03/22/2022

JSpines
153 Reviews

JSpines
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Bond No 9 Chinatown
My Mother has never been into fragrance and I don't ever remember her wearing perfume. As a child, I remember she had one bottle of perfume that sat atop her dresser - Tabu, in a glorious art-deco style bottle. She always spoke of liking that fragrance but I don't ever remember her actually wearing it. The only scent that I associate with her is baby powder scented Secret deoderant, something she's still faithful to, today.
Fast forward many years later to me working at a Winners store, here in Canada. It was holiday time and we got in a bunch of Bond No 9 body lotions at a deeply discounted price. Even though my Mother does prefer her creams and lotions to be unscented, I thought I'd take a chance and pick-up Chinatown for her. She loved it and it became her favourite thing to use after her bath/shower.
Yes, it is absolutely a heavier, more mature scent but in a very classy way. This perfume smells of propriety and wealth! A "Grand Dame" of a scent. I consider it to be predominantly tuberose-heavy with other white florals mingling about. It's blended so flawlessly that I have trouble singling out any of the other notes but the overall effect is lush and creamy.
My Mom has a tiny bit left and I know she's going to be sad to see it go.
Lucky for her that I have a bottle of Alien body lotion waiting in the wings, to gift her.
I'm going to make a fragrance-lover out of her yet!
Fast forward many years later to me working at a Winners store, here in Canada. It was holiday time and we got in a bunch of Bond No 9 body lotions at a deeply discounted price. Even though my Mother does prefer her creams and lotions to be unscented, I thought I'd take a chance and pick-up Chinatown for her. She loved it and it became her favourite thing to use after her bath/shower.
Yes, it is absolutely a heavier, more mature scent but in a very classy way. This perfume smells of propriety and wealth! A "Grand Dame" of a scent. I consider it to be predominantly tuberose-heavy with other white florals mingling about. It's blended so flawlessly that I have trouble singling out any of the other notes but the overall effect is lush and creamy.
My Mom has a tiny bit left and I know she's going to be sad to see it go.
Lucky for her that I have a bottle of Alien body lotion waiting in the wings, to gift her.
I'm going to make a fragrance-lover out of her yet!