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Andy Warhol Silver Factory by Bond No. 9

Bond No. 9, the niche fragrance brand that created my favorite scent Chinatown, has a new fragrance debuting on December 1. Andy Warhol Silver Factory, marks the start of Bond No. 9’s series of Warhol collectibles based on the pop art icon’s favorite haunts. This scent was named after The Silver Factory, Warhol’s original studio whose walls were covered with aluminum foil. The slender perfume bottle was inspired by Warhol’s series of colored Campbell Soup Can silkscreen paintings in 1965.

Silver Factory is of ambiguous male-female gender. The scent was conceived as a smooth, smoky, spicy blend of interlacing incense (a key scent of the ‘60s), wood resin, and syrupy, seductive amber. Slightly dissonant florals – heart of jasmine, iris, and violet, a scent that Warhol was especially fond of – combine to evoke a metallic effect—that of warmed-up, molten silver. And then, for the merest hint of coolness, a handful of cedarwood was added. Now Smell This reviewed the fragrance and notes that “it’s easily the most interesting scent from Bond no. 9 since Chinatown.” My sample is on its way and I can’t wait to take a whiff of it!

Available as a 28% perfume concentrate and only in a 100 ml or 3.4 oz flacon for $230, Andy Warhol Silver Factory will be sold at Bond No. 9’s four New York boutiques, at www.bondno9.com, at Saks Fifth Avenue nationwide and at saks.com.