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Bond No. 9 So New York
The original reads: fruity · powdery · sweet.
The genuine fragrance
Bond No. 9 So New York
fruity · powdery · sweet
Accords cited from Bond No. 9 (official)
Listed for womenAccessible alternatives will appear here as we verify genuine matches from cited sources. The fragrance above is the real thing.
The honest verdict
Which one should you buy?
Bond No. 9 So New York is the real thing, listed first. We show an accessible alternative only when its cited accords genuinely match the original, so if none appears above, we have not verified one yet. We never invent a match.
Common questions
Where can I buy Bond No. 9 So New York?
Bond No. 9 So New York is the real designer fragrance, sold at most major retailers. When one of our partners carries it, a direct buy link shows up here. The "smells-like" alternatives below are for anyone who wants the profile for less.
What does Bond No. 9 So New York smell like?
Bond No. 9 So New York reads as fruity, powdery, sweet, the coarse families Bond No. 9 (official) cites. How it wears depends on your skin and the concentration. We only publish notes and accords we can trace to a source.
What's the closest accessible alternative to So New York?
We rank the "smells-like" alternatives to So New York by how closely their cited accords match the original, cheapest first. A dupe is meant to evoke So New York, not match its formula, and we say as much. If we can't verify a genuine match yet, we leave it off.
Is So New York for men or women?
Bond No. 9 So New York is listed as a women's fragrance by the retailer. That's a marketing label, not a rule: fragrance has no gender, and plenty of "women's" scents are worn by anyone. We show how it's sold and leave the wearing to you.
What fragrances are similar to So New York?
So New York reads as fruity, powdery, sweet. If that's the corner you like, you'll find Xerjoff Accento, Tiziana Terenzi Afrodite and Tiziana Terenzi Andromeda nearby. We rank them by how many of So New York's cited accords they actually share, weighting rarer families heavier. They're their own fragrances, not copies of So New York, and each has its own page.
We list the genuine original first, always. Fragrance Hunter earns affiliate commissions on outbound links across the site, on both original bottles and accessible alternatives, at no cost to you. Because we earn the same either way, what pays us never sets the order we rank things in; the ranking answers to the cited accords, not a sponsor (how we pick, and how we earn). Accessible alternatives are imitations of a named original; related fragrances are independent houses' own creations that stand as originals in their own right. We label which is which, and never present an imitation as the original. Prices are indicative, set by the retailer, and change. Accords are coarse scent families cited from brand or retailer sources; an alternative evokes the profile, it is not the same formula.