Central Park (2004)
by Bond No. 9

To me this is a very bright and crisp \ greener version of Gucci's Envy.
Replace the darkness that envy has with basil.
It has a feminine edge to it but it's still masculine enough to be worn be either sex.
Not one of my favorite bonds but it's wearable.

22nd January, 2012.

VERY green with plenty of bitter greens, verbena, lime citrus and plenty of wood.
It's very pleasant and extremely green and long lasting as typical Bonds. It's not great but it's pretty good. If you love your fragrances super green this is definitely one you should check out.

15th September, 2011.

I first reviewed CENTRAL PARK based on a purse spray about a year ago at "The Other" major fragrance website. After owning a bottle for some time, I think that it's time to reaffirm our vows.

Wow, I love this stuff, especially on hot days such as we have in Boston right now: 92F. As I walked to the library this afternoon, I was enveloped in a big cloud of bitter greens and linden blossom. There is something slightly edgy and almost too loud about this basil-rich, lightly floralized (lily-of-the-valley) composition, but it manages to stay just short of going too far. CENTRAL PARK is neither masculine nor feminine to my nose. It is also not a typical green offering--I'd call this creation sui generis.

In the interest of truth in reviewing, I should add that I only wear this perfume in the heat. In fact, one day last winter when I took a whiff of it, I found it not at all appealing. But for the summertime, it's a winner in my perfume book!

12nd July, 2011.

Just bought a bottle today. One of my favorite warm weather fragrances. Crisp, clean, green opening that settles down to a long lasting fresh woodsy green experience with the slightest whisper of patchouli. This and Eau de New York are my favorite Bond fragrances for work. I highly recommend this, and even though my partner works at Saks, I have no problem paying full price for this at the Bond No. 9 store. It's that good.

15th April, 2011.

The fresh notes made this is my go-to for summer, and believe me, a girl wearing this can be sexy!

16th December, 2010.

Yeah; it's pretty good.
It smells like something I'm quite positive I've smelled before. I don't know WHAT.
Very casual and relatively conservative. GOOD...not GREAT.
I smell wood, lime, wood, wood, wood, lime, wood, and wood.
Here's the part that has me absolutely flabbergasted: This is (marketed) as unisex.
I find this to be about as feminine as Kouros.
When I consider every aspect of the equation (i.e., PRICE-TAG), this is not fully worthy of a thumbs-up rating.

19th March, 2010.