So I took my sample of the new Bond no.9 offering for a spin today. Thus far, I've been fairly ambivalent towards most of the house's output (especially given their price), and this, I'm sorry to say, hasn't done a whole lot to change my mind.
Straight off, I got juniper berries. And a hankering for a gin and tonic.
A little vetiver came through, along with a few wafts of booze which may, or may not, have just been my imagination/wishful thinking. Within an hour or so, it had morphed into a somewhat sweet, lavender-soap. Only towards the end did a little, polite woodsiness appear from time to time. Nothing to write home about though.
If I could sum-up this scent in a word, it would be "Clean".
I really enjoyed the juniper note, but wish it had stuck around longer rather than bowing-out to soapy, lavender nonsense. This, to me, seems to epitomise the "modern" fragrance. Inoffensive. "Clean" (that word again). Unremarkable. The sort of scent you could buy someone else and hardly have to worry if they would be repelled.
Can anyone persuade me that I've missed something here and should give it another go?
Straight off, I got juniper berries. And a hankering for a gin and tonic.
A little vetiver came through, along with a few wafts of booze which may, or may not, have just been my imagination/wishful thinking. Within an hour or so, it had morphed into a somewhat sweet, lavender-soap. Only towards the end did a little, polite woodsiness appear from time to time. Nothing to write home about though.
If I could sum-up this scent in a word, it would be "Clean".
I really enjoyed the juniper note, but wish it had stuck around longer rather than bowing-out to soapy, lavender nonsense. This, to me, seems to epitomise the "modern" fragrance. Inoffensive. "Clean" (that word again). Unremarkable. The sort of scent you could buy someone else and hardly have to worry if they would be repelled.
Can anyone persuade me that I've missed something here and should give it another go?
