Bond No 9 · Unisex

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Bond No 9 West Side

4.01 / 5 from 861 reviews

Bond No 9's West Side (2006, Michel Almairac) is a powdery floral that balances creamy sweetness and soft tropical lift with a warm, woody drydown.

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West Side Bond No 9
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8
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8
Longevity
5
Sillage
7
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5
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6
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About Bond No 9 West Side

The fragrance these clones are inspired by.

West Side centers on a floral heart of rose and peony set against a creamy, sweet base of vanilla, amber, musk and sandalwood, with ylang-ylang lending a soft tropical lift. Launched by Bond No 9 in 2006 and created by Michel Almairac, the perfume reads as a powdery floral with a warm vanilla-amber-woody finish. The topnotes give an initial floral-fruity bloom that settles into a boozy, soft rose resting on milky sandalwood and gentle musk. Market response is mixed but strong, rated 4.01/5 from 861 votes, and it attracts both loyal fans and clear detractors because of its synthetic facets and pronounced rose character.

Our take

I like West Side for its creamy rose-peony center and the way vanilla and amber round the edges; to me it feels floral with a soft powdery skin-scent. The community scores make sense: many people adore the rose, while a noticeable minority dislike the synthetic musk or metallic starts. On my skin it lasts through the day with decent projection, but I’ve seen reports of weak projection for others. The bottle looks odd to my taste, yet I still reach for this when I want a confident, slightly sweet rose that leans warm and cozy.

Perfumer: Michel Almairac

Rose
100.00%
Floral
83.19%
Powdery
67.19%
Vanilla
63.54%
Woody
59.62%
Amber
58.15%
Fresh
58.15%
Musky
55.31%
Yellow Floral
52.76%
Sweet
50.62%

A Closer Look

The Bottle

West Side makes a loud entrance with its bright red, flared body and oversized looping graphic. The multicoloured lines, outlined in gold, feel closer to street art than traditional perfume decoration, while the broad red cap keeps the proportions connected. A small round emblem sits quietly beside all that movement, giving the bottle a modest house reference. It isn't a discreet design, and the graphic may overwhelm a calmer room, but subtlety clearly isn't the intention. West Side is playful, energetic and unusually easy to identify from across a dressing table.

Original or Clone

West Side makes a persuasive case for the original on visual and authorial grounds. Its bottle is an unusually distinctive object, and Michel Almairac is the credited perfumer behind this rose-floral, powdery fragrance; that named composition cannot be reduced to a note list. We have no comparative evidence about the interpretations, so this is a reason to buy the original, not a claim that an interpretation is an unreasonable choice.

Fragrance Character
4.01 / 5
Quality Rating
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Moderate Sillage
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