Dua on Lafayette St.
BOND NO. 9 — Lafayette Street · The Dua Brand
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Dua on Lafayette St.
BOND NO. 9 — Lafayette Street
The Dua BrandModern apple-ambroxan-vanilla fougère with coriander, bergamot, soft florals, dry woods, tonka, cedar, and grey amber; smooth, polished, clean-sweet, and masculine-leaning.
Quick glance
Oriental Fougère / Woody Amber Fougere
smooth
Character
- amber
- vanilla
- woody
- aromatic
- Scent profile
- Leading accordsamber / vanilla / woodyPrimary stylesmooth
- Best season
- Spring / Fall
- Best setting
- Office / Date night
Olfactive map
What it smells like
Scent identity
Family and tags
Fragrance structure
How it develops
Bergamot and coriander open it with a brief green sharpness, more grooming-cabinet crisp than citrus-bright, with a soft floral haze underneath. That gives way quickly to the part people actually remember: apple wrapped around ambroxan, sweetened by vanilla into a smooth, slightly synthetic glow that holds for hours. The base is dry rather than rich — cedar and pale woods with tonka and ambergris rounding the edges so nothing turns sharp.
Top notes
Heart notes
Base notes
Descriptors
Supporting characteristics
Community
How others read it
Praise
Smooth modern masculine fougère Compliment-friendly Clean upscale sweetness Versatile night/day crossoverCriticism
Can feel safe or designer-adjacent Not highly experimental Sweet apple/ambroxan style may feel familiar Official masculine copy conflicts with unisex database wearabilityComparison notes
Compare by modern apple/ambroxan/vanilla/tonka fougère structure with dry woods and ambergris/grey amber, not by clone pricing.Discovery
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