(image from Bond No. 9)
Top notes: bergamot, cardamon seed, mandarin, coriander, nutmeg
Middle notes: pimento, tuberose, Rose de Mai, jasmine, plum, iris
Base notes: vanilla, patchouli, amber
Bond No. 9 describes Success as a warm and spicy gourmand. Gourmand it certainly is, while for me the scent is more warm than spicy. The top notes are very soft and have a transient existence. The main body of the scent is warm and gently floral.
Vanilla seems to characterize the whole composition, and it gives forth a warm, smooth, and rounded feel. Far from sweet and girlie, the scent is calm and sophisticated with a distinguished quality. Overall it conveys an aura of mature old-school glamour, and I think it should be a suitable scent for fall and winter.
Whenever I think about fragrances that explore abstract subject matters, I often think of Bond No. 9’s The Scent of Peace. The serene and comforting scent is a very successful attempt in interpreting the subject, and it happens to be one of my favorite Bond No. 9 scents. Success might not be such a firm personal favorite, but I think it has done just as well in tackling the elusive subject.
Success Is a Job in New York Eau de Parfum will be launched on October 1st in the US in Bond No. 9 stores in New York and branches of Saks Fifth Avenue.
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An eyecatching bottle design, and I can't help but love vanilla, but a strong vanilla!
Hi Navare,
I hope you will enjoy this fragrance, and do let me know what you think if you have a chance to try it. :)
Thank you for posting your comment! :)
This fragrance is absolutely wonderful! It has a great spicy oriental, gourmand scent with a touch of vanilla. Definitely going to be my signature Fall/Winter scent!!
Hi Kinsey,
I am glad that you enjoy wearing this fragrance. It is certainly a nice scent for fall and winter.
Thank you very much for stopping by! :)