Oud To Saffron

Bond No 9 is launching a third oud based fragrance for Valentines Day. This oud is less masculine than the previous incarnations. It begins with a rich plummy top note followed by a truly spectacular saffron note. The saffron note just "sings" and is lightly peppered with orange zest.

The mid-intermission stars the oud note. This oud is thick and syrupy. It is mixed with a nosegay of roses, rooty orris, and a dirty patchouli. The earthy dry down is musky with smooth honey and vetiver. Each note is uncluttered and perfectly orchestrated. All the notes are given time to shine and shimmer!

The star bottle is gunmetal grey with glints of gold. The inspiration was the New York streetscape at twilight. Bond 9 New York Oud will retail for $310 and will appear at Saks counters and Bond stores in February 2011. This might be the perfect Valentine scent gift for your sweetheart!

Visit http://www.bondno9.com/ for more details.

Credits: A press sample/lab bottle of New York Oud was provided by Bond 9.

Bond 9 Bottle Signing at Saks Fifth Avenue

Join Laurice Rahmé, Bond No. 9's founder, at Saks Fifth Avenue in NYC on Saturday, December 19, 2009, from 12pm- 5pm.

There will be perfume, bubbly and signing of the Bond bottles. If you are a perfumista...take a whiff of the fragrance Laurice is wearing. Chances are she is road testing a new creation. That is how I experienced and fell in love with Chinatown, Saks for Her, Lexington Avenue, Westside and countless others. She gives good sillage.

Tell her Blogdorf Goodman sent you and that I miss her!!!! Hopefully a trip to NYC in 2010 is in my future!

The deets:

When: Saturday, December 19, 2009, from 12pm- 5pm

Where: Saks Fifth Avenue
First Floor Cosmetics and Fragrances
611 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10017

Who: Laurice, Bond 9 ladies and gents, fellow perfumistas, and Gerald. He is the dashing man who drives the Bond mobile.