Bond No 9 The Scent Of Peace

The Bottle

The Scent Of Peace softens Bond No. 9's waisted, flared outline with translucent lavender colour and flowing cursive marks. Repeated lettering circles the NYC medallion, making the front more decorative than the simpler badge-led designs. A broad pale lavender cap keeps the palette calm and stops the script becoming too fussy. It isn't the cleanest bottle in the range, and the repeated words can feel slightly busy, but the romantic colour gives it a character of its own. This is a gentler expression of the house's display-minded approach, without becoming bland.

Original or Clone

The original earns a clear edge here because its bottle is distinctive enough to remain part of the appeal, rather than a forgettable container. That matters for a fragrance built around Citrus, Fruity and Woody accords: its character is unusually legible before any question of interpretation arises. Six interpretations from three houses show that this character has attracted attention, though the count says nothing about resemblance. On the evidence available, the original is the stronger choice.