Bond No. 9 Greenwich Village EDP

Description

Greenwich Village is Bond No. 9's fruity-amber love letter to the most artistic square mile in New York. It opens bright and juicy (lychee, blackcurrant and mandarin) then slides into a soft floral heart of water lily, peony and jasmine before settling into the part everyone actually remembers: praline, ambroxan, vanilla and musk over a whisper of oak moss. Launched in 2019 by Laurice Rahmé's New York house, it belongs to the sweet-amber school rather than the powdery-floral one, and wearers routinely reach for it when they want something in the Baccarat Rouge 540 orbit that reads fruitier, softer and less metallic.

Scent Character

• Floral: 28%
• Fresh & Fruity: 28%
• Sweet: 22%
• Woody: 22%

Translation: a fruity-floral top half sitting on a sweet, praline-and-amber base. The fruit leads, the flowers soften it, and the sweetness is what lingers on fabric.

Fragrance Pyramid

Top: Litchi, Blackcurrant (Cassis), Mandarin Orange

Heart: Water Lily, Peony, Jasmine

Base: Ambroxan, Praline, Musk, Vanilla, Oak Moss

Performance

• Longevity: roughly 6–8 hours on most skin. Wearer reports vary more than usual here: many get a full day, a minority find it fades by mid-afternoon. If longevity is your deciding factor, sample it on your own skin first.
• Sillage: moderate. Noticeable to people near you for the first hour or two, then it draws in.
• Projection: around two feet early on, settling to arm's length as the praline-amber base takes over.

Best Occasions & Season

• Season: Spring, Summer and Fall. The fruit stays legible in warmth without turning syrupy.
• Occasions: Everyday wear and leisure, brunch, shopping, a casual dinner, an evening out that isn't formal.
• Gender: Unisex, though the fruity-sweet profile skews feminine in most markets.
• Skip for: conservative offices and close-quarters meetings, where the sweetness can read as loud.

Concentration & Provenance

Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Perfumer: Not disclosed by the house, Bond No. 9 credits its creations to the brand rather than an individual nose
House: Bond No. 9, New York (founded by Laurice Rahmé)
Year: 2019, part of the New York neighbourhood collection

Try Before You Commit

At $164.99 and up for a full retail bottle, a sweet amber this distinctive is worth testing on your own skin first, skin chemistry moves praline and ambroxan around more than most accords. Decant sizes: 1mL $6.99, 5mL $27.49, 10mL $45.49. A 5mL carries roughly 50–60 sprays, enough for a couple of weeks of real-world wear before you decide.

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FAQ

Is Greenwich Village for men or women?
It's marketed as unisex and the base is genuinely shared territory: praline, ambroxan, vanilla and musk. The lychee-and-peony top half does lean feminine, so men who enjoy sweet fruity-ambers will get on with it and those who prefer dry or aromatic profiles likely won't.

How does it compare to Baccarat Rouge 540?
It sits in the same sweet-amber neighbourhood but takes a fruitier, rounder route. Baccarat Rouge 540 is saffron-and-jasmine over a burnt-sugar ambergris with a distinctly metallic edge; Greenwich Village replaces that with lychee, cassis and praline, so it reads warmer, softer and more casual. If BR540 feels too sharp on you, this is the friendlier cousin.

How long does it last?
Expect about 6–8 hours, with moderate sillage for the first couple of hours. It performs better on fabric than on skin, a spray on a scarf or collar will still be there the next morning.

What does it actually smell like?
Juicy lychee and blackcurrant for the first fifteen minutes, then a clean floral middle, then a warm praline-vanilla-amber drydown that holds for the rest of the wear. Think dessert-adjacent rather than gourmand: sweet, but not edible-sweet.