Bond No. 9 · 2005

Chinatown

Bond No. 9 Chinatown
Longevity Very long8-12 hours
Projection ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising Mixed

floral peach tea warmed with vanilla spice

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Chinatown by Bond No 9 is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women and men. Chinatown was launched in 2005. The nose behind this fragrance is Aurélien Guichard. Top notes are Peach Blossom and Bergamot; middle notes are Tuberose, Gardenia, Orange Blossom and Peony; base notes are Cardamom, Vanilla, Sandalwood, Guaiac Wood, Patchouli and Virginia Cedar. This perfume was introduced in 2005, also available in Swarovski crystals decorated version. The creators of fashion house Bond No.9 found inspiration for the romantic look of the bottle in the Ming dynasty. Chinatown is a real sweet and spicy sensation, created by Aurelien Guichard. Top notes seduce with intoxicating scents of peach blossoms and bergamot. The heart is composed of gardenia, honey and sensual sweet tuberose, peony and orange blossom, while the base is made of patchouli, cedar, warm and soft vanilla, sandalwood, cardamom, and Guiac wood. The perfume is characterized as floriental, which can also be sensed from its very name and the bottle design. Chinatown is holiday edition for 2008 introduced in the amount of 50 ml edt, in the bottle tasseled with the smallest Swarovski crystals which reflect light the best, in ruby red color. It costs 650 dollars. It is a limited edition and belongs to the collection of three Swarovski All Stars perfumes.
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans unisex
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Bond No. 9

Bond No. 9 is a New York niche house founded in 2003, structured around a single concept: name every fragrance after a Manhattan or wider New York place. Scendira lists 189 Bond No. 9 fragrances with 66 in stock. Prices sit in the collector's tier, $135 to $600 in the live range, and the bottles are the star-shaped, hand-painted flasks the house is known for. The catalogue leans fresh-unisex on average, but the range covers everything from oud-heavy (Signature Oud) to bright citrus (Riverside Drive, Tuxedo Park) to gourmand rose (Nomad, New York Gardenia). Community top five in stock: NoMad Tanzanite (violet oud fruit, 2023), Tuxedo Park (sparkling citrus oud, 2026), New York Gardenia (creamy gardenia vanilla, 2024), NoMad (rose-oud fruity, 2021), Bond Number One (vanilla powder rose, 2024).

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