Bond No. 9 - Perfume - Extrait
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Bond No. 9 - Perfume - Extrait

Since 2003, Bond No. 9 has advanced the art of perfumery with a riveting collection of New York neighborhood scents—from Wall Street to Chelsea Flowers to New Haarlem.  But this fragrance takes a new direction, conjuring up a contemporary New York version of the ancient Eastern oud. 

The Scent

Maybe that the world has many ouds, but here is an oud that could only come out of the fabled melting pot that is New York.  Bond No. 9 Perfume contains four superbly harmonious East/West ingredients - the fewest of all Bond No. 9 fragrances. Earthy, sultry oud is representing the Eastern world.  Playing up against it is the rose, that epitome of refined sweetness, treasured in both the Middle East and the New World.  Tonka beans from South America add to the heat with its caramel-almond flavor, while musk, from the Asian musk deer, further underscores oud’s carnal nature. 

What makes Perfume so unique in the Bond No. 9 scent repertory is that it is a study in contrasts, a mingling of East and West, Dubai and New York, ancient and modern, that captures the emerging international mood of 21st century New York. On the other hand, this seductive, so frankly erotic fragrance is not one of the customary 20 percent eaux de parfum by Bond No. 9, but a 30 percent concentration, thereby moving it into a category that’s rare today: pure perfume.

The bottle

Representing the preciousness of its ingredients, the Bond No. 9 Perfume bottle is rendered in non-stop gold, laser-etched with an overall patterning of the Bond No. 9 signature token. Hold the bottle up to the light, and you will see through both sides and the crystal-clear perfume itself to an undulating undersea vision that captures the magic of this potion. 

... and finally, some informations about Oud

The word oud (pronounced ooh’d) derives from the Arabic el-oud, meaning branch of wood or twig, referencing the bark of the Aquilaria (or aloewood) tree, which produces an aromatic resin to protect itself against mold.  Bearing a powerful aroma which simultaneously soothes and provokes, the oud has served as a perfume for two millennia in the Gulf Region.  Its primary use has long been as incense, wafting into the heavens to unite the human with the divine.  But so treasured is the languorous fragrance of oud that it is basic to scent-making in the Arabian Peninsula. Thus, we find jasmine ouds, leather ouds, and so forth. The best ouds are more precious, more costly than rubies or gold.

Composition: Description
Head: Rose, Oud
Heart: Tonka bean
Base: Musk