheaper scents and they are good in their own right but NEW HAARLEM IS HANDS DOWN THE BEST…..THE BEST MOST COMPLEX SCENT…..BEST LONGEVITY….well mj legend is not too bad but new haarlem has a STRAIGHT UP DENNYS GRAND SLAM BREAKFAST SMELL……spot on…no kidding literally like syrup and waffles…. this niche scent is done very VERY WELL but it only last like 3 hours on my skin. still great scent but the price is a kick in the old grape smugglers considering the preformance to price ratio…….rochas man has pee water strength lasts 1 hour tops…..mj legend has couple of hours but new haarlem is the best of the three….get a decant before dropping big cash on this one.. its nice but value for what you get is lacking.
sergus19891989 – :
I have bought this fragrance in 2015 from fragrancenet (batch code 2592) and i don’t find it strong as people claim it to be.
I tested it several times and longevity does not surpass the 6 hr mark.
I’ve also applied it heavily (5-6 sprays) on a night out and it had good projection for about an hour and after that becoming close to the skin and hard to detect.
Does anybody know if this was reformulated just as Eau de New York and watered down?
nextet – :
Someone offers me this fragrance (a 50 ml bottle with 80% of its contents) in exchange for a Gucci Nobile gift set. I have been advised not to do so, as they say that New Haarlem is not so good when it comes to a niche fragrance; Plus, Gucci Nobile is very hard to find. I would like to know if anyone here can advise me on this. Thanks in advance.
SAVELYEV – :
I WAS WRONG. –I said this wasn’t bottle-worthy for me, but I was wrong. As soon as my sample ran out, I jumped on the first deal i could for a 50ml bottle.
I still feel this scent isn’t very versatile and that’s what initially prevented me from buying it. …but this is one of few colognes that has NO suffice duplicate, nothing even comes close. The addicting quality of this cannot be satisfied by any other, trust me, as someone who owns and enjoys many dupes of many other scents.
I have to give this no less than 8.5 out of 10, because I have NEVER flipped out about running out of a fragrance, as I did with this. But i can’t rate it any higher because of it’s uniqueness, it’s unique to the point of being a minor detriment.
lilinuga – :
Much more masculine than I had expected. It’s like they poured real maple syrup into a fresh men’s cologne. It’s gets sweeter and more vanillic (and more unisex) as it dries down. Really liking it but I’d prefer it on a guy. I do get a strong maple/breakfast vibe – I was sort of skeptical about that for some reason. Anyway, major downside is it doesn’t seem to last all that long on me – maybe an hour or two (max) as the full scent (smelling as it does when first sprayed) then its just a sort of more generic, sweet but manly vanilla for another couple hours. It dries down to a skin scent after only about 1.5 to 2 hours and after 3 to 5 has completely faded to nothing. Not worth it’s high price tag imho.
(Dec 2016)
xrumery – :
This filled the empty spot in my collection for a gourmand. Feve Delicieuse didn’t do it for me and I tried really hard to like it. It just came across too feminine for me. It smells fantastic up close but the siliage smells like a woman. New Haarlem on the other hand, is stunning. Smells of breakfast. Waffles, butter, syrup, and a like bit of coffee and chocolate. This one doesn’t go overly sweet either. Most gourmand scents kill the composition with sweetness but this one stays clear of that. Performance is awesome. Scent is awesome. It gets compliments. What more could you ask for?
quiz – :
A lighter version of Rochas Man, A Maple syrup scent with Coffee , Dry down to a very soft vanilla , Nothing that was not said here about 1000 times.
Best suited for colder weather and last 15 hours and more,
Sillage 8/10
Thanks,
Fapchoock – :
The most “eatable” perfume on the market!
Warm gourmet scent.
Definitely not for everyone, but the vanilla the coffee and the syrup vibe just grabbed me.
First time I smelled it at the Saks in June and even if that time was not the best for the trial, I decided like this will be my next Bond purcahse.
Ynga95 – :
I came upon this fragrance completely by accident. A sample was sitting in my sister’s nearly empty room for nearly two years. I tried it and fell in love. Warm maple syrup, robust coffee. Lasts a long time and smells wonderful. Very unisex fragrance. It could be distant cousins with McGraw for men. I very much prefer this one.
азольда – :
I had Rochas man before this one because I got the impression from the reviews it was pretty similar. I do agree that they have the main accord being the same. Rochas starts out with something really sweet and hairspray like, then dries into this really nice metro sweet gourmand smell. It is kind of hip and modern. This one, in comparison is more pronounced, natural, and has that breakfast type quality to it. This one is a strict gourmand, sweet and delicious smelling. Rochas is the club version. I absolutely have to wear this in the mornings on my weekends in the fall/winter and it is just right. I’ve never had a fragrance this appropriate for getting my day going on the weekend. Most fragrances are good for putting me in a good mood, socializing, etc. This one, just makes me feel like waking up and having a great day. Can’t give a better rating than that.
konstantin_lomanov – :
Why do i get a stale coffee scent.. ? Is it just my bottle?
LORD12 – :
Maurice Royce hit a grand slam with this one. Awesome from top to bottom.
Epidemy – :
Holy cow, I love it. Smells like a breakfast of pancakes and maple syrup with your hot, young lover in a NYC loft. I could definitely see it on a sexy woman who’s aware of her attractiveness… wearing this fragrance sure makes me feel like one! I imagine it would smell gorgeous on a man as well.
Will compare to Rochas Man. If RM doesn’t deliver, I’m getting a bottle of this baby!
EDIT: Got the bottle. After extensive wear I find that my skin really brings out the lavender-cedar combo. I don’t mind at all! This is what gives it the distinctly unisex vibe. Overall it’s a love for me (one of the very few!), but definitely try before you buy. It’s far cry from cloying on me (thanks lavender!), but I can see this getting really obnoxious on the wrong skin.
MasterovAG – :
I thought by getting Rochas Man, I would be getting a clone of this at a bargain price, wrong. The smell is very similar yes but the performance on that Rochas Man is horrible, the scent lasted maybe two hours with very weak projection.
So I got this and ahhhh much better. I only use one or two sprays because that’s all you need, any more than that and you will be choking people out. One or two sprays of this and you will definitely get noticed, it won’t be subtle but it won’t be loud and obnoxious either.
I’ll pay the extra money for good performance. The bottle will last me for years because I’m spraying a lot less and considering this scent can really only be pulled off in a handful of situations I won’t be reaching for it too often either.
laf990JeomiWogkig – :
Bond No 9 New Haarlem
New Harlem ~ Right after application: leather cologne
After 30 minutes: Strong Leather
Dry Down: Sweet leather cologne (exactly like you hopped into a new car with tan leather seats and a sexy guy wearing delicious cologne.)
To me this is sexy but my husband and I both agree its VERY masculine and smells a lot like cologne. I might give it to him.
I do love it tho, scent wise.
8/10
I wish New Harlem was less masculine, it would be an awesome scent. The leather is so realistic.
buyweb365t – :
This is truly unisex it’s one of of those scents that some men will find too feminine while some women will find it too masculine which means it’s right up my alley. This smells like having a pancakes with maple syrup and coffee picnic in the woods near a spot where a little patch of lavender is growing. Oddly, the lavender really comes into play for me at the dry down phase. Magnificent.
UPDATE: I have done several side by side comparisons with MJ Legend and have to say finally, I prefer that scent to this one. The super sweet syrupy synthetic opening to New Haarlem that reminds me of cinnamon toast Eggo waffles is too much for me. Legend is so much better. This is still a marvelous scent don’t get me wrong, but the clear winner of the side by side test is the OG, Legend.
Valiksis – :
An unexpected but harmonious blend of warm vanilla coffee over a cool, spicy, soapy, aromatic lavender cologne. Honestly I’d say this is more masculine than feminine but I don’t care because it’s so well-balanced and intriguing. The patchouli – that vaguely warm plastic doll head patchouli from Angel – is quite predominant as well. An interesting take on gourmand fragrances; it’s definitely noticeable but not at all food-like; it balances the cooler notes, adding depth and dimension. This is definitely my favorite of the Bond No. 9 fragrances I’ve tried so far.
vaxtina – :
Lovely coffee & syrup. If anyone has this fragrance & wants to get rid of it, please message me. New Haarlem screams my name.
Ferupseve – :
I’m a gourmand lover who finally got my sassy lil, blind buying hands on an affordable 3.4 of New Haarlem. (Well, $97 affordable from Fragrancenet)
LOVE!
This is what I wanted I <3 New York for All to be! Just yummy comfy sweet foodie bliss!
I originally bought Rochas Man because I couldn’t afford NH, but to me… RM is for MEN, it’s very Barbasol-shaving-cream manly on me. NH is def unisex. While I do detect the masculine side of NH, it’s still something I would wear as a female.
However, this is my very expensi