Bryant Park (2007)
by Bond No. 9

Being a guy, this is something I would never wear as it's too feminine for me with it's raspberries and rhubarb.
That said, I would love to smell this on a woman and when I sampled it it was one of those scents I kept going back to my wrist. It's sweet and tart at the same time with a nice lush rosey center and would be great on a woman.

15th September, 2011.

Testing this had the astonishing effect of making me giggle uncontrollably -- it is so pretty. The raspberries and rhubarb just smell lovely -- I was going to spray on my tongue. I won't be wearing it though -- too feminine, but I know someone who will.

30th December, 2010.

Fantastic Roses and Raspberries on this unusual scent with uplifting and healing properties...great longevity and beautiful bottle...thumbs up of course...!!!

I would also like to review the liquid silk that I am wearing today for the first time...it is a beautiful smooth and oily sorbet that leaves the skin supple and lush with a very long lasting trail of the fragrance...

Thumbs up...!!!

22nd August, 2010. (Last Edited: 29th December, 2010.)

Likeable scent from bond.
Almost serves as a semi-feminine counterpart to CENTRAL PARK.
I have used my bonbon samples of this myself, and had no trouble pulling it off.
My verdict: pleasant, unisex, transparent, and high quality.

28th June, 2010.

It's all raspberry and rhubarb on me--Quite tart yet lovely. And it has tremendous staying power on me during the summer. Five hours later, I'm still catching whiffs of sour sweetness. Overall, I think this would be a perfect fruity, summery fragrance for someone who isn't into overly sweet scents.

31st May, 2010.

Lord knows I've tried, but I’m just not feeling the love here. Bryant Park’s strident artificial “froot” flavor top note smells so toxic that I have a hard time giving the rest of it a fair wearing. It lies somewhere between jellybeans and air-freshener on the cheap-smelling continuum, and tacking it on to a perfume sold at upwards of $200 retail ought to be a crime. The fruit is a lot more comfortable on my nose once it’s enveloped by Bryant Park’s rose-centered floral accord, but the composition still smells more obviously chemical than I’d like.

It says something for the chemical intensity of Bryant Park’s fruit note that it outlasts the floral elements and persists for most of the life of the fragrance. The other predominant base notes are patchouli and sweet amber, both uncharacteristically light. In fact, either I habituate to Bryant Park very rapidly, or the whole thing is highly ephemeral, because I have trouble sniffing it out after just a couple of hours. On paper or fabric it’s much more tenacious, but also more vehemently chemical.

On the upside, the psychedelic pink and purple bottle is great.

16th May, 2010.