Lanvin Arpège Eau de Parfum

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It's fair to say that Arpège and No5 are quite similar, but Arpège is lighter and more creamy, less pink and lush. And there is another, more important difference. Where No5 is a chord, a seamless blend from top to bottom, Arpège is - literally, an arpeggio of single notes. By contrast, the EdP is firmer and more of a stepped ziggurat shape. It has a balsamic tone and a fizzy texture which is unique to itself. Arpege has an effulgent, coriander-laced jasmine, gleaming white heat, almost phosphorescent, with an antique rose and stealth peachy, lactonic undertone. One could argue that this would be a rather mature selection, particularly for women, but we might want to examine what it means to be "mature" enough to wear a fragrance. Luca Turin, the opinionated old codger, even argues that this would be dowdy on a woman but marvelous on a man. It does feel marvelous to me at least, and it dries further into its base of vetiver and sandalwood, it seduces me even more so. There was a marketing experiment once where a group of women smelled 2 fragrances blind. One was Chanel No.5 and the other Arpege. They overwhelmingly preferred Arpege. The next day the same women smelled both perfumes, only this time in their signature bottles. This time No.5 won. Chanel is marketed very well indeed.

Lanvin's most notable achievement took place after she expanded her company to include Lanvin Parfums SA in 1924. The company's first perfume, My Sin, was launched in 1924. The company's most successful fragrance, Arpège (named after daughter Marguerite's arpeggios during piano practice) was launched to great success in 1927, and remains an enduring classic, still in production today. With each concentration, Arpège is progressively taking apart the aldehydic and revealing how it works.I have a small dab bottle of early 1990s vintage – so the aldehydic top has lost its solar sparkle and undergone megawarp. But the rest has matured beautifully and remains splendid. a b c d Geary, Cecilie (27 June 2012). "Top 15 scents with classic appeal". New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 10 July 2014. In 1993, the perfume was reformulated by Hubert Fraysse, brother of André and founder of fragrance manufacturer Synarome. [6] [7] 85th anniversary [ edit ] To me that is the genius of Arpege. It's an aldehyde floral, like No.5 and many others, so nothing overly exciting. But vintage Arpege does smell much nicer, more rounded and richer, than a typical aldehyde bomb. You wouldn't get tons of compliments or have men throw themselves at you when you wore Arpege, but you would smell very very good. Also, during the 1950s Arpege was ubiquitous in the USA ("Promise her anything. Give her Arpege.") so I think that ubiquity led to it seeming rather dull. Revlon even did their own version- Primitif. Helbig, Catherine. "What are Aldehydes?". about.com. About.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2014 . Retrieved 10 July 2014.

A special edition minaudière (evening bag) was launched in 2013 to mark the 85th anniversary of the perfume. [3] See also [ edit ] Middle notes: Camelia, Coriander, Iris, Lily, Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang, Lily-of-the-Valley, Rose, Geranium Groves, Ellen (August 25, 2006). "Lanvin adds Rumeur to Fragrance Franchise for Fall". Women's Wear Daily. Fairchild Fashion Media via HighBeam Research. Archived from the original on November 15, 2018 . Retrieved 23 May 2012. the photography may be of a different size of the same product. Please read the product description Experience this iconic fragrance and explore our selection of women's perfumes for more enchanting perfume gift sets.

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Bette Davis" in All About Eve (1950 drama film) has a bottle of Arpege on her dresser. Because she understood how sexy of a scent it is. She has it all: fame, talent, wealth, beauty, a devoted partner, loyal friends, and she is able to convey all kinds of emotions-distate, disdain, anger, self-pity, triumph, scorn-all before she even open her mouth. This fragrance image to me of her. Wearing an animal skin coat and smoking a cigarette from an ivory cigarette holder, more pretentious than class. Arpège is a creation of such confidence it requires almost none on the wearer's part. Its mixed floral bouquet shines as if through amber-coloured stained glass with accents of candied orange peel and peach, a light, natural booziness around the edges and a reassuring silky soft base of sandal and vanilla (among other things). Once it has settled, the creaminess of its expression is what catches my attention most. Yes, here is a classic thousand-flowers composition with all the scaffolding of woods, resins and balsams holding it in place, but it has the grace of a swan floating down a calm expanse of water at sunset.