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teri534 – :
Amazing fragrance!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Vovka-Morkovka – :
This is Autumn in a bottle. This oozes class, Amber, rose, oud, myrrh… Mmmmmm Mmmm goodness. This unfolds slowly, all day long, clothed in an array of scents that comfort the soul.
TSV777 – :
For all the people complaining about this fragrance, for sure u got a fake one.i bought my first
NY AMBER back in 2013 blind buy (lol) I paid au$500 plus shipping to sydney, no lie guys
This lasts 30 hours on my skin,with a good projection for the first 6-8 hours 6-7 feet away, I always get compliments.
velyt.oleg – :
Fall 2018: you are mine bb. Been head over hills for this one for years. It’s time we make it official lol
aka25 – :
I have a 3/4 full bottle of NY Amber as well as a 1/4 full bottle of Bond No.9 Cooper Square for sale.Both are 100 ml sized.
Sydney Australia only.Inbox me if you’re interested.
Megastar – :
بوی گند زباله های مانده در سطل زباله
خاص مزخرفففففف
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Scent & Qualiy: 1/10
Longevity: 8/10
Sillage: 8/10
Creativity & Uniqueness: 5/10
Affordability: 1/10
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Overall: 4.6/10
urgon – :
This Amber, Rose, Oud fragrance is different from my other Ouds I have. The Jasmine, Osmanthus and Saffron along with the myrhh fold in beautifully, resulting in an essence that is pleasing to all that catch this aroma.
Unique—to me, Yes
Longevity—TBD, I am guessing it will be 6-8+ hrs
Silage—within arms length
Updates will come after a few wears.
tzx666elipseskism – :
Way to flowery, NOT for men. Definitely a Women’s juice.
Жекер – :
Bond New York Amber = eau de motor oil or the natural perfume of auto mechanics
There are much better masculine/unisex ambers
Gantier -Ambre Precieux
Dior Ambre Nuit
Parfum d’Empire Ambre Russe
Tauerville Amber Flash
vitya17 – :
Fragrance -New York Amber Bond No 9
Bottle from – 2015
New York Amber is very well blended so the rose-oud-amber-benzoin just meld together into a lovely scent.It’s also a little bit wicked,and reminds me of Barcelona nightlife and unforgettable Spanish girls.Be that as it may,it is a beautiful and amazing fragrance.
Longevity – 10/10(12+hours)
Silage/Projection – 9/10(several feet away for the first 3-4 hours)
Weather – autumn,winter
Age – 25+
Compliments – 8/10
Scent – 9/10
Main notes according to me – amber,oud,rose,myrhh,pepper,saffron,benzoin.
The drydown is nice and i get some oud,sweetness and musk.
Emotions -night fun,party time,beautiful girls,seductive, sexy,sweet.
Occasion -nights out,date and clubbing.
Perfect for autumn and winter nights out.You’ll get compliments with this one.Definitely will get everyone’s attention.
dpb295Diobtetty – :
Amber, Rose & Oud…
I suppose this fragrance suffers the misfortune of being around at a time when there are many amber, rose and oud fragrances. I think that it’s certainly a great fragrance but, depending on what you’re looking for, this could be for you.
So the oud, rose, saffron, sandalwood and bergamot are what come out to my nose. Jasmine, black pepper and nutmeg are also there but are more supporting notes. Overall it feels like a “dry” type of amber. This isn’t unusual, there are many other dry amber fragrances out there. I also feel this is an amber-rose combination more than anything else. I would say it has all the right notes, but I can’t get away from the price of it. So, ultimately what you’re getting is a fragrance that does something really cool and is very interesting, but not unique or original enough to justify the price (for me at least). If you have the money and like the brand, concept etc I can see the appeal, however there are other niche houses that could charge this price and offer something truly groundbreaking.
Overall, a lovely fragrance which I think could work for most of the year (but which would do better in cooler weather) and one which is well made and worth trying, but if you want other fragrances that do this, they can be had cheaper. Really nice though, and my decant will be enough for me.
trouluxurry – :
I have owned this fragrance and I do like it. However, I agree completely with Smellavision’s appreciation below.
Please allow me to make a couple of recommendations:
1. Must de Cartier. Its galbanum, leather and green notes, lend this amber a masculine, cooler edge (I see a lot of men here use Bond No. 9). Even if it’s named Ladies’ Must de Cartier, it is truly a unisex fragrance, when evaluated within contemporary aesthetics.
Although Must de Cartier has been reformulated and smells a bit synthetic, the formula is still much less “plasticky”, much more rounded, much more complex and much more elegant than Bond No. 9 Amber; Plus it sells at half the price retail, much less, if you buy a tester on a reputable website.
2. Another suggestion: Serge Luten’s Ambre Sultan. It retails for approximately the same price as Bond No. 9 Ambre, however, it is clearly a superior quality. Just as linear as Bond No. 9, not as interesting as Cartier, but it smells natural and performs VERY well.
sjtrolik – :
Plastic-like amber and rose combo!
The opening is slightly rough or even harsh with a bit of leathery oud and saffron, nutmeg and pepper. The heart is a floral musky jasmine rose but turns creamier when the benzoin or myrrh enters the scene. The drydown is amber-y with sandalwood. The amber in this scent is rather bright and not as deep as I personally prefer it, more like an oriental with not so many spices and more dry than sweet.
Overall, it’s nice and has extremely great performance but it’s also somewhat linear and synthetic after the loud opening – definitely try before you buy, I hardly find it worth the asking price.
yroslav49 – :
Opens with a massive blast of pepper and oud, emphasized with some cold spices: nutmeg, saffron. Underneath, there is a more rounded but still industrial smelling musk/rose. Like many others, I smell no amber here. I do not want to be at whatever imaginary New York nightclub this has been designed for: generic house music and people trying to network for jobs in the bathroom line.
YurokR – :
“Total Disaster”
Being a fragrance enthusiast is a journey that one has to explore patiently.
I have always appreciated the complexity of amber fragrances, so I have spent years and years of researching and testing different amber fragrances.
I currently have the best six amber fragrances ever in my collection:
1. Amouage Opus VI
2. Ambra Aurea Profumum Roma
3. Christian Dior Ambre Nuit
4. Profumi Del Forte Ambra Mediterranea
5. Tom Ford Amber Absolute
6. Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan
I am, however, still interested in exploring more amber fragrances and challenging the above list.
New York Amber might be a nice fragrance by itself, but a total disaster in comparison to any of the fragrances listed above.
I doubt they use any amber in the fragrance. Even if they do, it doesn’t smell like amber at all.
Save your money and don’t buy this overpriced and over-hyped fragrance. Products from Bond No 9 are very synthetic and don’t justify the price.
0/10.
vetdd – :
This is one of my favorite clubbing fragrances. Smells so rich and mineral. And as everyone is telling, the Rose really plays an important job on it. I’d also recommend you try on your own skin, not o flips, because each note will behave differently. I’m Brazilian, my skin is kind of “coffee and milk, hehehe”. The fragance is just perfect, tongs of compliments and doesn’t smell feminine at all. Highly recommended if you really want to impress.
FlikZiS – :
Bond No. 9 New York Amber is the second entry of the “New York” series and while not quite as disappointing as New York Oud, is nonetheless still uninteresting.
It’s not so much an amber-intensive fragrance as it is a fresh spicy mix with amber as a small part of it, with saffron, nutmeg, rose, and sandalwood.
Despite the warm reviews on performance, I don’t get much out of it as far as projection or longevity, frankly, but of course that’s an issue primarily of personal chemistry, and in this case I’m all the happier for it.
Mediocre and uninspired but not unpleasant.
6 out of 10
GalyVikRam – :
New York Amber really has a strong and pungent opening.
Very smooth and boozy initially,but I notice that rum or something similar are not on the notes pyramid.
I do get some reviewers similarity with New York Oud,with its oud/rose combo but the saffron,benzoin and myrhh notes here are more prominent ensuring that it doesn’t get too cloyingly sweet.
I do love New York Oud but find it more harsh at the top but smooths out within the first 15-20 minutes.
Amber is a sweet but well balanced fragrance and I get more of an olfactory comparison with Armani’s sumptuous Myrrhe Imperiale.Many of the notes are in fact duplicated.
The absence of olibanum and labdanum ensure that New York Amber experiences none of the strong medicinal opening of Tom Ford Amber Absolute,which is a gem in my opinion,but it is more forceful in its demeanour so not for the faint hearted.
New York Amber is one of the more well balanced,seamless, easy going and easy to wear Bond’s on the market without some of the screechiness and artificiality of some from this house.
It remains fairly linear throughout but its richness and character cannot be denied so its no deal breaker for me.Longevity and sillage are very strong for the first 6 to 8 hours but not overbearingly so.Its the type of fragrance you can forget you’re wearing until you get gentle wafts as a reminder.
In conclusion,New York Amber is a glorious,well rounded and blended floriental with real depth and presence which is worth sniffing out.I’m so glad that I did.
laimlaim – :
Where’s amber? Those who claim to smell amber in this frag must be tripping! lol
JoseAugusto – :
I ordered several Bond samples, and this was among them.
Right away, I notice a strong resemblance to Bond’s New York Oud. As with NYO, this one has a strong oud accord that, to me, smells like OFF! bug spray with deet. It’s very strong, somehow not entirely unpleasant, but not at all what I expected from a fragrance labeled as “amber”. I actually get no amber in this at all; the scent is mostly sharp, woody and rosy, and with an amber fragrance I did expect a softness that is entirely absent.
Among the samples I ordered, I also received New York Sandalwood, and while that scent isn’t amber-dominant, it DOES contain amber and it also evokes that softness that I expected here with NYA.
Also among my group of samples was a bonbon of Bond No 9 Perfume, and it smells very similar to this, and NYO. Totally redundant in my opinion.
Not a fan of this one. In fact, much like with Montale “aouds”, I’m finding Bond’s oud-note to be really weird, a borderline like-hate because it’s so unusual. Oh also, longevity is good and projection is moderate. I’d rate this 6 out of 10, I felt misled as to what it would smell like, but it DOES perform fairly well. Save it for colder weather.
canon – :
New York Amber is an absolute elegant and classy bomb for the senses. It is definitely oriented towards men being such a rich, complex and powerful fragrance. Every single note smells differently from women’s scents. For example the rose, which is vivid and rich, is more spicy and oily than flowery and sweet. The same with the amber. It is unisex in the sense of the old, vintage, strong and heavy women’s fragrances of the past. Whoever have smelt old French concentrated extract perfumes, can understand me. It really is an amber scent with some other very powerful ingredients. Do not judge until you try it on your skin and give it some hour to develop. It is a slow developing fragrance, which change nicely, full of complexity and richness of its top quality ingredients.
It opens very strongly with resins, benzoin, spicy amber, musk, myrrh and roses. In a few seconds, you can feel the oud note with the saffron, so elegant and so well blended (I am not an oud person, but I love this stuff). The amber note is dominant equally with the oud and the rose for hours. It is spicy and dry, very masculine amber. If you are familiar with the soft, sweet, vanilla essence of amber, you will not find it. To feel it more vividly, you must wait to fade out other strong notes, which overshadow the amber. I can feel every single one note of the listed above, pepper, bergamot, osmanthus, jasmine, nutmeg and sandalwood, all together well blended in a rich and warm mix. Some ingredients are intensive, some calm.
Oh! About the performance. Longevity and projection are both monstrous. I can even smell myself the other day. With two sprays, you can fill a room. Very elegant and classy smell, definitely you will not be disappointed. I highly recommend it for cold weather, winter and autumn. If you have cold spring, I think it will work well.
Take a big and deep breath over this fragrance and close your eyes. It travels you in a winter chalet in Switzerland, in a wooden cozy and beautiful house with good company, in front of a big fireplace holding a glass of vintage and expensive cognac, dressed in fine soft and classy cashmere suit while gazing of the window the snowfall.. It deserves its price, pure top quality ingredients and beautiful craftsmanship. It is not just a fragrance; it is a stunning piece of art. I love it!
naran – :
Wow, really listen to everyone who says to give it more than one chance, if you like the notes!
My first impression over a year ago was that the opening was harsh, bugspray-like, even. After developing a taste for heavier scents I find this gorgeous, rose heavy, and absolutely unisex.
Upon this 2nd try (from a different sample) I get a rich, bright, tangy rose, touches of pepper, bergamot, woody dark oud, and spiced saffron. Will write more in the future w/ more wearings but I wanted to weigh in since trying a different sample and having an entirely different experience!
andreinikkkk – :
Bond 9 Amber NY top note is very sweet creamy mix of musk and a hint of Amber. After this juice settles, it has a warm woody/spicy notes floating. In all the sweetness I’m able to detect a hint of rose. One of the main notes being oud is barely noticeable. Both Myrrh and benzion increased the quality of this juice.
Longevity and Silage is a monster…well past 10hrs on my skin.
Finally,
I agree with those who say that Bond 9 is way over priced. Having said that they do have several nieche quality fragrance. I recently picked up Bleeker St. And Brooklyn. This fragrance is a gender bender, if it wasn’t so sweet, it would of been far more attractive. Personally I enjoy using this juice during the fall/winter months. Thou it’s sweeter it’s no where cloying as One Million or Jacques One Million Man or One Million Gold….extremely pungent. This fragrance reminds me of fragrances from the 80’s. Fragrance are very personal and pleasing to the individual as it suits them. There’s one thing for certain….no way would I pay 300usd…who doesn’t like a deal!!! 7/10
lviuerblvblkshvks – :
Soooo….Where to start – ?
I’ll preface this with the clarification that I’m not a Bond hater. Some of my favorite frags come from this line (Harrod’s Rose, a couple of the neroli / rose / tuberose florals, etc.) I trust, based on those bottles, that someone there knows what they are doing.
Nose to nozzle is startling. On first spray direct to skin, I was so startled I worried that I had just put poison on my body. DO NOT PUT THIS STRAIGHTAWAY ON YOUR SKIN THE FIRST TIME.
What came out wasn’t just a smell. It was “bug spray” or paint thinner but more thick and more harsh, and it was so concentrated I had to hold my breath. Very very very intense. I couldn’t detect a note to save my life. It was a ball of hot energy waiting to burn.
30 minutes later not much was happening. That intense ball of stuff was still sitting on my arm, and I had to be somewhere in an hour. Not wanting to offend or know what was going to happen in three hours, I opted for a quick shower and resolved to try again the next day.
Next day, I sprayed several shots into the air and walked through it, and did one more closer-range shot near my decolletage. Again, this intensity was almost too much to handle. I couldn’t breathe in the space where I sprayed. I had to walk away to a different part of the house.
Second impression: “Wait, is this billed as a woman’s fragrance? Surely this is masculine…”
My mental bookmark for Amber is Prada’s. Bold and soft at the same time. I have nothing resembling that amber here. In fact, I’m now questioning that I even know what amber is.
There is a bit of the woody dark stuff, whether it’s the balsam or the oud I don’t know. An hour in what I’m detecting most is what I’ll call a middle note of savory. Is this the saffron? I’m not a huge saffron fan except for those rare occasions when I make a paella. It’s warm, and for being a middle-like tone, it’s hanging above the skin as the only high note.
I adore Bond’s roses, and I’m not getting any rose at all here. It’s seriously listed as a top note here??? None. If it is here, it’s been blended in a powerful emulsion to lose its identity completely.
No spices to me, just whatever this thick honey-like chemical is. Is that benzoin? I have little experience with it.
A few hours later I’m running errands, and there’s no cloud of it. If I concentrate I can catch a whiff of it. No sillage trail. I’m betting if I had gone direct-to-skin it would be a different story.
This is not “perfume.” This is “fragrance.” I don’t know why I would select this other than to be bold and to be different and to cast off an aura of “don’t f’ck with me.”
Structurally it doesn’t unfold like most good scents. It’s like a baked good smell right at the point when it’s about done and ready to come out of the oven. Do you know what I mean? I cook with my nose. The smell while baking is something something something nothing nothing, then WHAM! Boom! The sweet spot is there. That’s it! Time to come out of the oven.
The next morning I wake and there is none of the affront. It’s dissolved into a perfume trace, some kind of generic pleasant woody male thing. You know I had on something but it could have been anything pleasant. The beast has vanished.
Men should certainly try this, as I’m confident you would have the metabolism and chemistry to temper it. Ladies, I can almost see this being worn by a traveler. If done in moderation and close to the body, it would radiate hygiene but give none of the headaches a floral tuberose, lily, gardenia would give on an airplane. Go overboard with spraying, you’ll have everyone around you giving you stern glares of hate.
In fact, I feel now I have smelled this before. It’s like the recirculated air of clean woods of men on the 6am commuter flight to and from New York City.
Certainly this is worth trying if for no other reason than to expand your experience of smell. I like trying different foods, viewing radical art, exploring new music for the ways they help me see things in a different light. This will challenge your notion of fragrance.
barsik1 – :
Amber is my favorite note and it is not here. I do get oud spices and some rose but no amber. Very misleading but if Le Labo can do it then why not Bond? It smells like a light Montale scent. I have not smelled amber and spices but some say it reminds them of that. Sillage is not as strong on my skin either. Do yourself a favor and check out other amber scents before buying this.
Plex1977 – :
Amber??? This smells like a man’s aftershave! I was looking for the sweet Amber smell of Ambergris but this smells horrible!!! Still looking for a Ambre d’or kind of fragrance.
dashalbv – :
This scent would be named after the city of new york after the invasion by Dubai seriously this is a straight up Arab scent
Andrey276 – :
Beautiful however. certainly not an amazing perfume also expensive
Alternative : Tom Ford Italian Cypress or black Orchid or Tobacco Vanillin dior homme intense
vlad8808 – :
To my nose this is mostly a rose dominated fragrance with a bit of amber behind it and a smidgen of oud. I would have liked it more if it was an amber dominated fragrace with a bit of oud and a smidgen of rose.
Glad I didn’t blind buy it. It is a very nice scent but I have other rose scents that I like better. It also strikes me as more feminine than masculine.
Try before you buy.
renuske – :
In my mind, this is an absolute oud bomb. I get only a bit of amber, which is a shame given the name of the fragrance. I cannot detect any of the other notes because the oud overpowers everything. The lasting power is quite good. That always seems to happen when I DON’T like a fragrance – it really just does not agree with my skin. But if you like it, rest assured it will stay on you and project. Worth a shot if you are looking for a masculine-leaning scent that really stays.
myxrumer – :
Sampled this for the first time today. Upon the opening I get a lot of rose. Very feminine opening. An hour later I get a really spicy dry down. Not a big fan of this scent at all. Lasts a long time and to me doesn’t change a lot. Decent but does not warrant the big price tag. My rating is a 6/10.
vampirsha10 – :
I was surprised at how much I liked this one, given that the ratings here tend toward “average” or worse. There’s something sharp about this fragrance that gets you right between the eyes. I’d say it’s polarizing in the typical Bond fashion — everyone I’ve asked about this either adores it or says it stinks. My wife, for one, makes a face whenever I spray this one, but I find it bracing and quite pleasant.
cehazero – :
This is my second review of this perfume. Firstly, it’s not going to be everyone’s cup of tea, so try it before you buy. Secondly, it takes some time to appreciate and love it, so don’t completely write it off the first time you try it.
New York Amber is a “dry” scent to me, which may explain why it took me a while to finally purchase it. It’s not a cuddly, sweet amber at all. It’s a dry, desert amber with rose, saffron and oud. It’s most definitely unisex as I can see a man pulling it off quite easily. While it’s warm and rich, it does announce itself and I agree that the amber is masculine and a little rough around the edges. The oriental-woody category suits it to a “T”. Not everyone is going to love it, even if amber is one of your favorite notes, but it’s an interesting mix nonetheless.
_sva_ – :
Having mixed feelings about this one…on one hand it kinda reminds me of lighter-fluid (butane) with a rather sweet edge to it (maybe that’s the myhrr & nutmeg?) …but on the other hand, there’s something about it that I kinda like…but I also feel mildly nauseated when smelling it for too long & too closely…must be the lighter-fluid fumes making me all dazed and confused…really not sure if I would like this over the long haul??…kinda think not…anyhow, will sample Amber Precieux and Montale Blue Amber and decide then how this Bond No 9 New York Amber compares to those two reputedly awesome Ambers.
Durnotrurbemo – :
great deep, dusky and sexy Amber, more on the masculine side, solid sillage and duration.. among the Ny series this really stands out along NY Oud!
krasotka77 – :
If you love Amber bond 9 but you find it too expensive then try montale amber and spices !! it s almost the same !! and of course it costs less money !
Foelliobica – :
The amber in this reminds me somewhat of Kilian’s Amber oud, but only for seconds, and I don’t like either. Bond’s amber is more tame, rounded and sweetened, and to some it might be an awesome autumn fragrance. To me it just seems cloying and unremarkable.
4 out of 10
lja828Bessinepome – :
This is by far the strongest Bond I’ve had. The name is misleading as I get NO AMBER from this & I am a Amber lover with many Amber fragrances. What this smells like? Rose, Aoud and pepper. It is not sweet yet it has the oily effect about it. The lasting power is well over 14 + hours, the projection is great. It is a well crafted & executed fragrance. Yet it does not smell right to me. This has a middle Eastern vibe for sure.
I am not a fan of roses unless it is done right, I go to West Side for my rose fix, as far as Aoud is concerned , I am learning that is not one of my favorite notes unless its blendid right. The bottle is one of the best out of the entire Bond line. I’m afraid it’s going to take more than a beautiful bottle to keep me satisfied. I can certainly live without this in my life which is why I sold it.
Kingyrenok90 – :
Rose scented urinal cake with pepper. Doesn’t even have the good manners to smell like amber. What the deuce?
pao847Negeltzex – :
Bond parfümlerini biraz şişirilmiş bulduğum için uzak durmuşumdur. Deneyip, etkilendiğim yada beğendiğim olmadı. Ancak yaklaşık 15 farklı parfümünden sonra Bond’un bu parfümü diğerlerinden ayrıldı. Daha çok sert ve yoğun kokuları sevdiğim için olabilir. Amber çok baskın ve Gül ile biraz yumuşamış. Ten üzerinde bir saat sonra biraz feminen bir hava alsa da dengesi bozulmuyor. Kalıcılık çok başarılı. Koku dağılımı güçlü. Amber kokusu sevenler için öncelikli tercihlerden olabilir. Ancak bu yine de 1000 TL üstü rakamları hak ettiği anlamına gelmiyor.
Zloy24 – :
The best bond I’ve met, an amber not so sweet or dry, easy to wear, so wonderful rose note, so nice as Lumiere Noire, I liked it a lot. Certainly I’ll get a bottle, but the price is so expensive 🙁
svarupa – :
I would prefer that higher end perfume producers be more honest about their higher prices. For god’s sake, just say that certain perfumes cost more because people will pay more for them. Bond no 9 present their merchandise as luxury items and therefore charge expectable luxury rates for them. They don’t claim materials culled from rare exotic sources as, say, Creed do. They don’t tout the perfumer-as-attraction like l’Artisan Parfumeurs. Naming perfumes after neighborhoods of the affluent isn’t quite the implied vision of the Lutens line.
For Bond it’s just the 50/50% of derivation and catch-up. Actually, it’s a bit of whack-a-mole:
* Take another shot at the contempo-floral? Bam! Central Park South.
* It’s hot out, so let’s push another cologne clone. Wham! Little Italy.
* Chasing the Angel fame? Pow! Nuit de Noho.
* Need an entry in the male aquatic market? Ka-Bam! Wall Street.
* Fuck! Everyone else has an oud! Fire somebody and get me NY Oud!
In Amber’s case, it’s: need an oud-rose floriental to keep up with the nichier niche lines? Blammo! Amber.
Amber is a whole lotta’ everything! It’s an oriental that minored in gourmandise. It’s rich and overstuffed. Unfortunately it’s also from the pile-on-the-diamante school that produced Boucheron de Boucheron, a monster chemo-floriental that typified the 1980s.
Amber doesn’t have a cutesie NYC name and it should. How about “NYC Climber: Over-Leveraged”?
VLAD07 – :
This small review after using a sample I received from Germany aLzD.
I don’t understand why people say it stinks or it’s overpowering.
It smells good and it is subtle, when I use 2 sprays on a same spot from my sample.
КнЯзЬ – :
I love this loud perfume for the combo of musk, nutmeg, benzoin, myrhh, rose, oud and pepper. Worth the price, it will last that much longer. I can not detect too much amber at all. This one warmed up a ton on my skin from the initial first spray.
Metalking – :
One of the most strange colognes that I’ve tried…you will displease people and give them headaches wearing this…
Read the comments below mine…tons of people dislike it…
Pass on this one.
Волчонок – :
Very strong blast of rose & musky floral amber notes. This could be pulled off by some guys I guess, but to me this is Extremely Feminine. Ladies check this one out, it could be A beautiful Fragrance on the right Woman. I my Opinion NOT for A Man to wear!
The longer this is on my skin the more I Dislike it!!
Quality 10/10 it’s Bond so you know it’s quality.
Not For Me.
avz684Bessinepome – :
Sillage: Strongest I’ve ever encountered (A+)
Longevity: I smell this 24 hours and a shower later. This is a 2 day commitment. (A+)
Originality: I know of nothing that compares even among amber let alone other fragrances (A+)
Craftsmanship: Superb (A+)
Scent (Subjective): One of my all-time favorites. It is bombastic. It is curious.
Sens – :
I would prefer that higher end perfume producers be more honest about their higher prices. For god’s sake, just say that certain perfumes cost more because people will pay more for them. Bond no 9 present their merchandise as luxury items and therefore charge expectable luxury rates for them. They don’t claim materials culled from rare exotic sources as, say, Creed do. They don’t tout the perfumer-as-attraction like l’Artisan Parfumeurs. Naming perfumes after neighborhoods of the affluent isn’t quite the implied vision of the Lutens line.
For Bond it’s just the 50/50% of derivation and catch-up. Actually, it’s a bit of whack-a-mole:
Take another shot at the contempo-floral? Bam! Central Park South.
It’s hot out, so let’s push another cologne clone. Wham! Little Italy.
Chasing the Angel fame? Pow! Nuit de Noho.
Need an entry in the male aquatic market? Ka-Bam! Wall Street.
Fuck! Everyone else has an oud! Fire somebody and get me NY Oud!
In Amber’s case, it’s: need an oud-rose floriental to keep up with the nichier niche lines? Blammo! Amber.
Amber is a whole lotta’ everything! It’s an oriental that minored in gourmandise. It’s rich and overstuffed. Unfortunately it’s also from the pile-on-the-diamante school that produced Boucheron de Boucheron, a monster chemo-floriental that typified the 1980s.
Amber doesn’t have a cutesie NYC name and it should. How about “NYC Climber: Over-Leveraged”?
stilet101 – :
Sillage: Strongest I’ve ever encountered (A+)
Longevity: I smell this 24 hours and a shower later. This is a 2 day commitment. (A+)
Originality: I know of nothing that compares even among amber let alone other fragrances (A+)
Craftsmanship: Superb (A+)
Scent (Subjective): One of my all-time favorites. It is bombastic. It is curious. This is not sweet and vanilla-ish like other prominent amber dominant fragrances. The oud develops the resinous dimension to the amber effect without taking over. The fresh rose cuts the viscous resin. Amber is more of an experience than a note in my experience. I love how different perfumers give their take on the concept. Bond really surprises me with their take. I’m impressed that the same people who make something like this also created Coney Island or Bleecker Street. The variety, breadth and depth of Bond’s portfolio is impressive. Bond’s playful marketing cleverly belies how serious they are as perfumers. They get a fair amount of attention but I see something else happening with Bond. They are steadily building a huge collection of very original and diversely styled masterpieces. I can’t think of anyone who is so innovative and prolific. New York Amber is a standout fragrance by an outstanding perfumery. (A+)
Season: The coldest nights of the year.
Drydown: A hypnotic and elegant mellowing experience of its intense opening.
Value: Expensive even for Bond. Worth it for those who love it. This is highly concentrated. You get what you pay for here.
Gender: Leans masculine in my opinion but the rose pulls it somewhat back to the middle of the spectrum.
Universality: This is not for everyone. This is an unusual fragrance period. My guess is that it will be deeply loved by a few collectors but that it lacks general appeal.
Learning Curve: I can see how for many this is a challenging fragrance, but it is one I love more with each wearing. If someone is patient and very bold with it they may ch