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A826RH – :
Woodsy, Musky, Powdery, Grapefruit all come to mind. Upon My first initial spray i thought to myself “this stuff is too loud.” But after it dried down i kept asking myself, “Who’s smelling so good?” constantly smelling my wrist over and over again. My friends would all say.. Yes u smell amazing, get over yourself. I just smiled and walked away.
Definitely one for your Bond Collection.
7/10
vfndttdf025 – :
This perfume is definitely a love and a sillage monster which is great for cooler temps. Compliment getter for sure that need only 2 spays on the neck. Sprayed this on around 8am and 10pm I can definitely smell it around me which my wife likes! Can’t believe I found this at TJ Maxx on the clearance rack.
onewolf – :
Starts off with a fruity and woody musk. Very compelling. Then becomes a mix of musk, cade, and lavender. I wish the top stayed around longer
sania999 – :
Smells like Al-Haramain Madinah. but that smells a little better. Consider the prices too…
zosia86 – :
At first I didn’t like this but after wearing it a couple times it kind of grew on me. Its a safe offering from Bond that you can wear anywhere.
GolovOleg – :
Bond No. 9 New York Musk seems to have the same DNA as New York Amber and New York Oud. As with those two, there’s an appeal about it but something off about it at the same time.
Unsurprisingly there’s a healthy dose of musk in Musk, along with a sweet blackcurrant accord to be make it more pleasant from the top down.
The base is just odd, though–the mix of patchouli, sandalwood, vetiver, and musk serving to create a bit of a funk that I don’t get quite find endearing, despite the fresh and fruity opening elements.
It is, in some sense, likable, season-versatile, and unisex, but there’s something amiss enough about it that I’d steer clear rather than spray it on again.
6 out of 10
3axap1981 – :
Fragrance -New York Musk Bond No 9
Bottle from – 2015
I personally like Bond No 9 fragrances.Musk is very nice, masculine,sweet musky,woody,a little bit floral and well-blended scent.To me,this is a very pleasant fragrance and I didn’t expect that much compliments.This is a huge compliment getter.
Longevity – 8/10(8+hours)
Silage/projection -8/10(nice projection for the first 2-3 hours,silage also exist)
Weather – spring,autumn,winter
Age – 25+
Compliments – 9/10
Scent – 8/10
Main notes according to me -musk,sandalwood,patchouli,black currant,green lily.
The drydown is nice and i get some – sweetness,woodiness,patchouli and vetiver.
Emotions -sensual,seductive,sexy,romance,date.
Occasion -romantic evening,dates,casual activities and night out.
I get compliments from men and women all day long.
greg7900 – :
Another redundant Bond, go figure. . ..
This smells like a lighter version of New York Oud, which smells like New York Amber, which resembles New York Sandalwood, which smells like Bond no 9 Perfume and so on.
I’m surprised not to see oud listed on this fragrance, because that weird, unmistakable “Bond oud” note is present here. To me, it smells somewhat like OFF! bug spray with deet; this particular version is the softest I’ve yet tried regarding that oud note.
The scent progresses and mellows out very nicely. It’s definitely not a hot-weather fragrance, but you could probably get away with wearing this to a nighttime Summer event. Not really my style because, aside from Shelter Island, I’m not a fan of the oud note that Bond no 9 uses.
This is a pass for me, but allllllmost purchase worthy.
sokol24 – :
Had a sample and i sprayed this stuff on my wrist, put my nose close and it almost knocked me out…
Geez its strong.. and i really dislike the smell.
something in it burned my nose… maybe thats my fault because i shouldn’t have got so close but man come on!
i really like the house of bond but not into this
maybe an overall rating of 4/10
the smell is not for me though the projection, longevity, and sillage are stellar
peace and blessings to all
Kiros81 – :
I received this in a swap and was excited to try it since I do love musk. At first spray I found myself standing close to a sweaty stable hand who was grooming a horse that had just returned to the barn. The overpowering fetid odors were very off putting but once the initial blast began to dry down, a waft of what seemed like oud, patchouli and leather pervaded.
Not surprisingly, its longevity was outstanding and as it faded I really liked it as it reminded me of Patchouli Noir.
As far as the other light and fruity notes go…non-existent.
If you love a animalic kick to your nose and wallet, go for it.
I’ll pass this time.
Pribluda – :
First whiff didn’t grab my attention and like but as it developed on my skin I started to like it.all the notes are blended very well,musk,sandalwood are the most dominant notes on my skin but I can pick up black current,lily and patchouli too,even a hint of osmanthus but if I didn’t know about notes I could just name musk and sandalwood,something fruity and a creamy,soft floral
Sandalwood amd flowers are creamy and round all the edges.musk is clean here but it’s also warm and delicately sweet.not a sharp,cold,detergent like musk,not also overly sexy and animalic
It may sound a very simple fragrance but I like it’s balance.if feels warm,enveloping and clean.both good on men and women.it’s wearable year round but better in mild to cool temp.longevity is amazing but it stays close to skin
xeliyss – :
Smells very green and musky but fresh at the same time. I don’t get any fruity notes at all. A little sharp around the edges, thus this runs more masculine to my nose. Nothing extraordinary, but if worn it makes a statement. I don’t see why the price tag on this one is so high, but if you see it at a bargain its worth a shot.
настасья – :
New York Musk seems similar to Harrods Amber. In both fragrances I can perceive a hint of Oud, that is less prominent in NYM. But Oud is not the dominant note, it has a very clean musk and some interesting mix of spices to keep it alive. It is a clean scent, so clean that reminds me of fresh laundry out of the dryer…but with a touch of another scent, that is not in the database. If you like Harrods Amber ór NYM you should probably order Al Haramain Urbanist Privé, it comes in a beautiful golden bottle, I got mine from BeautySpin for a very modest price. You would be surprised, but where the Bond scents are polite and well behaved boys, Urbanist has nuclear strength and the initial blast is a little bit chemical. But the drydown is incredibly similar to HA and NYM.
Thanks to my dear Gypsy Parfumista for the samples.
fanatmetalla – :
I like it. It smells like a fruity oud with a clean musk backbone.
Scent- 4/5
Projectin 3.5/5
Longevity 4.5/5 Stays on skin a long time as a skin scent.. the woods or what smells like a woody incense type feel remains for many hours
tantir – :
Not having read any of the reviews here (on purpose), I smell OUD plus one of the smoothest patchouli/ambrette-style spicy clean cool musk blends I’ve encountered. There’s also a wee pinch of a spice that I suppose is the nutmeg, though I wouldn’t be able to tell that. I get none of the other notes yet, as of my 3rd wearing (maybe w/ more sprays? I’m using my sample sparingly!).
I’m thinking the oud impression I get is built on an ambroxan base like JHAG’s Midnight Oud (though this scent’s nothing like that!) to make it buoyant. It seems light as a feather, yet retains all of oud’s sultry goodness. Blended with this almost vegetal spicy fresh musk, it’s walking the perfect line between sexy time goodness and freshness. I adored it from the first time I tested it – getting more & more hooked on this collection!
It’s amazingly attractive, to both myself and my guy. Plus as with pretty much all Bonds the sillage is great, longevity amazing! Mmmm…. excuse me while I bury my nose in my wrist again. Must. Get. MORE.
P.S. Oh look, the review below me mentions oud! 😀 Totally. Also it’s so fun and different to see oud NOT PAIRED WITH ROSE! Oh, the possibilities if more perfumers branched away from that classic combo. This is a perfect example of another oud match made in heaven to me.
SEREGAFAD – :
One of the very few Bonds I like. It has oud, definitely. I don’t get much musk. The slight sweetness might come from the fruity black currant. The fruitiness has a similar vibe to Poirier d`un Soir by Miller Harris.
Maikl – :
I sampled this at Saks Fifth Avenue.I’m trying to find a similar fragrance that is more affordable.Any suggestions.
eduard1968 – :
i totally dig this fresh floral green musk, alas sillage is moderate..but once over the bottle will be replaced with a new one…
korol686 – :
this really is a masculine scent, herbal woody and green, fresh green…
dmitrii_kostricin – :
Since Duchaufour made Blackcurrant note trendy, I notice more and more of it in nyche (I one can call Bond a nyche brand 😀 )
Overall pleasant, that safe “oh what are you wearing” office perfume. Should work great in spring, early autumn. I’d recommend this to a man under 30..
4 out of 10
va912 – :
Such a disappointment. This smells like sweaty dead animal to me. I like musk, but this is not like anything else I’ve ever tried. Most fragrances I can deal with. This one actually gave me a headache. Sorry, Bond! I agree with the one reviewer; SKANK SKANK! You said it, sister.
shadow1997 – :
Tried this at Saks. Not overly impressed. A real run of the mill musk. Why do all of the Bond fragrances smell alike? There are cheaper and better musks available, Kiehl’s for example. Or even Jovan Musk. Boring….
SakMyKak – :
I have worn Kiehl’s for 10 years and wanted to switch it up every now and then. I have a friend who is a Bondaholic and owns about 80% of their inventory. I’m not that adventurous or that well to do. I visited the Bond counter with her at Saks and informed the salesgirl that musk is my fragrance of choice. She introduced me to New York musk and I fell in love. She gave me a sample, as I would not make an impulse purchase until I was sure that I would wear it. I can honestly say that it sold itself. I bought a bottle on eBay and I wear it daily. I love that at the end of the day, I can still smell it and that unlike many fragrances, it doesn’t make me sneeze,nor does it dry down into something repulsive. I use it very sparingly as a little goes a long way. Totally worth it for me.
podvalistan – :
SA at Nordstroms stopped me and asked if I wanted to try Bonds fragrances. I tried several in the past and none thrilled me but I was willing to give it a go again. She asked me what my favorite fragrances were which were all sweet and fell into floral oriental category. Based on that, she gave me sample of New York Musk. I don’t know whether my nose just can’t smell certain notes or what but I smell no blackcurrent, lilies or any other floral top notes. All I get is patchouli, sandalwood, nutmeg,in other words, the spices. No musk whatsoever. It also smells very masculine to my nose. Don’t get me wrong, it doesn’t smell bad but this is definitely not what I was looking for and too masculine to boot. It does lasts a long time(I put a tiny spritz on my wrist and it easily lasted 5-6 hours) unlike some other scents in this brand which I found to be rather weak.
For me, its still not worth a hefty price tag
jtgfdoyxmyo – :
MIGHTY MUSK
Nothing subtle here. It packs a musk punch with a soft sandalwood note.
I’m not a musk kind of guy – otherwise I’d line up for this projection monster.
Weksfrems – :
Wonderful start! New York Musc opens smelling like you would imagine a dry cleaned cactus. Prickly, and dry, giving a tactile impression like the tacky feel of drying varnish. It has a beautifully constructed synthetic musk; not cuddly, not sweet, but also not like detergent. It feels deliberate and even insubordinate. This isn’t your mama’s musk. It’s got that New York nonchalant fuck-you tone.
But then there’s a strange, slow turning-of-the-screw progression away from dry-cleaner into a juicy-fruit gum, exceedingly sweet, soft musk. During these trapped-in-Jello middle notes, I feel like I’m wearing an hours-long bellyflop.
The third act, in what feels like a minor triumph simply because it’s rising from the fruit (cocktail) cellar, New York Musk ends on a nondescript patchouli musk tone. Unfortunately, and this is an intrinsic problem to a musk that you don’t like, the ending feels like an olfactory, nightmarish version of the ending of the Beetles song, “A Day in the Life”. There’s no deliberate ending. Eventually you just pick up your head and think, thank god, it’s over.
from scent hurdle.com
zin – :
One note: this definitely NOT start with a blast of rubbing alcohol. If that is all you are getting, you are likely anosmic to a major component of the scent (or, conversely, hyperosmic to something else).
The opening is a beautiful blend of grapefruit and tart black currant. This quickly settles into a fuzzy musk oriented accord that is comprised of black currant, patchouli, a subtle – and yet clearly noticeable – pine-like resinous note from galbanum, and some fruity overtones from the osmanthus, which combined with the other notes gives more of a cherry note than apricot or peach.
Smodo – :
Something I’ve noticed about bond no9 perfuemes that almost all of them are repeatiedly regarded as ”just like some old cologne, polo, etc”.
I’ve never been a bond fan , it just seamed super pretentious to me, but now I’m starting to think that perhaps this is how they created their perfumes, simply by taking a old cologne and revamping it.
And perhaps they were hoping that if they made the bottles pretty enough, no one will notice what’s inside, lol
Collins – :
This is truly a masterpiece. The opening brings the berry & citrus notes and the musk, leading into the mellow, luscious sandalwood and tender patchouli, wood tones underneath all along. Absolutely beautiful, not sweet, not cloying, very warm, luxurious, sensual. I honestly do not smell the musk as it dries, but that just may be the artful blending of the right, high quality ingredients. I found out at a very young age (hippie, of course) that there is nothing like high quality musk. Don’t miss this one.
P.S. Whoever said there was “oud” in this fragrance is wrong. I am severely sensitive to oud in fragrance and, besides that, it is not listed! 🙂
vitross – :
I love this scent. Smells great on me, and I love the sparkling notes that pop in the beginning.
Lleg – :
I avoided testing this scent for a few reasons. I thought it would be another ho hum of a scent, where BNo9 was reaching again, or rather they were trying to put out a new and improved version of Amber, New York Oud, Signature, Andy Warhol, and Manhattan.
I think they have arrived at the right combination for me. The first spray recalls the beginning notes of their Signature parfum, and oud is already present, but it is not loud and screechy. What happens in their prior oud offerings was that it gets louder and louder and very annoying. What happens with NY Musk is that is softens because of the musk itself, which intensifies, but not in a bad way as how some people describe here. To me, the musk is very mild, or I could be anosmic and not smelling all of it.
Happily oud is not the final note in this scent. In the final drydown the oud is light and you smell more the warmth of musk and ambery woods and patchouli. If Amber and Signature had a little romp on a sheepskin rug, that’s exactly what it would smell like, and I love it! Oh-meegosh I can’t believe I need to add another to my Bond wishlist. But at its crazy price, I dunno, I think I need to pick up a bottle from a non-retail source.
Lecloclorataw – :
New York Musk, to me, is basically a greatest hit of Scent of Peace, Bond Signature, New York Amber, and Bond’s signature MUSKY accord. Quality stuff as always. Blackcurrant at the top is nice but the musk is a tad too potent for my taste. I cannot see it as a versatile scent that could be worn all the time. Not sure what Bond is thinking, but they should have ended this concept at The New York Amber.
Pneumvefe – :
Gorgeous pure perfume composition of patchouli, musk and amber.
Give it a few wearings before making up your mind.
I have finally fallen in love with it.
Superb longevity and sillage.
Big Thumbs up!
smbsim – :
Deppaholic is absolutely correct. The musk turns the stomach, wayyyyy to strong and overbearing. My own fault for getting hooked by the top note and not waiting 15 minutes for the stench to come through. One expensive mistake. Get a sample and go home. This scent by Bond is a downer.
If anyone wants a full bottle (sorry I threw out the box) ill send it pronto.
INHATEP555 – :
This smell caught me off guard. It was highly sweet and masculine. I could smell a dark fruityness about it with perhaps a little tart but it was addicting. Very nice smell and then the drydown happens and it continues as it did with more of an Oud as someone mentioned. It wasnt at all unbearable and I think its what keeps the notes from smelling feminine. Either way, Im surprised to see so many dislikes but the scent is not bad at all. Its a matter of taste. It is sweet and different and you maayyy not decide to wear this everywhere but you definitley could. I like it. I smelled this at Saks, apparently it is their special product and it is actually much more expensive. Id say try it.
sanya_2 – :
Damn, almost had a good, all-purpose cologne here. Perhaps we still do, only it’s just distasteful to me.
Let me just start off with this: the fragrance goes on easy, initially it’s a pleasant, ambery, woodsy wiff of heaven. It’s almost generic, but not in a bad way, but just not worth that much for something so easily accessible.
But here’s the downside, there’s that alarmingly, unpleasant, almost metallic scent that I’m assuming is Oud (it predominates the New York Oud!) and really ruins the drydown. Kinda sucks.
Maybe that scent makes it expensive, or complex to merit it’s cost. For me, it’s just not worth it.
fraultulp – :
smells like burberry men to me
djony33 – :
No musk?! What? To me, this is a skanky, dirty, animalic musk. (Granted, I don’t have that much experience with musk bombs like this, but still, that’s how it smells to me.) This is not a soft, ethereal, feminine, light musk. This is full on animal gland. I do like the top notes, but the drydown is just too much for me. I almost couldn’t handle the muskiness. I just don’t see how anyone can want to smell this musky. I’m not sure who this would be best on, but it’s not me. Sorry Bond! I do love you, but not on this one.
adman2049 – :
Strangely, I’m not smelling any of these notes! Are they being blocked somehow? I wonder… To my nose, Bond no 9 NEW YORK MUSK smells like a milder version of NEW YORK AMBER or HARRODS AMBER (which is itself a milder version of NEW YORK AMBER). So perhaps I should say that NEW YORK MUSK smells to me like a milder version of the already milder HARRODS AMBER?
It smells very nice (I happen to love the Bond no 9 AMBERS), but I was really looking forward to a brand new fragrance from this house, especially given the conspicuous absence from their line-up of any musk-centric perfumes. I have yet to encounter a single one.
I myself dislike dirty, sweaty musk (and I could never have been the concubine of Napoléon…), but a clean musk is always welcome to my nose. In the Bond no 9 line-up, musk seems only to appear as a very low-key basenote, and it is *never* dirty. Which makes a lot of sense, actually. The people of New York city do not need to contribute any stinkiness to the fumes wafting off garbage in the streets, and the general layer of dinge covering all of the permanent structures, including the subways, where rats the size of raccoons have been known to take shelter. Yes, these smells are virtually ubiquitous, everywhere to be sniffed, hanging in the air as they are as all hope of fresh breezes is dashed by the imposing buildings which simultaneously block out the sun in the city of shadows. The very last thing that New Yorkers need to be doing is inviting prurient leers from strangers. It’s a big, densely populated city, so there are bound to be lechers here and there… “Come hither” dirty sweaty musk in the Big Apple? Not a good idea.
Given the low-musk profile of even this, a perfume with the word ‘musk’ in its name, what I am surmising is that the folks at Bond no 9, like me, do not really dig dirty musk. I suspect that those who do will be disappointed by this launch.
ROHARAMUBBACY – :
I tried this at saks and its light-n-fresh and the musk lingers close to your skin.This is so different than all the other bonds out there.It has nice sparkling fruity notes that pop inside your nose along with dancing floral notes its outta control! :-)Everything comes at you at once its immediate.Yes if you are a musk lover and you like a light earthy woodsy musk thats clean,fruity,delicate and mysterious its a great buy.I cant wait to buy this in november!