Top Notes 
Basil
Bergamot
Italian mandarin orange
Lime
Thyme
Heart Notes 
Kingwood
Lily
Base Notes 
Indonesian patchouli
Oakmoss
Vetiver
01/19/2013
Sherapop
1239 Reviews
Sherapop
3
patchouli + lily + greens = yum!
No one ever seems to talk about this beauty from Bond no 9. Perhaps it is too eccentric. It falls about half-way between their H.O.T. ALWAYS, with all of its luscious and chewy patchouli, and CENTRAL PARK, which features lots of bitter greens and linden.
Here the greens are bitter, but the featured flower is lily. There is no leather in this mix, but there is some oakmoss. The patchouli is quite a bit lighter than in H.O.T. ALWAYS, but it is still detectable and yummy, and somehow I find this unorthodox blend to be quite succulent.
The sillage is pretty big and the juice itself is quite potent, what I often find to be the case with Bond no 9. When they say "eau de parfum" they really mean it, and many of their edps are stronger than other houses' extraits or parfums.
Despite my personal love of this intriguing composition, I must advise a skin test for anyone considering a full bottle. Why? Because I suspect that depending upon a variety of factors this might end up too acrid or even slightly sour on some people. On me it's a dream, but I wouldn't want to smell this, say, on a guy at a gym. No offense intended. ;-)
Here the greens are bitter, but the featured flower is lily. There is no leather in this mix, but there is some oakmoss. The patchouli is quite a bit lighter than in H.O.T. ALWAYS, but it is still detectable and yummy, and somehow I find this unorthodox blend to be quite succulent.
The sillage is pretty big and the juice itself is quite potent, what I often find to be the case with Bond no 9. When they say "eau de parfum" they really mean it, and many of their edps are stronger than other houses' extraits or parfums.
Despite my personal love of this intriguing composition, I must advise a skin test for anyone considering a full bottle. Why? Because I suspect that depending upon a variety of factors this might end up too acrid or even slightly sour on some people. On me it's a dream, but I wouldn't want to smell this, say, on a guy at a gym. No offense intended. ;-)
