Sutton Place by Bond No. 9

Sutton Place is a fragrance released by Bond No. 9 back in 2016. I was given a sample of this as a bonus, when I ordered a lot of perfume samples months ago. Since I hadn’t yet tried it, I wanted to see what this one was all about. How does it smell? When should it be worn? Is it worth a try?

What does Sutton Place Smell Like?

Notes include: bergamot, pineapple, cassis, jasmine, lily, patchouli, amber, musk, and leather

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My Full Review

Here’s how Bond No. 9 describes it: Sutton Place, Bond No. 9’s classically masculine newest scent, celebrates that quiet, serene, understated enclave that serves as home to the traditionally male cadre of U.N. diplomats

Sutton Place opens up fresh, juicy, and a bit green. Early, the bergamot and pineapple really supply that juiciness, but the dominant note here is going to be the cassis. It adds to the fruitiness, but with that patchouli note, really gives this a greenish aroma early on.

What Sutton Place also has, is nice dose of spicy pink pepper. Once the citrus and pineapple level off, the pink pepper comes in to join that cassis note.

30 minutes or so into the wear, the patchouli has also taken a step back and this one really starts to bring out the leather. Cassis and leather, with pink pepper, and a touch of jasmine.

The latter stages for me are really a musky leather, the remaining cassis,  and some general spiciness from what’s left of the rest of the notes.

Sillage, Longevity, and Versatility

Sutton Place actually projects nicely. The opening hour is quite strong, not a massive cloud, but the fragrance can indeed create a trail. After that, it is above average and never felt like it was a weak or more intimate sort of scent.

The longevity is good, which it should be at this price point. On my skin, it goes just over 8 hours and can sometimes hit that 9 hour mark. During testing, it was more consistently at the eight side of that range.

Seasonally, this can basically work in all seasons, save the absolute coldest days of winter where the freshness might be too much. It’s versatility is a bright spot. Spring seems like the ideal time for Sutton Place.

It’s not formal or a super sexy fragrance. But, outside of the opening which can be bold, it’s not one that really going to be offensive to anyone and so can fit into a pretty wide variety of situations.

Overall Impressions of Sutton Place

Overall, do I like Sutton Place? Eh, it’s fine. It’s not one of the better Bond fragrances in their lineup, but I didn’t hate it completely.

The early stages can be somewhat messy and sharp with the citrus, pineapple, and pink pepper. Fresh, but I think it gets better once everything settles down. The cassis and leather combination is the highlight of this one.

Yet, it’s still nothing that feels too impressive or attractive. It’s middle tier at a high price.

Performance is good. No problems there.

This is definitely not a blind buy and most likely not something that many folks are going to be clamoring for. If it sounds interesting to you, try it out, and see if your one of the people that this can potentially fit with. Otherwise, just skip this entirely.

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