Bryant Park (2007)
by Bond No. 9

This is a beautiful, unique scent and my absolute favorite of the Bond No. 9 line. The opening is a fruity floral that dries down to hints of pink pepper. However, I'm giving it a nuetral because the lasting power is so poor! As much as I love it, I've held off buying a bottle because the fragrance only lasts an hour at most on me.

This is one of my favorites of the Bond line - it is very light and summery, and the raspberry undertones sweeten the scent. It is not too floral, but has a warm dry down when I wear it.

This is a good young scent, fruity and fresh w/o smelling like cheap candy.
The raspberry is there, but doesn't overpower.
No "old woman" flowers either, a nice mix of fresh and classic florals.
I like it.
Bond's 3rd best girl's scent IMO.

Does anyone else feel like the first review is an unsubtle plug by an employee of Bond No. 9?

Anyway I was hoping to love this one from the descriptions but found it shrill. Bond's frags never seem to work for me; I find them all overbearing, like a series of chiding matrons with different flavors.

Never having visited Bryant Park in New York, I can't help but wonder if there are rose gardens there...this fragrance contains as much rose as it does raspberry! In fact, the rose note is the most prominent to my nose. I like that the pyramid is sort of 'mixed up' from the standard fruity floral. Tovah is right when she says it's not your "run-of-the-mill" scent. I love it's uniqueness. The tart raspberry and patchouli here bring to mind SJP's Lovely, with the apple martini/patchouli combo. Worth a try for sure.

Bryant Park is a flirty, bright fragrance that's positively enticing. This clic concoction begins with a bright burst of fresh, tart raspberry. The raspberry becomes juicier, but not syrupy or sweet, as the fragrance warms with rose, white blossoms, and rhubarb. It sustains a tart feel, which is quite unusual on me when a fragrance has any type of berry. Bryant Park is clever, and radiates an aura of confidence. Even with heart notes of patchouli base, it's light, with an airy, amber silkiness. The raspberry note is prominent, and lasts throughout wear, but this never comes across as a run-of-the-mill fruity-floral. Overall, Bryant Park is a summery, feminine, stylish fragrance that I'm sure will be one of the stars of Bond's prolific line.