A stunning green floral chypre.go home take a shower,wash your hair,put on these sexy shorts with a nice shirt a few spray this lovely on and get your on with your day.brightly sparkling, mildly sharp,timeleassly elegant, unaffectedly chic,guilelessly sexy and richly aromatic.
Van Cleef has many notes of a gorgeous bouquet of flowers plus the very dry& refined green galbanum-a must elusive,powerful element,honeyed marigold adds sensuality,lovely herbal notes, plus delicious orange blossom and a wonderful sweet balsamic base that lasts for ages.fabulous on a rainy spring day.the openings strange and edgy.the middle is a nice mix of wild,bitter and still seeet herbs and flowers.the dry down is sweet and woodyl,it comes across just like a grand-chypre.
All of the notes are very-well blended.it inspires a feeling of complete freedom of choice with amazing adventures in an exotic far away land.suitable wear to a seriously fancy occasion.classy and stylish lady scent.a must try for chypre lovers.Strong sillage and amazing longevity.
Rich and luxurious with its almost tropical mélange of fruity/ floral elements, a touch (just a touch and not a more prominent hint as in First) of honeyed animal feel and a strong acceleration over a cinnamon/neroli/raspberry vibe. Strong in its musk/galbanum/vanilla/honey combination. The marigold/bergamot/patchouli/vanilla association smells deliciously retro and conservative (scents a la Roccobarocco, Estee Lauder Knowing, Acampora Sballo or Gianni Versace jump suddenly on mind). The dry down is floral/oriental with a multifaceted congeries of classy whiffs. I detect some apricot but probably is an ostensible outcome elicited under my nose by the fruity floral blend plus sweet oriental elements and tonka. The base produces a sweet/bitter interaction of dry fruits and tonka with the support of musk and galbanum. For grande dame.
03rd December, 2012 (last edited: 01st August, 2017)
Nice aldehyde floral (orange blossom, rose & jasmine) with just enough gallbanum and bergamot in the top notes and cedarwood in the bottom notes to keep it interesting. In a fit of nostalgia, I bought Tiffany on line, thinking that I was buying Van Cleef. Sorry..I get my jewelers confused :) Memorable, if not inspiring, and one of my favorite green florals.
Very nice! A zingy, powdery aldehyde topnote, followed quite quickly by a somewhat nondescript floral melange. From one smelling of Safari, I think this is somewhat similar. Feels older than 1993, must have been a rather lacklustre launch. I imagine lady applying this every day as the final touch to her strictly formal wardrobe. Nice and I'd wear it now and again if given a bottle (pity about that bottle, btw, SO hideous).