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    Bond No. 9 Riverside Drive vs. Drakkar Noir

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    Drakkar Noir rates higher with the community.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Bond No. 9 Riverside Drive vs. Drakkar Noir
    Bond No. 9 Riverside DriveDrakkar Noir
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de Toilette
    Launched20031982
    GenderMaleMale
    PerfumerMaurice RoucelPierre Wargnye
    Best seasonSummer

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Bond No. 9 Riverside Drive

    Woody
    Fresh Spicy
    Mossy
    Aromatic
    Violet
    Earthy
    Powdery
    Sweet

    Drakkar Noir

    Aromatic
    Woody
    Fresh Spicy
    Fresh
    Spicy
    Citrus
    Lavender
    Earthy

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    VioletBasilWatery fruits
    LavenderBergamotRosemaryMintLemon VerbenaBasilArtemisia
    Heart
    Lily of the ValleyPineappleRose
    JuniperCarnationCinnamonCorianderAngelicaJasmine
    Base
    CedarwoodOakmossPatchouliSandalwood
    OakmossPine Tree NeedlesBalsam FirLeatherVetiverPatchouliSandalwoodCedarAmberResinous Notes

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Bond No. 9 Riverside Drive vs. Drakkar Noir
    Bond No. 9 Riverside DriveDrakkar Noir
    Score3.5/54/5
    Longevity6-10 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    Maurice Roucel didn't play it safe here. That green violet and basil opening hits different, herbal, almost medicinal, the kind of move that divides a room.Bond No. 9 Riverside Drive
    This fragrance has opinions. The 1982 lavender-mint opening either speaks to you or it doesn't, and for those it speaks to, nothing else fills the same space.Drakkar Noir

    The hunt

    Best price, size by size

    Best price by size: Bond No. 9 Riverside Drive vs. Drakkar Noir
    Bond No. 9 Riverside DriveDrakkar Noir
    1 oz$16.66ecosmetics
    1.7 oz$19.07ecosmetics
    3.4 oz$15.57ecosmetics

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