Bond No. 9 · 2016
Dubai Black Sapphire EDP
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
StrongFills most of the room
Polarising
Divisive
amber-forward
cozy
sensual
Warm beeswax, saffron, oud smoke with rose
Scent Notes
Warm & Amber
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Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Bond No. 9 Dubai Black Sapphire comes across as Warm beeswax, saffron, oud smoke with rose. It opens with beeswax, neroli and saffron, moves into Turkish rose, cedarwood and gurjun balsam and settles on Oud, sandalwood and siam benzoin. It reads unisex.
This eau de parfum is best in fall and winter and is an evening scent. Reach for it for date nights and nights out. Released in 2016.
In the community's experience it lasts well into the evening, and projects strongly and fills a room. Wearers suggest letting a new bottle rest for a couple of weeks; it tends to smooth out.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something amber forward and cozy for date nights.
- Sample first if: you are unsure about strong oriental notes; this one divides opinion.
- Skip if: you dislike spicy fragrances.
Around $600.
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The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Date
- Night out
The Brand
Bond No. 9
Bond No. 9 is a New York niche house founded in 2003, with fragrances named after New York places. Between about $87 and $1,200, Scendira has 110+ Bond No. 9 perfumes.
Most-Discussed Bond No. 9 Perfumes
Community chatter about Bond No. 9 centres on Greenwich Village, Lafayette Street and New York Nights.
Scent notes for the picks
Look for sweet berry and lychee with soft vanilla in Greenwich Village (Eau de Parfum, 2019), starting with blackcurrant and lychee before musk, oakmoss and vanilla take over. Lafayette Street (Eau de Parfum, 2018) lands as fresh bergamot breeze with apple sweetness and cedar, opening on bergamot and coriander and drying down to ambergris, cedarwood and tonka bean. Count on sweet coffee and caramel with creamy florals from New York Nights (2017); gardenia and jasmine up top and caramel and coffee underneath.
If these picks suit you, floral perfumes and gourmand perfumes are good places to keep looking, and the brands page lists every house.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like Warm beeswax, saffron, oud smoke with rose. It opens with beeswax, neroli and saffron, moves into Turkish rose, cedarwood and gurjun balsam and settles on Oud, sandalwood and siam benzoin.
In the community's experience it lasts well into the evening, and projects strongly and fills a room.
It is best in fall and winter. It is an evening scent. It suits date nights and nights out.
It reads unisex.
Wearers suggest letting a new bottle rest for a couple of weeks; it tends to smooth out.
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