Harrods for Him (2009)
by Bond No. 9 For Harrods of Knightsbridge

Absolutely superb fragrance - I can't understand the scathing reviews from some people on this one, though of course fragrance is a highly subjective, personal subject!

I tried this one in the Harrods store in Knightsbridge and found the initial impression of the top notes to be reasonably good, without that "wow" factor...but it soon developed into a different beast altogether, with gorgeous rich, masculine notes all the way through. I've rarely worn a fragrance that has developed so much.

I also wear Riverside Drive and New Haarlem from the Bond no 9 stable, and Cool Water Deep and Tom Ford on other occasions, but Harrods is my absolute favourite. Two people have commented on how nice it is when I've been wearing it. It has good sillage and longevity. It's perhaps more of a winter fragrance as it's towards the heavier end of the spectrum, with the overall impression being elegance, refinement and classiness.

A real gem - big thumbs up from this reviewer!

1st December, 2010.

Harrods for him has been my latest trip into sensory pleasures by Bond no 9.

A delicious scent with strikingly clean musky green accords; very long lasting and a winner with the ladies...Unusual? Yes, Pleasurable? Oh Yes, Delicious? Absolutely...!!!

I recommend it to all basenoters...

A big thumbs up !!!

4th August, 2010. (Last Edited: 21st October, 2010.)

Paper-thin, lacking severely in complexity.
Harsh, ugly topnotes give way to cheap smelling barely-there heart notes. No base whatsoever.
This is probably best kept exactly where it IS: In relative obscurity (unless you shop at Harrods).
An embarassment, indeed.

28th June, 2010.

I'm not a cologne expert by any means, just a regular guy who knows what smells good to me and on me and I love Harrods for Him. It's light, airy, and fresh.

I only wear Bond No 9 colognes and currently own and wear Harrods for Him, Saks for Him, Riverside Drive, Silver Factory and Brooklyn. Of the five, Harrods and Riverside are my favorite warm weather scents and Silver Factory is my cool weather or late night choice.

When I travel from GA to NYC I visit Diana at the Bond St store. She's a big help.

10th June, 2010.

This is awful.

The name evokes something that is going to smell exclusive and expensive, instead you get a fragrance that would struggle to justify itself as a dime store fragrance.

It's thin, sharp and pointy at the top and then as the heart notes emerge with a clumsy violet leaf tripping itself over as it crashes through the door, offering a kind of Hugh Grant "Oopsy daisies" apology it then kind of disappears into a nebulous indistinct mush of quickly fading basenotes.

I have a great many fragrances which struggle to be worn on a given day. This I would turn down if it were on offer at Superdrug next to some new creation by the Beckhams.

From the company that gave me the wonderful Riverside Drive, frankly they should be ashamed of themselves. This is poor. Very poor.

31st March, 2010.