Chinatown (2005)
by Bond No. 9

I have been wearing Bond No. 9 Chinatown for about
one hour. The first few minutes I smelled primarily a
peachy-orange fragrance. It slowly faded into a woodsy,
sexy, very very slight gardenia
& tuberose incense kind of
smell and that is still what I
still smell. The name does fit it
- it reminds me of some of my
favorite small stores with well
walked on wooden floors in
Manhattan Beach & Palos
Verdes & San Francisco.
Definitely a pleasant woodsy
incense aroma is what comes
to mind. I can't stop smelling
my wrist, I do like this
fragrance. I hate to do this but I am now writing another piece to this review. My husband & I went for a walk together an hour ago. He asked if I was wearing Old Spice- a mans after shave. He said he did not like this fragrance at all. I still like it & it still has the incense scent from before. It will be hard for me to wear it though because he dislikes it so much.

6th October, 2011.

Chinatown, considered a unisex scent, has sensational opening!

This one starts with a sweet/velvety tone guaranteed by peach blossom, accompanied by the delicious aroma of gardenia and tuberose, which over time develops into a gourmand smell, with the emergence of a delicate vanilla, acting only as an adjunct to the floral notes that persist until the end of the fragrance, where the woody tones appears, such as sandalwood, thereby removing a bit of the feminine touch at the beginning and middle that dominates the fragrance.

Finally, a pleasant surprise! I've never been to New York neither Chinatown! But after sampling this scent, I had a great desire! hahahah

21st August, 2011.

I cannot believe this is a unisex scent! It's very rare for me to really dislike a scent but this actually made me feel really weird all day. Me no likey one little bit! Tuberose and coconut and other sickly sweet vileness.

31st May, 2011.

There seems to be a new vogue for calling perfumes "unisex" (see Etat Libre d'Orange) - this is a girls' perfume, pure and simple. No guy would wear this unless he was also wearing a dress that matched the bottle (and why not, it's a big world with room for everyone). Unisex is what colognes and CK1 are. This is a sweet, crimson, fruity delight of a perfume, and it's a perfume, not a cologne. God I'm bossy.

20th May, 2011.

Love this. Love the huge girliness of it, a flamboyant marvel. A little goes a long way, but the drydown always surprises with its softness and warmth (to me the complete drydown smells lightly floral). I am saving for a whole bottle, having gone through two 5ml decants. The Ladies of The Perfumed Court get my kudos for sending me an empty bottle I requested -- but I will soon buy a bottle of my own, and give my empty bottle to a friend who collects.

This one is always a pick up, and is as distinctive as any scent in history.

29th January, 2011. (Last Edited: 1st February, 2011.)

I think Chinatown is to Bond no. 9, what Black Orchid is to Tom Ford. The opening just screams flamboyancy to me. It has a bit of that "make-up" smell. The opening is a quick blast of peaches and peach blossom to my nose, it sure is peachy. This quickly fades into a vanilla and a creamy coconut, with the slightest sour spice, I suspect this may be tomato leaf. Surrounding this are various floral notes, like a bouquet of flowers. I start to pick up on patchouli about 20 minutes into the frag, and some subtle woods in the end.

Projection and longevity both exceed expectations. Overall though, this is a floral fragrance, with some interesting fruits. Take its pink bottle as a hint, this fragrance is feminine. Nice, and a little less boring, but still not for me. I do not recommend this for a man.

9th January, 2011.