Riverside Drive (2003)
by Bond No. 9

Fresh blast of minty sweet fruity notes with a heart of florals and a heavy bottom of musk and woods. this scent is very clear and transparent overall, no dark notes. in a nutshell, this is how you feel when you brush your teeth with those vibrant, fresh, flavored toothpastes. it smells just like tht, and it stays that way for a very long time with a very sweet interplay of notes which will keep you busy. Lovely scent for dates~! this is meant to be worn on dates or if you are planing to ask a girl out! Bond did it with this one for me. it's a must have at any price. Period!!

Riverside Drive could best be described as the bastard child of Creed's Green Irish Tweed and Millesime Imperial. The opening of this is similiar to MI and before long becomes very reminiscent of GIT with a touch of pineapple thrown in for good measure and the violet toned down just a touch. Riverside Drive has good longevity 6 hrs and projects nicely. This is an inoffensive and nicely put together scent that could easily be worn to the office.

ended up buying Maurice Roucel's beautiful invention of Riverside Drive.....Strong, Spicy, Clean and Fresh with sillage and power.....what else can you ask for? a great all around and going out fragrance. I smell fresh cucumber and even something like licorice throughout intermingled with a hint of sweet fruit notes(which I wish were present a tiny bit more)....it does become dry as it developes but yet somehow capturing the fresh edge it started off with....overall, a beautiful fragrance very well fitting the reputation of its creator.

This feels like a musky and extravagant improvement of Kenneth Cole Reaction. The watermelon accord in Reaction is replaced by a sweet cucumber accord and I couldn't be any more the happier. I love Reaction but hate the fact that its longevity could be more than an hour. Yes it has that "house accprd" that Creed has of that metallic oddness that they do, but this is amazing. It may be "fake" or stealing (as a more than a few Bond's have been accused of) but this smells great and nothing I can compare to in the Creed repertoire. This is a great fragrance to wear in the summer or late spring/early fall. Recommended to try!

This is an incredible piece of art... If I may put it that way.

I bought this blind after reading over the reviews and posts on the forums regarding this fragrance, I have to say, that was probably the best decesion I've ever made.

The opening is about 80% fruity+cucumber and 20% earthy and aquatic.

Throughout the duration, the ratio changes moves progressively towards the earthy aquatic side and settles into a delightful drydown.

Longetivety is great at about 6 hours and the sillage is also outstanding.

The only minor complaint I might have is that you might smell a bit of a synthetic/artificial note after you've had it on for a while.

Apart from that, I would say this is currently my favourite out of my collection.

Masculine, Unique, Slightly Aquating yet incredibly Spicy. This is best Bond 9 fragrance I have ever smelled for Men! The staying power is excellent, and the compliments dont ever stop from strangers!

It starts off with a pineapple, aquatic and fresh opening. The violet and pineapple work together and grow into a distinct tropical aquatic to a barely noticeable floral. As the fruit and freshness of this scent fades after the first 10-15 minutes the lily of the valley lingers for a few minutes and begins to get warm. The sandlewood, amber and oakmoss begin to grow. It starts off a bit fresh and simliar to Creed's Erolfa and Silver Mountain Water, but then turns into something so rich and rare:

It transforms into a masculine powerhouse scent similar to the legends of the 80s (Think Santos by Cartier, Antaeus by Chanel) and becomes the epitome of a dressy evening fragrance for men to wear. The lasting power is unbelievable and I have never smelled a fragrance that has this chameleon like character- transcending fresh, fruity, floral and finally masculine.

I know that spending upwards of 200 bucks for a cologne is quite pricey but Riverside Drive is worth every damn penny! A BIG THUMBS UP!