The Name’s No. 9 — Bond No. 9
Bond No. 9 has long been a bastion of luxurious fragrances, and they are nearly as well known for the ostentatiously awesome, innovative designs for the bottles in which their divine scents are kept. With Harrods for Him and Harrods for Her, the company has outdone even itself.
Insofar as the scents themselves go, nothing more needs to be said beyond the fact that Laurent Le Guemec, famed parfumer, created them. The fellows are provided a scent alive with sandalwood and musk, violet leaf and rhubarb leaf, lavender and chamomile, with a sprinkling of pimento leaves and star anise. For the fairer sex, the scent is a mixture of vetiver, neroile, tuberose, and a number of other spices and scents — even leather!
The real kicker here is the design of the special editions, which feature Swarovski crystals on the bottles — we’re talking 3.4 ounce bottles going for $625. Otherwise you can get 3.4 ounces for $230 and 1.7 ounces for $155.