Bond No. 9 New York Patchouli Eau de Parfum Patchouli, reimagined for the city that never sleeps. New York Patchouli by Bond No. 9 is a luminous, deeply sophisticated oriental floral fragrance launched in 2013 — a fragrance that takes one of perfumery’s most polarising and most misunderstood ingredients and transforms it into something completely unexpected: clean, luminous, and deeply beautiful. Patchouli has a complicated reputation. In its raw form, it is heavy, earthy, and intensely aromatic — the ingredient most associated with the 1960s counterculture, with incense and patchouli oil worn straight from the bottle. But in the hands of a great perfumer, patchouli becomes something else entirely: a warm, slightly earthy, deeply sophisticated base note that adds depth, complexity, and longevity to everything it touches. New York Patchouli is that transformation, made fragrant. It opens with a vivid, immediately uplifting combination of bergamot, litchi, and rose water — bright, slightly floral, and deeply luminous. The rose water is the opening’s most distinctive and most beautiful element: cool, slightly aqueous, and deeply elegant, it gives New York Patchouli an immediately recognisable freshness that makes the patchouli feel clean and modern rather than heavy and retro. The heart deepens with patchouli, lilac, and lily — a beautifully composed floral-earthy accord of quiet, effortless sophistication. The patchouli is the heart’s defining note, but rendered here with a lightness and a freshness that makes it feel simultaneously more complex and more wearable than any other patchouli fragrance in its class. Lilac adds a soft, slightly powdery, deeply feminine sweetness; lily a cool, slightly green, deeply elegant freshness. The dry-down is warm, smooth, and deeply enveloping: Atlas cedar, musk, sandalwood, and amber creating a rich, slightly woody warmth that carries the patchouli and florals beautifully through hours of wear. Fragrance Pyramid Top Notes: Bergamot, Litchi, Rose Water Heart Notes: Patchouli, Lilac, Lily Base Notes: Atlas Cedar, Musk, Sandalwood, Amber Key Features Unisex oriental floral fragrance — luminous, sophisticated, and deeply modern From Bond No. 9 — patchouli reimagined for New York: clean, fresh, and completely contemporary Rose water and patchouli — a pairing that transforms the most misunderstood ingredient in perfumery into something luminous and beautiful 100ml / 3.4 oz Eau de Parfum New York Patchouli is for those who thought they didn’t like patchouli — and are about to discover they were wrong.
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