James Bond 007 James Bond 007 2012 Eau de Toilette

...says James Bond in "Diamonds Are Forever" to a rat, as he was trapped in a pipe on a construction site and was supposed to be buried. But it was the scent of a certain Mr. Wint, a villain. I now believe I know what Bond thinks of overly sweet scents.
Well. Let’s give it a try, thought the Flui as he recently saw this fragrance with the James Bond logo on the shelf. I find the cuteness has been a bit overemphasized. The scent might be something for Jimmy Bond, but not for James Bond. There’s really nothing new to sniff out, but maybe Bond relies on tradition. The base is unimaginative beyond compare. The sweetness, however, is too much; I don’t know how that’s supposed to fit. The scent is also so simply constructed, so superficial. Is that supposed to suit a man like Bond, who has all the tricks up his sleeve and is soft, hard, clever, cool, and street-smart?
And since I am a huge Bond fan and have inhaled all the films and still do, I thought, which Bond does this actually suit?

SEAN CONNERY: This masculine, elegant big cat with rugged masculinity, I believe, would reject the scent in a gentlemanly manner. Something dry would suit Sean Connery, like Apicius describes so wonderfully in his comments. Nothing floral. I believe Dr. No or Goldfinger or Blofeld would laugh at Bond and ask: "Since when does MI6 rely on floral scents that fade so quickly?" Yes, and Sean Connery's fur on his chest doesn’t quite align with this floral nonsense.

GEORGE LAZENBY: This Bond made only one film and got married right away. But even then, I thought, it can’t be that he reaches for such a scent after having the wildest chases through the snow with his enemies. Bond is the epitome of the macho type, pure masculinity, and has something animalistic about him. The man doesn’t mess around and wouldn’t reach for such a scent with his charisma.

ROGER MOORE: Here I must say: Fits best. He certainly infused Bond with a bit of silliness. I would say this floral scent fits. The sweetness goes well with the outfit he wore in Octopussy. There, he defuses a bomb in clown costume at the last second. Something kitschy could fit very well there.

TIMOTHY DALTON: No way. In "A View to a Kill," Bond is too serious, profound, and thoughtful for this scent. Because the scent is rather cheap sweet and superficial without a plan or thought. Especially in "License to Kill," when Bond goes on a rampage and goes on a vendetta tour, even disregarding orders from MI6, how could he take a liking to a floral scent?

PIERCE BROSNAN: Maybe second most after Roger Moore. This Bond seems insecure in all the films. It may be that he also made a mistake with the perfume, which unfortunately cannot be sniffed through the TV. As stiff as he dances around, it could be that he wants a bit more suppleness with a linear sweet scent, like Connery has so naturally. In the end, the sweetness fades, but it becomes the most generic scent, with such a meaningless base. So that you can hardly find anything to criticize, because it’s just so disarmingly flat.

DANIEL CRAIG: Even less than Sean Connery. Craig is the type of Bond who doesn’t even care whether his martini is shaken or stirred. How could he suddenly say: Okay folks, I don’t care about the martini, but I want such a flabby sweet scent, oh yes. And how he just almost died and 5 minutes later, after quickly winning 150 million at poker, says to Vesper: "Now would be a little celebration in order," he’s supposed to smell like the most superficial scent, that’s weak, like D&G The One Sport?

Well, who knows, maybe in the new Skyfall, the bottle will fall from the sky and Bond will sniff it and say: Yea, that’s a gr8 smell. Who knows....