
Bond No.9
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Crisp bergamot and floral sweetness melt into honeyed tonka and ambroxan warmth, creating an urban-elegant unisex composition.
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Best Clone
The best clone of Bond No.9 Lafayette Street is Dua on Lafayette St. by Dua, with a 82% accuracy score. Available from Dua for $43, about 85% cheaper than the $295 original.
What people who wear Bond No.9 Lafayette Street report, based on votes and reviews from a large fragrance community.
Listed as Men
“A great fresh and slightly sweet fragrance that very much lacks performance and projection------for a fragrance this high in price that is VERY disappointing... The scent alone stands out and it sits too close to the skin and for those reasons mentioned I will not be purchasing due to Price, Projection and Longevity... Save your hard earned coins and get something else... Plus you won't be getting any compliments unless you're very close to someone...”
“This is a good overall scent and thats it, it doesnt smell niche or worth the price tag. It does last however with very good performance and projection however the price tag is terrible.”
“Easy to wear, mediocre performance, fresh&sweet, drydown is similar to Althair in my opinion. Not sure why the hate, it smells really good. Tonka , Vanilla, Citruses are the most prominant notes to me, the opening is extremely sexy, the pricetag isn't.”

Bujairami
$38
FragranceNet
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Longevity
-
Sillage
Adds cedarwood and dry wood where the original leans on flowers.

Maison Alhambra
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Price
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Longevity
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Sillage
The clone performs reasonably well for the first 3-4 hours but shows noticeably shorter longevity (4-5 hours vs 6-8 hours) and slightly reduced sillage. The woody base feels more generic and less refined compared to Bond No.9's sophisticated vetiver-cedarwood blend.

Grandeur
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Price
4-6 hours
Longevity
Moderate
Sillage
The clone's heart notes lack the violet leaf freshness of the original, resulting in a somewhat warmer, less refined middle phase. Longevity and sillage are also noticeably reduced compared to the designer version.

Jo Milano
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Price
4-6 hours
Longevity
Moderate
Sillage
The clone offers good initial similarity but falls short in projection and base note development, lasting 4-5 hours versus Lafayette Street's 7-8 hour wear. The original's refined iris and woody base feel more polished, while the clone presents a somewhat flatter evolution.

Emper
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Price
4-6 hours
Longevity
Moderate
Sillage
The clone mirrors the top and middle sections fairly closely but substitutes cedarwood with sandalwood in the base, creating a less sophisticated finish. Longevity and sillage are moderately reduced compared to the Bond No. 9 original.

Zakat
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Price
4-6 hours
Longevity
Moderate
Sillage
Z6 exhibits slightly shorter longevity and reduced sillage compared to the original, with the musk base appearing more generic. The overall presentation is cleaner but less sophisticated, lacking the refined iris-violet interplay of Bond No.9's composition.

Dua
$43
Dua
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Longevity
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Sillage
The clone likely exhibits slightly shorter longevity and may lack the refined projection and blending finesse of the designer version. The overall composition is faithful, but nuanced differences in note quality and concentration may be perceptible to experienced wearers.
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