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Bond No. 9

Bond No. 9 Dubai Garnet

fruity
aromatic
sweet
rose
floral
musky
earthy
EDP · 2016 · womens

Bond No. 9 is a New York-based niche house known for creating fragrances inspired by the city's neighborhoods and landmarks. The brand has built a reputation for bold, distinctive scents that capture the character of specific locations, with each release offering a unique olfactory perspective on its subject.

Dubai Garnet opens with a juicy blackberry and pink pepper combination, brightened by bergamot and an unusual seaweed note that adds a salty-aromatic quality. The heart softens into a floral bed of rose, magnolia, and jasmine, anchored by cumin and a touch of lavender that prevents the composition from becoming too sweet. The base settles into a warm, earthy finish of vetiver, oakmoss, and amber with myrrh adding a resinous complexity and musk providing skin-hugging sensuality.

The overall effect is a fruity-floral oriental with enough aromatic and earthy elements to keep it grounded rather than cloying. This works well for someone seeking something sweeter than an average floral but still wanting structure and depth. It's versatile enough for cooler months or evening wear, though the composition doesn't demand a specific season. Dubai Garnet suits The Homesteader, The Romantic, and The Tactician.

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Main Accordsreported by community
fruity
100%
aromatic
100%
sweet
75%
rose
75%
floral
75%
musky
75%
earthy
75%
amber
75%
citrus
75%
woody
50%
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Top · 0–30 min
Blackberry
Blackberry
Dark, juicy, and slightly tart with an earthy undertone that distinguishes it from lighter berries. Blackberry has a bittersweet depth that makes it more interesting than raspberry or strawberry in complex compositions. It adds a dark, jammy quality to rose-forward fragrances and woody orientals.
Pink Pepper
Pink Pepper
Fruity, slightly rosy, and gently spiced, pink pepper is softer and more aromatic than black pepper. It occupies a unique space between citrus, floral, and spice families, which makes it exceptionally versatile. You'll find it in contemporary fresh fragrances where it adds lift and personality without aggression.
Bergamot
Bergamot
A sun-ripened Italian citrus with a brightness that goes beyond lemon, simultaneously tart, floral, and slightly spicy. It's the defining note of Earl Grey tea and the backbone of countless fresh colognes. Perfumers love it as an opener because it lifts the entire composition without overpowering what follows.
Seaweed
Seaweed
Oceanic, slightly salty, and faintly iodine-like, seaweed adds a genuine marine quality that differs from the abstract ozonic 'freshness' of most aquatic notes. It smells of rockpools and tidal pools: organic, alive, and slightly primal. Used to add authenticity to aquatic compositions that want real sea air rather than a metaphor.
Cardamom
Cardamom
Aromatic, warm, and slightly eucalyptus-like with a spiced green freshness that is entirely its own. Cardamom is one of the most elegant spice notes in perfumery, exotic without being heavy, warm without being sweet. It appears frequently in Middle Eastern-inspired fragrances and modern masculine compositions.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Rose
Rose
The queen of floral notes and the most-used ingredient in fine perfumery. Real rose is simultaneously velvety, honeyed, and slightly spicy, nothing like the synthetic candy version. Depending on the variety used, it can anchor a composition or drift through it like a ghost, adding warmth without dominating.
Plum
Plum
Dark, slightly tart, and warm, plum has a wine-like depth that makes it more serious than cherry or peach. It adds a fruity darkness to oriental fragrances, with a slightly fermented quality that bridges fruit and leather families. Used to add drama and depth to floral-oriental compositions.
Magnolia
Magnolia
Creamy, lush, and faintly lemony, magnolia is a floral note with real presence, richer than peony but more accessible than jasmine. It has a velvety quality and a slight spice that stops it from being simply pretty. Used to add warmth and dimensionality to floral compositions.
Jasmine
Jasmine
Intoxicating, heady, and slightly animalic, jasmine is one of the few flowers that smells as rich in a bottle as it does climbing a garden wall at dusk. It has an almost fleshy, indolic quality that stops it reading as purely 'clean.' Jasmine is a workhorse in both feminine and masculine perfumery, adding depth and soul.
Cumin
Cumin
Warm, earthy, and slightly animalic, cumin is one of perfumery's most controversial spice notes because it has a distinctly body-heat quality. In small amounts it adds authentic warmth and depth; in larger doses it becomes sweaty and challenging. Used masterfully in masculine orientals and in Middle Eastern-inspired fragrances.
Lavender
Lavender
One of perfumery's most essential and beloved notes, clean, herbal, and slightly sweet with a calming, familiar quality that works in almost any context. Lavender is simultaneously the most versatile and the most human of ingredients: it appears in barbershop colognes, romantic florals, and sophisticated orientals alike. A note that simply works.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Vetiver
Vetiver
Earthy, smoky, and complex, vetiver root is extracted from a grass native to India and has a scent that is simultaneously rooty, woody, and slightly lemony. It's one of perfumery's great base notes: tenacious, unisex, and endlessly adaptable. A fragrance built around vetiver feels grounded and deeply confident.
Musk
Musk
The base layer of almost every modern fragrance, a soft, warm, skin-like scent that extends longevity and bridges other notes together. Natural musk was once derived from deer (now banned); today's musks are synthetic and range from clean and soapy to dark and animalic. The right musk makes a fragrance smell like 'you.'
Oakmoss
Oakmoss
The defining ingredient of classic chypre perfumery, damp, forest-floor earthy with a faint bitterness and incredible complexity. Real oakmoss is now heavily restricted by IFRA regulations, which is why vintage chypres smell so different from modern ones. When present, it creates a raw, outdoorsy anchor that no synthetic fully replicates.
Amber
Amber
A warm, resinous accord rather than a single ingredient, amber is typically built from labdanum, benzoin, and vanilla to create a rich, honeyed, almost solar warmth. It's the quintessential base-note family, adding a comforting richness that makes fragrances feel complete. The difference between a fragrance feeling cold and feeling alive.
Myrhh
Myrhh
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The HomesteaderBest match86% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

Warm skin musks, sandalwood, soft cedar, clean vetiver. Grounding, intimate, unhurried.

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The Romantic85% match
Your fragrance is a love letter you never stop writing.

Warm roses, vanilla, amber, creamy musks. Soft, evolving, intimate.

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The Tactician85% match
Precision over excess. Always.

Crisp, dry, clean, worn close. Citrus, aromatic herbs, light woods, soft musks.

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Scent Profile
fruity100%
aromatic100%
sweet75%
rose75%
floral75%
Fragrance Family
Oriental
EDP

Bond No. 9 Bond No. 9 Dubai Garnet— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

Best price today: Bond No. 9 Dubai Garnet is $516.00. Without a coupon the lowest price is $516.00. Gush tracks 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.

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Yes. Jomashop, FragranceNet, and MaxAroma sell 100% authentic Bond No. 9 fragrances through unofficial distribution channels. The fragrance is identical to department store stock. Grey market refers to the supply chain, not product quality. The price difference comes entirely from the distribution channel.

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Yes. The current best price is $516.00 and MSRP is $600.00. At $516.00 you save 14% vs retail.
What does Bond No. 9 Bond No. 9 Dubai Garnet smell like? +
Bond No. 9 is a New York-based niche house known for creating fragrances inspired by the city's neighborhoods and landmarks. The brand has built a reputation for bold, distinctive scents that capture the character of specific locations, with each release offering a unique olfactory perspective on its subject. Dubai Garnet opens with a juicy blackberry and pink pepper combination, brightened by bergamot and an unusual seaweed note that adds a salty-aromatic quality. The heart softens into a floral bed of rose, magnolia, and jasmine, anchored by cumin and a touch of lavender that prevents the composition from becoming too sweet. The base settles into a warm, earthy finish of vetiver, oakmoss, and amber with myrrh adding a resinous complexity and musk providing skin-hugging sensuality. The overall effect is a fruity-floral oriental with enough aromatic and earthy elements to keep it grounded rather than cloying. This works well for someone seeking something sweeter than an average floral but still wanting structure and depth. It's versatile enough for cooler months or evening wear, though the composition doesn't demand a specific season. Dubai Garnet suits The Homesteader, The Romantic, and The Tactician.
What are the notes in Bond No. 9 Bond No. 9 Dubai Garnet? +
Top: Blackberry, Pink Pepper, Bergamot, Seaweed, Cardamom. Heart: Rose, Plum, Magnolia, Jasmine, Cumin, Lavender. Base: Vetiver, Musk, Oakmoss, Amber, Myrhh.
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Bond No. 9 Bond No. 9 Dubai Garnet belongs to the Oriental fragrance family. It is an EDP.
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Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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