Bond No. 9 Harrods Amber;Newest Scent!
Harrods Amber, the utterly cosmopolitan new addition to the Bond No. 9 for Harrods collection, is the quintessential London eau de parfum— but it was designed in New York.
Back in 2009, Bond No. 9, the New York-based artisanal fragrance company, was approached by Harrods, the world’s most celebrated specialty store, to create two exclusive eaux de parfum—one for men and one for women. The resulting Harrods for Him and Harrods for Her, captured the flavor of the Anglo-American entente cordiale and became runaway best-sellers. They were soon followed, first by Harrods Special Edition and then by Harrods Rose—which continued the best-seller tradition. Now comes the fifth entry in this record-breaking transatlantic collection: Harrods Amber, a shared male-female scent which perfectly conveys the elegance and style of London—global capital of cosmopolitanism. (After all, Bond No. 9, purveyor of New York-centric scents, knows a thing or two about cosmopolitan fragrances.)
Velvety smooth and assured, Harrods Amber is as seductive as a glass of scotch, neat. Its starter spice notes—saffron, nutmeg, white peppercorns—mingled with citrusy bergamot, segue into captivating mid-notes of rose, jasmine, and osmanthus. These are preparation for the all-important lingering base notes: Magical oud, sandalwood, musk, and myrrh mixed with honey-like, earthy, golden-warm amber, which emerges as the key component of this tantalizing scent, valued since antiquity for its seamless seductiveness.
Like its predecessors in the Bond No. 9 for Harrods collection, the Harrods Amber bottle design is a decorative network of Harrods’ signature H, displayed in gold against an amber-colored (of course) background, with the Bond No. 9/Harrods gold token serving as centerpiece logo. The complimentary golden-amber tones create a subtle but spellbinding visual harmony. The jewel-like cap, in semi-transparent amber, continues that effect.
Harrods Amber arrives on-counter in July, 2011 and will be sold exclusively at Harrods and at Bond No. 9’s six New York stores, and at harrods.com and bondno9.com. Price: 3.4 ounces, $310; 1.7 ounces, $230
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The “Neighborhoods of Bond No. 9” Astor Place and Fragrance Review
In 1816, in a report from PBS, John Jacob Astor joins the opium smuggling trade. His American Fur Company purchases ten tons of Turkish opium then ships the contraband item to Canton on the Macedonian. Astor would later leave the China opium trade and sell solely to England. John Jacob Astor became by far the largest landowner of New York and the richest man in America. In 1834, Astor sold out his interest in the American Fur Co and devoted all of his attention to real estate. John Jacob Astor foresaw that the next big boom would be the build-up of New York, which would soon emerge as one of the world’s greatest cities. He invested his money to buy and develop large tracts of Manhattan real estate. Predicting the rapid growth northward on Manhattan Island, Astor purchased more and more land beyond the current city limits. After retiring from business in the 1830’s, he then devoted the rest of his life as a famed patron of the arts.
For generations, there have been Astors in New York history. One was Colonel John Jacob 
Astor IV who was born on July 13th, 1864. He was the son of William Astor and the great-grandson of John Jacob Astor. His second wife was the very young Madeleine Force, and the marriage stirred up a great deal of scandal in New York society. The newlyweds decided to winter abroad in order to let the gossip die down at home. Mr. and Mrs. Astor traveled to Egypt and Paris and in the spring of 1912 decided to return to America as First-Class Passengers on board the Titanic. As the mighty Titanic started sinking, he tried to join his pregnant wife on her lifeboat, which was filled with women and children but he was not allowed to join her. It has been reported that Astor then lit a cigarette and stood back. At 1.55 a.m. Astor stood alone watching his wife’s boat lowered to safety. He and his dog Kitty were last seen on deck.
In the glorious past of New York City, Astor Place is the area between Broadway and Third Avenue, and in-between 14th and Houston Streets. In 1967, Tony Rosenthal’s multi-ton gravity-defying geometric black metal sculpture, known as “the Cube,” was installed on its vertical axis right in the center of the plaza where Lafayette meets the Bowery and is still a famous landmark today.
namesakes are the famous Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, an Astor Row, Astor Court, Astor Place, and Astor Avenue in the Bronx where the Astors used to stable horses. The neighborhood of Astoria, Queens, is named after the family as well. There are many wonderful books written on all of the Astors and they give a heady glimpse into the glittering and sumptuous Gilded Age. There were also numerous “Mrs. Astors” in society and each Mrs. Astor was an American queen. The Astors remain a family whose wealth and power dominated New York City society for generations and continues today.
Astor Place Fragrance Review
A couple of days later, we were set to be evacuated to Tehran and then to Greece. We were told to have all our pets put down as they didn’t have the means to bring them along. I was crushed. Our cat Blackfoot was a full member of the family and I loved him with all my heart…and so my mother- undaunted- gave him a tiny piece of a tranquilizer, hid him in a basket, and smuggled him all the way to Athens- and later back to the United States. God knows what would have happened if she’d been caught…but that was my mom- absolutely fearless.
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