Arpège pour Homme (2005)
by Lanvin

This one sends out grandma's purse scent. Gives me a headache when i smell scents like this.

Opens smelling a lot like Sweet Tarts. Very candy-like. The dry-down gets a little woodier with a hint of incense, but the Sweet Tart accord remains throughout the life of the fragrance. As a fan of sweet fragrances, I really like this. It think I may add this to my collection, alongside Diesel Fuel For Life. (my other fruity, candy-like fragrance)

Arpège pour Homme opens with a sparkle of spice and citrus. It has a lovely floral center that fades pretty seamlessly into a base that smells of vanilla, tonka and sandalwood to my nose. I picked it up at the Marshall's bargain bin for about $8.00. One of my favorite recent purchases too! Seems a bit too sweet for warm weather, although my partner wore it to a summer picnic today and seemed to do quite well with it by spraying it sparingly. Lovely scent from Lanvin!

I used to think I liked Lanvin Arpège pour Homme even better than Dior Homme because it seemed drier to my nose. I think that impression comes from the patchouli in the base of Arpège pH. It seems to make a big difference in the overall feel of the scent. Now, I'm beginning to think that I like them both, but in different ways. the Lanvin does strike me as a bit drier and perhaps more stereotypically masculine than the Dior. But the remarkable thing about both of these is that they brought iris (orris root) back out of exile from men's perfumery; they set the clock back to 16th century Tuscany and made iris a men's note again. That wasn't easy. Others had been trying, mostly niche houses and "edgy" noses. These were the ones that broke through to the larger market.

Ahh, the house of Lanvin . . . I love it. Of all the offerings from this house I think Arpège is my favourite. It never disappoints and is great from start to finish. Every step is done smoothly and very tastefully and there is nothing that needs to be done to make this any better as it is perfect.

IMO, this works well for the forward thinking workplace and can be used for almost any occasion.

I put this right up there with Dior Homme as on of my all time favourites - a true classic. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Awful fragance.....I dont understand good opinions of Arpege pour homme.
When Im wearing, one of my co workers cant smell it! Me too....Believe me....this perfume is kind of 80 years lady. A bad granny here.
Please, choose some other fragance. Thank God I bought a 50 ml frag in TJ Max in 15,99 usd.
Now I understand why. Thumbs very down.