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Review: Bond No 9 Lafayette Street – Do You Need It?

Lafayette St.

An all-season unisex fragrance.

Bond No 9 Lafayette St. was released in 2018. It is based on amber and vanilla with fresh accents. It lasts eight hours on the skin with above-average projection. In this review, I will describe its smell and performance and if it’s worth it.

What Does Bond No 9 Lafayette Street Smell Like?

The opening is led by bright and realistic bergamot with apple nuances in the background. Bergamot is the most prominent with its citric accords. However, the addition of apple provides a degree of fruitiness. Creating an interesting mixture of “sour and sweet.”

As the scent dries down, it stays similar to the opening. Flower notes mix with the citrus and fruity top notes, creating an aroma reminiscent of floral apple shampoo – odd description, I know. The florals have a very clean and slightly soapy aroma that makes it smell like so.

Weakened floral and apple notes are retained in the dry-down. Smooth vanilla and a tidal wave of ambroxan take over the rest of the wear. It’s an interesting dynamic as the top and middle are light and summer focused. The base is deeper and less what you’d think of in the summer.

The official Bond No 9 Lafayette St. notes:

Performance

The performance is just as good as the smell. Lafayette St. lasts eight hours on the skin with above-average projection. It pushes out multiple feet for multiple hours before receding. This mostly has to do with the vanilla and amber base that gives additional strength.

The vanilla and amber help the wearability as well. Vanilla gives Lafayette St. an alluring touch, making it great for formal occasions. But with the lowkey top notes, it’s also great for casual wear without being too overpowering.

This can be worn for all seasons. Usually, when I look at the scent breakdown, I can usually accurately guess the fragrance smell and versatility, but this is a pleasant surprise. Lafayette St. works just as well in the high heat of the summer as in the coldest winter lows.

Lastly, the mass appeal and likability are amazing. The top notes have a unique mixture, and the base notes have an alluring blend proven to be an attention magnet in many other fragrances.

Bond No 9 Lafayette Street Clones

The best clone of Lafayette Street is Desire for a Man Alfred Dunhill. It’s a similar fragrance with apple, bergamot, and vanilla notes. But the biggest difference is its lack of a prominent amber note. It is certainly more affordable but lacks some of what makes Lafayette Street so wearable.

Final Words

Bond No 9 has some fragrances that are up in the air. They’ve been criticized before for using synthetic-smelling ingredients and charging niche prices. But this is not the case here.

Lafayette Street is a versatile and a quality blend of notes. One of the best from the brand. I enjoy this fragrance as it has many qualities of a blue fragrance but is still unique enough that most people wouldn’t immediately recognize it as such.

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