Bond n.9 New Haarlem

[@bel1614]

Thanks for the review ❤!

[@SeldomlyOften]

Thanks for the comment!

[@william6509]

Amazing vid from my favorite reviewer! Please review some more Clive christians please! Like Blonde amber and Amberwood

[@SeldomlyOften]

Thanks for the comment! I have a couple of CC on my list, it's a house I need to sample more of, for sure.

[@Eloisescents0309]

Great review! I had this for two seconds and sold it when my sister said it’s too masculine 😊 I then realized that my bottle of Memo Paris Kotor (a honey hazelnut fragrance) is very VERY similar to…….

[@SeldomlyOften]

I wouldn't really worry about it being too masculine; it's one of those scents that really adapts to the wearer, like Grand Soir does. It's not a must buy and there are others on the market that serve the same function :)

[@jacksonanderson3867]

If you like the lavender/coffee combo, Amethyst Haze from Carolina Herrera is also really good. It’s part of their confidential line so it’s niche pricing, but the quality is also nicer as well

[@SeldomlyOften]

Thanks for the recommendation! Another interesting one I had a while back is Akro Awake.

[@Devasterium]

My Favorite Gourmand is still Van Py Rhum… Bond N.9 never caught my attention… great review as always!!

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@Devasterium that is on my list to get!

[@Malick_ibn_dinar]

You been on my radar lately anytime I look for a fragrance review . You pop up . I’m glad you like this one cuz I’m going to blind buy it

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@Malick_ibn_dinar if the idea of this sounds enticing, it’s pretty much that. No real surprises 😉

[@alexchog9383]

And finally someone is talking about Toskovat!!! Back to the coffeeshop: Roucel obviously know what is doing even with limited budget. Kudo for recalling the lavender in Musc Ravageur. To date, I am still undecided if Roucel's masterpiece is the over-hyped Iris Silver Mist or the undervalued and dismissed Dans Tes Bras (have you smell the latter?, so incredible!) my skin absorbes too much this scent profile with coffee, caramel, tonka, vanilla...but I recently bought La Rhapsodie Noir by Dusita: completely balanced and classy. If you have any rec for coffee scent, please do let me know. Great review as always. keep up!

[@SeldomlyOften]

Never smelled Dans Tes Bras, you are right, it’s totally forgotten and dismissed. Thanks for your always informative and engaging comments 👍

[@abigfan132]

Please try out NoMad bond no 9 i was torn between that one and NewHarlem. I ended up with NewHaarlem & I don't regret it

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@abigfan132 I definitely need to research the house a little more and get some samples 🙃

[@shawn6170]

really wanna try this one

[@SeldomlyOften]

Definitely worth trying! It's one of the best easy to wear, masculine gourmands out there.

[@andrei-cosmin.popa85]

Teo Cabanel? 😅 That's the first coffee-like frag which came to mind. Thank you for the review, Daniel!

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@andrei-cosmin.popa85 never smelled that one! Good recommendation?

[@andrei-cosmin.popa85]

@@SeldomlyOften the one I was referring to is a reather easy wear, spicy gourmand scent, to some extent. But it does paint a quite realistic coffee image to me. Café Cabanel is the name, if you get the chancel to sample it. And ... well, the perfumer is Cecile Zarokian XD

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@andrei-cosmin.popa85 I'll try to get my nose on it!

[@andrei-cosmin.popa85]

And since you've dipped your nose into Toskovat, which I'm looking forward to watching reviews of, I got another recommendation from Romania: Călaj. Specifically, I had the chance to try Gymrat on my skin and I found it to be very peculiar, unlike anything else I ever smelled. There's only one fragrance that came to mind when I smelled that, but... Who knows, perhaps I'll get to watch your take on it, one day 😁

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@andrei-cosmin.popa85 that sounds super cool, really need to get my hands on those!

[@RichMitch]

This one is the exception to a couple of rules for me... A nice gourmand and a good bond no.9 😂 It also reminds me of a better time in fragcomm too

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@RichMitch Thanks for the comment Rich! Same for me, I’m surprised oh how much I like it. Not much seen on current lists 👍

[@ryany2882]

You're right ritch the smell reminds me of the early to mid 00s

[@justaddlight]

A fragcom classic. 🥞 You might be onto something with that connection to Pink Sugar!

[@SeldomlyOften]

There is something about the lavander and chocolate thing that really triggers my memory.

[@traffictraffic]

6:56 interesting. It's either subjectivity or it has been changed somehow. I for one can't smell the coffee in a lot of fragrances that has coffee in the notes (for example polo red intense, Kilian black phantom). However when I had a bottle of new haarlem back in 2012, I remember the coffee being very prominent and strong. Like a black coffee. Very hard to miss. I have watched several other reviews of this fragrance recently and nobody mentions the coffee being a major player, they all just say it's pancake and maple syrup. I definitely need to sample this again to see if it had changed over the years

[@SeldomlyOften]

I might have changed, I think it was discontinued at some point and then brought back. The best coffee forward frag I tested is Follow by Kerosene.

[@cowboycrunchies]

Great review Daniel. This has been on my wish list for far too long. I need to fix that in 2025.

[@SeldomlyOften]

Totally worth smelling, even just for the incredible balance this features :)

[@Dongorgon777]

I don't know if you get Chris Collins fragrances in Europe but Lust is the best chocolate fragrance I've smelled/

[@SeldomlyOften]

Nope, almost impossible to get. Some websites import them but being in Switzerland makes everything even more complicated. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@BigBL5150]

So is this a perfume more for man or woman? I'm a woman but see more reviews from men... ty

[@SeldomlyOften]

I think it's pretty much unisex, it's a very sweet gourmand with a lavender note; if you like Grand Soir you will probably like this.

[@BigBL5150]

@@SeldomlyOften TY... I think I will give it a go...

[@EndersFPS]

I've totally ignored Bond n.9 as I feel the fragrances are really random looking. I can't draw a connection with any collections they have. I need to sample them. Speaking of sampling, have you smelled any Clive Christian fragrances? That was another brand I ignored, but I tried the entire collection recently and I was surprised to find there are 8 fragrances I'd consider full bottle worthy for me. I love their style. The prices though....... lol

[@SeldomlyOften]

Yes, most Bond n9 feel random and generic, I looked into purchasing something many times but was always really underwhelmed. CC seems cool; the only one I sampled on video I didn't really like (Crab Apple Blossom), was really generic but some other I tried off camera were quiet good!

[@gerardzonjee]

Oh boy, brave man, saying bad things about Bond N°9… beware of the wrath of the company’s media team and lawyers…

[@ryany2882]

New Haarlem is a great fragrance each to there own

[@SeldomlyOften]

I felt I was pretty positive overall, it's just not perfect and it's overpriced :D

[@nataliyarichei]

Like always did enjoy ur review🤗 Intoxicating scent profile and total attention magnet. The perfume is my new addiction, how can it not be - sexy, delicious and loud, hits all the spots and even more😁

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@nataliyarichei how can you say no to pancakes and syrup ❤️

[@Principemostprincipe]

Never tried this one. I believe it is good. Maurice roucel is god of lavander. I have tried few from this house and all of them were very average fragrances. My favourite gourmand is nishane - tero and check ysl- sleek suade for great chocolate fragrance

[@SeldomlyOften]

It's simple but really well done, the sweetness and balance is really spot on. Thanks for the recommendations as always :)

[@william6509]

By the way, do you find New Haarlem to be more masculine or femenine leaning?

[@SeldomlyOften]

Masculine for sure, that lavander note really gives it an edge.

[@moneyparhar]

I wore Followed by kerosene one day. Sprayed on shirt and set it back on closet. Nxt day I worse jacket that was hung nxt to the shirt. I didn't spray anything on jacket. I was at Nieman Marcus and lady at fragrance counter said who smells like pancakes. I said it's me. She asked me what I was wearing. I showed her. She brought her two more friends and told them what I was wearing. One of lady said u sure not wearing Bond n0.9 New Harlem. I said no but they both kinda same. Followed by is beyond beast mode.

[@XannyDanny1]

How many sprays for it perform like that?

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@moneyparhar Followed is a monster performer, almost too strong for normal wear, I have a sample and it’s completely overwhelming. Greta stuff with beautiful drydown!

[@yaro-8]

I think you re grossly under estimating this brand...amazing quality, staying power, projection, sillage, beautiful scent profiles and awesomely balanced ..u spent a lot of time in this video talking about the weird bottle or cheap cap, thats all white noise, really, once you apply the juice..as a niche collector of 20 some years I find this brand rather authentic and good quality..value is amazing if you purchase from established discounters like Jomashop ..they have some absolute master pieces, like Dubai Gold,Dubai Signature, Dubai Citrise, Riverside..great in every sense..and couple others..unlike that overhyped overpriced Mind Games brand for example..give it a shot and second look- and you ll discover a grossly ignored Niche brand you ll love..Bond No.9

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@yaro-8 did you even watch the whole thing? I love this fragrance! Preferences aside, I spend a lot of time on the bottle because presentation reflects what the company thinks of itself and how it presents on the market. Thanks for the recommendations, I’ll check those out.

[@yaro-8]

@@SeldomlyOften I did watch the video and i know you like this one..I also watched your- lets say amouage- videos where u have 20-25 bottles you rate..I was just suggesting you jump in full speed on Bond 9 and you wont be dissapointed..you d easily love 10-12 scents from this house

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@yaro-8 Ok, I'll give the house more chances; it was just difficult to relate to name of the scents as they are not explanatory or evocative.

[@ryany2882]

It's nice but similar to pure tonka which I already own.

[@SeldomlyOften]

Never smelled that one but I'm assume it would be the same-ish quality. Too bad it's impossible to get now.