With a move coming up to the Big Apple, I’ve repeatedly found myself falling down a rabbit hole of New York City-based brands that are not only New York cool girl–approved, but have made established themselves as big names in the beauty industry. What’s better than a brand that happens to be both? Meet Bond No.9 New York: a female-led parfumerie founded by Laurice Rahmé with a New York-centric concept behind their stunning eau de parfum collection. Every Bond No.9 fragrance is named after one of the city’s most recognizable neighborhoods; each with its own unique communities, cultures, and traditions.
Keep reading to discover which of its best-selling fragrances have caught our eye.
Key Notes: Cacao absolute, green hazelnut, jasmine sambac absolute, cedarwood, and caramel. Inspired by New York City’s lively neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, this bestselling new unisex fragrance is undeniably chic, youthful, and sexy (much like Tribeca’s residents).
Key Notes: Lemon essential oil, blackcurrant bud absolute, raspberry, rose damascena essential oil, and musk. Bond No. 9 New York’s first all-natural fragrance creates an aromatic experience like no other with a sweet and sophisticated composition of fragrant essential oils made from raw materials.
Key Notes: Lychee, apricot, rose absolute, cedarwood essence, and vanilla. A celebration of one of New York City’s most historic neighborhoods, Gold Coast offers a lively blend of soft florals (rose essence and absolute) with bright red apple, juicy apricot, and sweet lychee.
Key Notes: Pear, violet leaves, oud accord, rose, and amber. An ode to the city’s dreamers and wonderers, Bond No.9 New York’s NoMad boasts a strong and sensual fragrance with modern fruity notes and a luxurious mix of amber and oud accord.
Key Notes: Oud extract, rose, tonka beans, and musk. Travel to Bond No.9’s headquarters boutique in NoHo with the brand’s signature scent. It’s a bold combination of Eastern Woods and Western florals that offers a 30% concentration (pure perfume).
Key Notes: Grapefruit, blackcurrant, lily of the valley, hedione, and cedarwood. This sparkling fresh eau de parfum was crafted to represent the greatest neighborhood of all: peace. With a vivid blend of sparkling florals, woody-musky detente, and bright citrus, this is one fragrance you’ll want to get your hands on ASAP.
Key Notes: Grapefruit blossom, blackcurrant, lily, patchouli, and vetiver. Looking for a fragrance with a little glitz and glamour? Paying homage to one of New York’s greatest traditions, this bright new fragrance features bold notes of bright grapefruit blossom, warm nutmeg, and sensual patchouli.
Key Notes: Warm resin incense, honeyed ambrox, and cedarwood. This incense-filled scent invokes the smell of New York Harbor’s Governor’s Island dense woodlands and fresh air with bold forest notes creating a fragrance that’s as seductive as it is addictive.
Key Notes: Apple, bergamot essence, rose essence, jasmine, magnolia essence, and praline. Named after Madison Avenue, New York City’s famous street of boutiques, this eau de parfum is high-energy and sweet with notes of vivid florals, bold fruits, and a hint of woodsy musk for depth.
Key Notes: Jasmine, gardenia, carnation, patchouli, and marine accord. A celebration of the city skyline, New York Nights invokes the bright lights of the city. The notes included in this vivid eau de parfum include gardenia, sandalwood, coffee, and caramel.
Key Notes: Grape hyacinth, huckleberry, prairie dropseed grass, red hunter tulips, and teakwood. An ode to Madison Square Park, this fragrance combines vivid florals against a backdrop of bright greens with notes of huckleberry, prairie dropseed grass, and red hunter tulips.
Key Notes: Violet leaf, cassis, jasmine, cinnamon, and patchouli. Bleecker Street, known today as a Greenwich Village nightclub district, is captured in this bright and bold Bond No.9 fragrance. With notes of violet leaf, jasmine, and cinnamon; this eau de parfum is one to remember.
Key Notes: Tangerine, freesia, jasmine sambac, soft amber, and musk. Named after one of New York’s trendies spots, Nolita, this Bond No. 9’s fragrance boasts a bold blend of powdery, fresh freesia, and a bright tangerine with the warmth of sandalwood.
Key Notes: Cassis, mandarin, waterlily, peach musk, and oakmoss. Capturing one of New York’s most beloved neighborhoods, Bond No.9 New York’s Greenwich Village Eau de Parfum offers a radiant mix of cassis, lychee, peach musk, and praline for a fruity and floral scent that invokes that city’s rich history.
Key Notes: Lime blossom, bergamot, white jasmine, magnolia, and sandalwood. Dedicated to the timeless elegance and sophistication of the Hamptons, this Bond No.9 New York’s eau de parfum combines fresh, salty sea air with lush florals and a woody musk.
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