Chinatown Bond No. 9 2005 Eau de Parfum

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7.6 / 10 363 Ratings

A popular perfume by Bond No. 9 for women and men, released in 2005. The scent is floral-sweet. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral

Sweet

Spicy

Gourmand

Oriental

Fragrance Notes

Tuberose

Cardamom

Peach blossom

Gardenia

Patchouli

Perfumer

Aurélien Guichard

Ratings

Scent

7.6363 Ratings

Longevity

8.1289 Ratings

Sillage

7.4266 Ratings

Bottle

7.7268 Ratings

Value for money

6.264 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 14.02.2024.

Reviews

13 in-depth fragrance descriptions

10/25/2019

10
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 9
Scent

Ulli2
18 Reviews

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Ulli2

Helpful Review 9

Stars like sand by the sea or in NY Chinatown

Here especially the scent of China Town !!
A beautiful star painted with floralem
Chin. Flower pattern!
Are you in NY IS A CHINATOWN VISIT
ONE MUST!
The largest collection of Chin. Population there are listed up to 150 000 people estimated ,black even more...
A city within a city.
Colorful, bustling, overcrowded, not always good smelling especially in the time when the sun pops ..in May
an indefinable odor lay over that
District!

Insane, many small shops, colorful
I'm messing up. ¶
Here the fish shop... with a Schwupp
If the owner just pours fish water into the kerbstone of the sidewalk... light scents of it
If the air impregnates, beside it the fruit merchant, cuts straight his deep-red, giant melon apart.
in the next window of a shop hang plucked
Ducks...
Some people get dull in their stomach because of the looks
From half pigs...

Among them then also shops with fine spices
Great spices in all imaginable bright colours

Yes and then the ones most frequented by visitors
Shops with incense sticks, fine oils and perfuser
Bubbles Chin, fragrance mixtures on the road

Since some remember the ingredients
From Bonds China Town you have to live the scent.
The ingredients all belong in the mix, easy to Bonds China!
Fresh flower scent from the small
Flower boutique
Peonies . Peach blossoms, gardenia
Wood that mixes with the opposite incense sticks that are blown into the air by blowing machines!
Sandalwood mixed with sweet vanilla.
Cedar a little more bitter, with that of Chinese
Dearly beloved Patchouli ... is almost not missing in any smoking mixture!
Then very elegant and super fragrant the tuberose

Tuberose oil one of the most expensive ingredients, very sweet almost numbing its fragrance is described!
But insanely erotic and addictive machend‼️

The way almost all bond scents fascinate me.
Since they are all associated with certain places and moods!
It is only more beautiful if everything affects itself on site
let...

The CHINATOWN is one that is loved by many,
Because he's telling a story,
That will be long remembered ...

11/15/2020

10
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Bellavista
2 Reviews

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Bellavista

Very helpful Review 9

Thoughts while cooking!!!!!

One of the strangest and most magical things that came to my mind while cooking (don't worry, I'm not confused, I'll comment nicely on the perfume) is that although I often "create" the same food with the same ingredients, the result is very different in terms of taste and aroma !!!!!
So my experience shows me that this ultimately has to do with the mood I am in when I do it If I do it simply because I "have to" and without love and feeling I have a disappointing result! I think the same thing happens with making a perfume There is no other explanation (for me) that many perfumes with the same ingredients have such a different effect on us! although they have the same notes, one enchants us and another is at best indifferent to us.
So I think not only the ingredients the right dosages and combinations but also the mood of the creator plays an important role in all creations! In this perfume the creator was really inspired!!!
It was definitely spring when he created it and the materials were of the best quality! Because although it has notes that we also find in other perfumes, it is so enchanting! I imagine that a traditional Chinese shop with herbs and all kinds of spices and manzunia (Greek word does not know how to translate into German!!!) should smell like this!!!! That's how the flowers you see on the traditional kimono of a geisha would smell! Juicy ,velvety peach together with peach blossoms and herbs.
The tuberose, which makes me uncomfortable with other perfumes, is carefully blended with patchouli and gardenia, which gives a creamy result, and the woods perfect it with their sweet warmth A "Haute Couture" fragrance that is pleasant to wear at all times, with good duration and will give pleasure to everyone!

01/18/2012

10
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 9
Scent

Sherapop
1239 Reviews

Sherapop

Top Review 8

Cardamom-Dusted Peach Trees in Full Bloom

Bond no. 9 Chinatown is one of my favorite perfumes to don before watching a film at home in wintertime. It starts out smelling very oriental, a close olfactory neighbor to Kenzo Jungle L'Eléphant: lots of cardamom and perhaps some of the components of five-spice powder, which is the only sensible connection to Chinatown that I've been able to come up with.

Rather than becoming darker and more intense, in the manner of Jungle L'Eléphant, Chinatown blooms into a huge peach orchard with blossoms proliferating as the sillage expands. The spices are still very present, dusting the peach blossom petals, and the woody aspect of the composition remains important as well, but the peach flower scent becomes progressively more dominant as Chinatown develops.

By the end of whatever film I happen to be watching, I invariably find myself in the midst of a cardamom-dusted peach orchard, admiring how wonderful I smell! The composition is not fruity in the sense of peach actually being present or directly detectable. Instead, this composition captures the trees as the first blossoms begin to open, before the fruit appears.

Chinatown is not for everyone, and caution is in order to those who do not appreciate strong, powdery cardamom notes, à la Jungle L'Eléphant. Some men may find this all-too flowery by the end--or perhaps too sweet--but to me it's a joy to wear and a bona fide perfume with an interesting development trajectory that is simply gorgeous from start to finish, at every stage throughout the wear.

In my estimation, Chinatown is a complex and beautiful fruity-floral-oriental chypre worth trying by anyone who appreciates fine oriental perfumes.

01/31/2013

7.5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 7
Scent

Missk
1165 Reviews

Missk

Top Review 6

Complex and super feminine

I had Chinatown on my 'for test list' for years, and never found the opportunity to test it. My favourite department store, (the only Bond No.9 stockist in Australia), pulled the line back in 2010 with no prior warning, leaving me at a loss of where to find genuine samples. Finally I have a sample of Chinatown in the palm of my hand, and it gives me great pleasure to write my thoughts down in words.

I can certainly see why Chinatown is so popular, and I too consider it one of Bond No.9's better scents. It could be classed as either a gourmand or a sweet, woody floral.

Chinatown opens with a delicious licorice accord, much like a paper bag filled with soft, fresh licorice sticks. A few seconds later the scent settles into a smooth, sugary peach blossom and spicy cardamom blend. It had a very distinctive gourmand feel at first, one that I could thankfully tolerate as the sweetness never became too cloying on the skin.

The heart introduces a fascinating white floral twist. Gardenia and tuberose add a beautiful and somewhat seductive buttery-ness, which I find both complex and suitable. The floral accords in turn make the composition appear less foody, essentially shaking off the last of its gourmand qualities.

Chinatown becomes richer and smoother in terms of composition the more it develops. By the drydown, the woods, vanilla and patchouli are in full swing. I love patchouli, and in Chinatown it smells just about perfect when mixed in with the buttery white florals and sugary vanilla. All in all, this is a truly sensual and captivating olfactory experience.

I think it's essential that I stress my concern over Chinatown being labelled unisex. I'm one of the most open-minded people when it comes to gender and perfume, but in all honesty I think many men would shy away from something so sweet, feminine, and overtly pink. I really can't picture a man wearing this, sorry.

I am suitably impressed with Chinatown, but once again the price poses a slight concern. Why does Bond No.9 have to be so darn expensive? I just cannot bring myself to part with my hard earned cash for the chance to own one pretty bottle of Chinatown.

09/29/2012

6
Scent

Awesomeness
247 Reviews

Awesomeness

Top Review 6

Hermes 24 Fauborg meets Tauer Eau D'Epices

I had an opportunity to blind-buy a full-bottle of Chinatown at an insanely low price. I am glad that sanity intervened and I purchased a sample instead. Reviews are generally favorable for this fragrance yet all over the board, and now I understand why. Simply, Chinatown is distinctive yet unique.

My take is that Chinatown is Hermes 24 Fauborg meets Tauer Eau D'Epices. I like the impression of this scent, and the quality is definitely there. It has a modern vibe to it, and I'm not quite sure whether it's a floriental or a floral chypre. However, you really must like, enjoy and appreciate the near sickly sweet searing of the white floral heart - gardenia, orange blossom, tuberose. Hermes 24 Fauborg takes me to the cliff but doesn't go over, but Chinatown starts to make the descent. What lends Chinatown its sweetness is the florals, not the base. Personally, I prefer the latter, not the former.

My skin amps up white florals, so that's the dominant character of Chinatown when I wear it. However, white florals are on my "dislike alot" list. I appreciate the fragrance and the quality, but I'm never even gonna use up this sample.

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