Bond no. 9 will launch New York Patchouli, the latest in the unisex New York Notes series that includes New York Amber, New York Oud and New York Musk:
With its mysterious, lingering depths and sliding scale of associations—from languor to opulence, from high fashion to free-being—patchouli is a perfumer’s essential which comes into its own especially in warm and provocative oriental scents. Bond No. 9’s New York Patchouli is one such scent. But unlike traditional orientals, this is a sexy, modern, attentiondrawing gourmand that, like Bond No. 9’s entire collection of eaux de parfum, is inspired by the verve, the energy, the audacity, and the beauty of the City of New York. It starts off with dessert, so to speak: citrusy bergamot, fresh and delicate rosewater (as used in custards and puddings), and lychee—with its gentle hint of tang. These soon segues into the heart of the scent—patchouli, aided and abetted by fresh yet intoxicating lilies and equally haunting lilacs. Then come the base notes, which will give this bouquet its staying power: resinous amber (one of patchouli’s classic accomplices), smooth and creamy sandalwood, musk—for its carnal kick, and, Atlas cedar—for a contrasting dash of coolness.
Additional notes include cardamom, ginger, grapefruit, nutmeg, purple orchid, leather and oakmoss.
Bond no. 9 New York Patchouli will launch in November, in 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum.
(via tfwa)
You know, at some point something has to give. Laurice is going to have to kill off some of this line simply to make room for more. At the pace she’s going, she’s going to catch up to Coty or P&G. The only other comparable “niche” (I use quotes because I don’t see Bond as a niche house anymore) perfume mill I can think of with this level of output is Pierre Guillaume with his various projects. Some of the Bond products are nice. And I happen to really like New York Oud, even though it’s not very original. With the pace of its production, Bond takes away the excitement of anticipation.
You know, I have not even checked to see if they’ve discontinued anything, but I think you’re right that they haven’t, other than the limited editions. It really is a huge line.
I wonder this myself. It seems terribly unlikely that every single non LE scent in the line is selling in quantities that justify their production costs. Or perhaps they are supplying big warehouse type resellers who get a huge discount and also sell it for a big discount, but still make their profit margins, even if they are considerably smaller. If that’s the case it would suggest it’s pretty cheap to turn this stuff out (but it probably always is – packaging is what costs, I imagine), and then Bond make both high and low end profits, by selling to everyone in the resale spectrum. I always used to figure Bond was going for the niche/luxury market, but it kind of seems like they are going for profits however it comes. Not saying there’s necessarily anything wrong with it, but it takes away the appeal, in a way, personally speaking. I don’t feel the same way about multiple perfume releases the way I do about ice cream flavour choices.
This must be the first time on HST I have seen an active desire for something to be discontinued…
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Well, Montale so far hasn’t discontinnued any of their fragrances and they have much more than Bond No 9. What i think is that some will end loosing part of display space on the stores nad will be more like a fragrance that is only purchased by who already wears it.
Hmm. This could be a hit or miss 😛 Not sure if I’m gonna like it. The only Bond scent, I really adore is Chinatown 🙂
That’s probably still their best, although I really liked a couple of the Andy Warhol scents.
Yeah their Silver Factory is pretty great..but it doesn’t makes me wanna buy a bottle of it 🙂 I think I give my credit card some rest and enjoy CT 🙂
Love Chinatown, Silver Factory, Andy Warhol (I think this one might be discontinued), HOT Always and West Broadway.
It does seem impossible to keep up with their output.
I don’t know. It seems Angel-esque, and they already have Nuits de Noho.
The notes and the visual says to me Tom Ford Purple Patchouli. I hope that it’s not the case, since i found purple patchouli to be really nasty on my skin.