Niche line Bond no. 9 has launched Andy Warhol by Bond no. 9, the sixth fragrance in their Andy Warhol series.
...the time was right for an eau de parfum that’s an ode to Warhol himself, with an image of the artist himself on the bottle. The picture we chose, repeated on each side, is a photo-booth portrait of a youngish, clean-cut, Mad Man-esque Warhol, circa 1963 - 1964, when he was 35, wearing sunglasses, along with the era’s essential trench coat, white business shirt, and tie. Photomat pictures like this one, whose images are repeated with or without subtle variations from shot to shot, opened up a new creative approach for Warhol, as was soon evidenced in his series and multi-panel portraits—such as his Jackie and flower paintings. What’s more, this bottle design happens to be a contemporary variant of the ancient Janus-faced motif. (In numerous art works, Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions, is depicted as having two faces, one looking ahead, the other looking back.)
The Andy Warhol by Bond No. 9 scent (androgynous, of course) kicks off with fresh and lively Italian bergamot zest and peach juice—which are quickly juxtaposed with red rose, peach juice, and spicy cumin, having their luscious say. The heart of this brew is a Warholian mix of mischief mingled with eros: Honeyed centifolia rose, white patchouli and cistus ambre (a Mediterranean shrub with a woody, smoky, plum-like kick similar to that of amber itself), play off against outspoken jasmine, lemony-spicy frankincense, and riveting oud. Then when we reach the drydown, we’re in full-throttle late ‘60s aphrodisiac territory, with a blend of sultry amber, intense red sandalwood, mulled plum, Madagascar vanilla bean, and—not least—musk.
Bond no. 9 Andy Warhol is available in 50 or 100 ml Eau de Parfum ($180 / $260).
(via press release)
I’m curious about the scent, but I’ve never had any sort of fascination with Andy Warhol. Other frags in the Bond Warhol series have been good..so…
Me neither, but as a rule I think they’ve done more interesting things with this range than w/ the “regular” Bond scents.
Sampled this at the local Saks this past Saturday and I have to say that I liked it very much. They did not have it in stock yet or I would have been tempted to purchase it right away.
One thing that struck me is that it seems to be much more low-key than almost all other BN9 fragrances, and I feel that this could be worn all year, the incense and oud are toned down, at least to my nose.
Ah, good to know, thanks!
I should clarify: this seems low key compared to the BN9 fragrances I have tried, which aren’t all of them. The incense is definitely more subdued than Silver Factory for comparison, at least to me.
I know better than to comment on perfume copy, but does anybody ever get anything proofread these days? Peach juice juxtaposed with peach juice?
Good eye — I didn’t even notice!
The two faces of peach juice – one looks forward, the other looks back to the past!
LOL LOL!
I noticed that, and then wondered what peach juice and cumin having “their luscious say,” might sound like. Squish. Pew. I was an advertising copywriter and this is just embarrassing. It’s worse than real estate ads where halls “sashay toward the bedroom.” OK, I’m over it. I haven’t had much luck with Bonds, I have two almost-full bottles that never really worked out for me. Maybe I wasn’t letting the ingredients talk to me enough.
lol!
The notes sound lovely but the bottle is ugly.
My local department store just started selling Bond no 9 fragrances. My nose is so excited, but my bank account is terrified.
It is not my favorite of their bottles either. I really did like Silver Factory & Lexington Ave.
This just has zero appeal to me. I’m not at all interested in Andy Warhol, nor do the notes sound very good.
Stupid stupid me! I saw several of these on EBay, but never jumped at it. Got a sample years later, loved that authentic plum note, so very well done and SADLY, the bottle is no where to be found anymore…. How sad: if anyone out there wants to sell theirs, here’s where to contact me: NaughtyProf@icloud.com