Bond No. 9’s Dubai Encore Trio Features Luxe Gold Metal

Bond No. 9's new fragrances reflect Dubai's extravagant luxe style.

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By: Marie Redding

Senior Editor

Bond No. 9 is launching another luxurious fragrance trio inspired by Dubai. The bottles, and pricepoint, both reflect the Dubai’s extravagance. A 100 ml bottle retails for $550.

The collection will launch first in New York, and then globally in May. It includes Dubai Citrine, Dubai Amber, and Dubai Amethyst. The set is a follow-up to last year’s original trio of Dubai-inspired scents – Dubai Emerald, Dubai Ruby and Dubai Indigo.

Each fragrance is named after a jewel, and is in a glass bottle, vibrantly decorated in a color inspired by each gemstone. The bottles are encased in a gold metal oveshell, which features  an ornate, die-cut design.

The Specifics

Bond No. 9 considers all its fragrances to be unisex – never specifying a gender – but in this collection, Dubai Citrine is the most feminine. It opens with notes of bergamot, red berries, fir balsam, seaweed; with a heart of magnolia, geranium, marigold, and lily; plus musk, amber, dry oakmoss and smoky vetiver at its base.

Dubai Amethyst has floral topnotes—lily and rose. These lead into a heart of jasmine and vanilla-esque tonka. Its robust, unexpected base includes animalic ambroxan, whiskey-like tobacco, and patchouli.

Dubai Amber includes bergamot, saffron, pink pepper, and raspberry, giving way to Bulgarian rose, jasmine, balsamic gurjun, and guaiac wood, before ending with a resin-y, cognac-like amber enhanced by cedar wood and vanilla.


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