This would lighten the notes quite a bit. This is probably why I liked this particular fragrance after the jacuzzi. This really blends well with my chemistry and hot water... like an incredibly strong and intoxicatingly beautiful tea. This is a long lasting fragrance that can be worn anywhere, but is outstanding on a cold winter day outdoors. That is when I particularly love this fragrance; it swirls around me in wisps of shimmery florals. I use the edt in the day because it is lighter and the edp for the evening when I want more depth. Both have fantastic projection and silage. To me this is a much easier to wear fragrance than Chanel No.5, though I love that fragrance (vintage formulas) too. Now, her fragrance ALWAYS was the strongest, most distinctive scent I could detect in that entire office. It was warm, loving, welcoming and soft and very, VERY unique.

Alfred and Esther’s daughter, Renée (born Rachel) Puissant, assumed the company’s artistic direction in 1926. Puissant worked closely with draftsman René Sim Lacaze for the next twenty years. [8] Van Cleef & Arpels were the first French jewelers to open boutiques in Japan and China.

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But recently I begin to like VC&A First, for I start to think that when aldehydes and civet were combined together, it really sends out a sexy (though elegant and graceful at the same time) feminine message.

Van Cleef & Arpels was charged with the task of making the crown of Queen Nazli of Egypt in the 1930s. [9] Chevalier, Michel; Mazzalovo, Gerald (18 May 2012). Luxury Brand Management: A World of Privilege. Singapore: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118171790 . Retrieved 19 October 2016. The heart is a heady bouquet of pretty roses, orchids, tuberose, hyacinth, ylang ylang, jasmine and carnation. Each floral note is discernable to my nose. The big rose is quite obvious but she is gracefully accompanied by the equally showy jasmine and carnation. The 3 big floral notes in any woman's perfume: rose, jasmine and carnation. These are romantic florals. It makes me think of a considerate lover's gift of flowers to his sweetheart. Or a husband to his wife. Sure they are mature florals but you know what? They do not come off as old lady or Church lady. These are youthful sweet feminine florals for the romantic girl. A princess who loves flowers. I was briefly reminded of such florals beauties as Beautiful by Estee Lauder only that was more green floral whereas this is sweet and subtle, powdery, a tad like Chanel No 5 which it is inevitably compared to and strangely sometimes like Chloe Narcisse. This is a glorious floral queen. It is a thoroughly beautiful fragrance for classy women. A Chanel for people who don't like the real Chanels (most Chanels don't agree with me and are too "stuffy" for my taste).However, I was wearing this in my early 30's and received a lot of compliments on it then, but primarily wore it for more formal occasions - it was never an every day perfume for me. Van Cleef & Arpels-designed crown of Empress Farah Pahlavi of Iran. She wore the crown in 1967 coronation ceremony. Pop up exhibition in The Landmark, Hong Kong (2013) In season 4, episode 23 of Frasier, the character Niles Crane is speaking on his mobile phone with his wife Maris, from whom he is recently separated at the time. On the phone, Niles says to Maris 'I miss you more...than Van Cleef would miss Arpels'. You may have had to survive the 1980's - or have a depth as if you did -- to truly appreciate this particular perfume.

its taken me so long to be able to translate what people are meaning when they review these scents -- i suppose one must think of First, chanel number 5, ... others in that category as layered with dry talc citrus. Although this goes on rather strong like a full bodied 1980's perfume - I really enjoy this dry down - it is truly spectacular - a complete symphony and work of art! Works well as a daytime scent, but also as a "big night" perfume, if you normally wear light scents to the office. A juicy (not in the modern wet fresh sense) white flower i thought lily but possibly incorrectly, mature perfumyness. First, on my skin, presents a lovely, beautifully blended accord of non-sweet flowers, slightly oily, and richly subtle. the civet is there, but very very demure. This feels like the day when you decide to wear your favorite pencil skirt with heels instead of flats, a silk blouse, and to spend a little more time on your hair and make up. And maybe, you think, I'll add my diamond studs for a little sparkle.

Edited to add: I wore this to work today and a woman approached me and asked if I was wearing Coco mademoiselle by Chanel. I told her what I was wearing and she said to her it smelled like a slightly sweeter version of Coco Mademoiselle which is her favorite fragrance. She then wrote down the name. Weird, I didn't think this at all when I smelled it, but I guess I can see how some people could interpret it this way. Van Cleef & Arpels opened boutiques in holiday resorts such as Deauville, Vichy, Le Touquet, Nice, and Monte-Carlo. In 1925, a Van Cleef & Arpels bracelet with red and white roses fashioned from rubies and diamonds won the grand prize at the International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts. [8] For me,first is a clean floral with a fresh citrus/tea-like green undertone,it's a spring scent,classic but easily wearable and not too mature for a 26 year old girl like me That's not to say that this is an old lady fragrance per se, but I will say that it definitely has that element of class and sophistication to it, but without overdoing the "powdery-ness" like a lot of classic scents, that gives them a certain "theatre makeup" smell. At this point this is a complex, rich, boarding on the royal scents or top niche perfumes with names like Clive and Amouage.The drydown with the animalistic civet, honey, oakmoss, sandalwood, tonka, amber and vanilla makes this a very warm rich experience that lasts for hours. You simply can not imagine this fragrance, its better than you imagine in your mind. It must be tried and evaluated on skin.