Island
Launch year unknown, composed by Claude Dir. Marketed as unisex.
How it wears
The house’s opening, heart and base notes
Opening
first 15 minutes
Heart
the next few hours
Drydown
what stays on skin
When to wear it
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Its character, next to other perfumes
- cosyFreshcrisp
- dryLightly sweetsweet
- coolWarmwarm
- brightBrightdark
- no flowersFloralbouquet
- lightWoodywoody
- skinSkin-likelaundry
- sheerNo powderpowdery
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Does it smell like…
- Town & Tides
- Sandflowers
- Molecule 01 + Clary Sage
- Town & Country
Getting hold of it
Luxury niche house, usually around $450 for 100 ml. Found at sephora, douglas & department stores.
- Decant & sample shopsTry a 2–10 ml decant first
- NotinoFull bottles, often testers in store
- DouglasFull bottles, often testers in store
- SephoraFull bottles, often testers in store
Niche houses are rarely in regular stores, so a decant is usually the cheapest way to try it.
Close in scent
Nearest neighbours by accords and notes.
Town & Tides
The Dua Brand
Sandflowers
Montale
Molecule 01 + Clary Sage
Escentric Molecules
Town & Country
Clive Christian
Birdwatcher
Floraïku
Cozumel
Laboratorio Olfattivo
Idnà
Tiziana Terenzi
Chypré Suprême
The Dua Brand
Latin Tabacum
The Dua Brand
Oros Pure Cloisonne
Armaf
H24
Hermès
Perfumer Dua: Tobacco
The Dua Brand
Odyssey Homme White Edition
Armaf
At the Barber's
Maison Martin Margiela
Cinque Terre
Mancera
Latin Honey Havane
The Dua Brand
Mineral Milk
DedCool
Acqua Colonia Collection Absolue Imperial Tobacco
4711
Similar, for less
Close matches from houses that typically cost under half of Bond No 9.
Sandflowers
Montale
~$180
Molecule 01 + Clary Sage
Escentric Molecules
~$160
Cozumel
Laboratorio Olfattivo
~$180
Oros Pure Cloisonne
Armaf
~$55
H24
Hermès
~$170
Odyssey Homme White Edition
Armaf
~$55
At the Barber's
Maison Martin Margiela
~$170
Cinque Terre
Mancera
~$160
Acqua Colonia Collection Absolue Imperial Tobacco
4711
~$35
Musk Air
Avon
~$35
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