Island
Island by Bond No. 9 is an unisex eau de parfum in the luxury price tier. It opens with basil, ginger and mint, moves into green leaves, seaweed and champaca and dries down to sandalwood, amber and oakmoss. Expect around 9 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Basil Peppery herb with an aniseed lift. Culinary but wearable.
- Ginger Warm, zesty and slightly soapy. Bridges citrus and spice.
- Mint Cold and tingly. Great in small doses, toothpaste in large ones.
Heart
- Green Leaves Crushed stems and fresh leaves. Snappy, sharp and outdoorsy.
- Seaweed Salty, green and faintly funky. Real coastline rather than a bottle of 'fresh'.
- Champaca Warm magnolia relative — tea-like, fruity and slightly waxy.
Dry-down
- Sandalwood Creamy, milky wood. Soft and almost edible.
- Amber Warm, golden and resinous. Not a real material — a blend that glows.
- Oakmoss Damp forest floor. Bitter, green and the backbone of every chypre.
Smells like this
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- Tom Ford Costa Azzurra
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- Heeley Officinale
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