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Bond No. 9 New York Musk

Musky, floral, woody, aromatic, and spicy.

Top Notes: Grapefruit Flower, Blackcurrant, Persian Galbanum

Heart Notes: Asian Osmanthus Flower, Lily, Nutmeg

Base Notes: Musk, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Vetiver

New York Musk opens with grapefruit flower, blackcurrant, and Persian galbanum for a bright green-fruity effect before osmanthus and lily give the center floral softness. Nutmeg adds a gentle spicy warmth that bridges the fresher opening to the base. Musk becomes the main drydown texture while patchouli, sandalwood, and vetiver supply earthy, creamy, and dry woody facets. The result is polished and musky rather than sugary, balancing green freshness, florals, spice, earth, and woods in an urban skin-scent direction.

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Scent Pyramid

Top: Grapefruit Flower, Blackcurrant, Persian Galbanum
Heart: Asian Osmanthus Flower, Lily, Nutmeg
Base: Musk, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Vetiver

Fragrance Details

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About the Fragrance

New York Musk is a Bond No. 9 Eau de Parfum built from grapefruit flower, blackcurrant, Persian galbanum, osmanthus, lily, nutmeg, musk, patchouli, sandalwood, and vetiver. Its structure blends green freshness and floral spice with a warm earthy-musky drydown.

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Quick Facts

Brand: Bond No. 9
Release year: 2012
Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Fragrance family: Floral Woody Musk
Expected wear: Long
Projection: Moderate
Strength: Moderate
Scent profile: Musk, Floral, Woody, Aromatic, Spicy
Availability: Archived

Production Status

Production status: In Production

Notes & Composition

Top: Grapefruit Flower, Blackcurrant, Persian Galbanum
Middle: Asian Osmanthus Flower, Lily, Nutmeg
Base: Musk, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Vetiver

Scent Profile

Primary profile: Musk, Floral, Woody, Aromatic, Spicy

Musk and woods create a skin-close, textural profile with a grounded finish.

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When to Wear It

Best seasons: Spring, Fall
Best for: Everyday, Work, Going Out
Day / night: Day, Night
Mood: Polished, Musky, Urban

Warm amber and spice facets give Bond No. 9 New York Musk a natural place in cooler-weather wear, especially after dark. Moderate projection and a 6–8 hour wear estimate keep the guidance grounded while its polished, musky, urban character suits everyday, work, going out.

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Summary

New York Musk is a floral-woody musk Eau de Parfum that balances green fruit, spice, flowers, and a warm earthy base. Grapefruit flower, blackcurrant, and galbanum create a fresh slightly tart opening before osmanthus and lily add floral warmth. Nutmeg brings gentle spice through the center, while musk and patchouli define the drydown. Sandalwood adds creamy smoothness and vetiver contributes dry woody structure. The fragrance stays polished and musky rather than sugary, suited to shoppers who want a skin-centered scent with enough green freshness, florals, spice, and woods to feel substantial rather than sheer.

About the Brand

Bond No. 9 is a New York fragrance house known for mapping the city through scent, naming many releases after neighborhoods, streets, landmarks, and cultural references. Its catalog spans citrus, floral, fruity, musk, gourmand, oud, amber, and woody styles, usually presented in the brand’s recognizable star-shaped bottles. Rather than relying on one repeated house accord, Bond No. 9 gives individual places and New York moods their own olfactory identities. New York Musk explores the city through a softer skin-centered profile, pairing blackcurrant, galbanum, osmanthus, lily, and nutmeg with musk, patchouli, sandalwood, and vetiver for a polished balance of freshness, florals, earth, and woods.