Bleecker Street (2005)
by Bond No. 9

Stardate 20181029:

A very safe and good all purpose fragrance. Has been compared to GIT but I find Bleecker Street to be much better cause it goes easy on the aquatics(Dihydromyrcenol is my nemesis).
Dry down is sweetish ambery and woodsy.

Pretty good but not amazing. Comes off fresh, green and spicy and has some sweetness to be in the modern-style of men's fragrances. Feels very versatile as a daytime scent, casual or dressed up and any season.

I get better than average projection and longevity.

A very safe scent. It is very good, just not too original. For some reason, it comes off smelling like cardboard and some sort of creamy desert mixed together for me. Not something I wear all that often, but it does generally draw a compliment or two.

Ok, I had problems with rating this - I erred towards thumbs up, but in the end went with neutral. There's absolutely nothing wrong with Bleecker St, in fact it's rather nice. Starts off with very juicy tones, and whilst they continue into the mid-notes, the fragrant wood does bolster them from below.

However, about 2 hours into wearing it (and with reasonable sillage), it just seemed to break apart. I don't get the sour tones people are mentioning, but what I do get is just a generic 'nice smell'. In fact, it smells pretty much like Curve by Liz Claiborne.

So yeah, not bad, but what was a good start just fizzled out a little on me at least. Sillage is reasonable, longevity is good (it's 10 hours later and although it's close to the skin, it's definitely noticeable).

Again, erring back and forth between ratings. I quite liked Curve, so that might be part of it. However, when all's said and done I'll say try it, but try a sample rather than jumping in with both feet, particularly at the price point of Bond.

Herbal/floral and somewhat aquatic. This is perhaps slightly more masculine than feminine. I often prefer my fragrances more on the masculine side and love herbal fragrances too. The thing that's holding me back here is that price tag. Some Bond's can be brilliant but this one seems to lacklustre. It's something I could instantly forget. Not terrible but not great either. Perhaps well suited to cooler weather.

Silliage and longlevity are both quite good