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The refinement of the First Van Cleef & Arpels perfume in a new box

The refinement of perfumer Van Cleef & Arpels in a new box
The refinement of perfumer Van Cleef & Arpels in a new box

The First box set, all the refinement of the Van Cleef & Arpels jeweler who became a perfumer

Van Cleef & Arpels is without doubt one of the most prestigious and refined names in our country. Initially, it was a jeweler working on the mythical Place Vendôme. Then, in 1976, Van Cleef & Arpels created a surprise by being the very first jeweler to open his universe to the world of perfumery. Her very first perfume was called First and it is precisely this that we invite you to discover today in a unique box. As Jacques Arpels explained: ” With the eternal finery, we have associated the most fleeting finery …”

The prestigious breath of First

First is a very floral juice which surprises with the nobility of its raw materials. It starts off with an impertinent scent of blackcurrant buds associated with the freshness of bergamot and tangerine. Her heart, meanwhile, is like a huge bouquet of flowers. It lets out a breath of jasmine, Turkish Ross, narcissus, lily of the valley and ylang-ylang. The whole is also sublimated by hedione and aldehydes. Finally, First ends with a timeless breath of sandalwood, tonka bean, amber, vanilla and musk.

The Van Cleef & Arpels box set

The First perfume is revealed this time in an off-white box drawing the silhouette of First in a golden sketch. For the occasion, he brings together his associated 60 ml bottle, as a gift, with body lotion from Van Cleef & Arpels. Thus, it seems that the Van Cleef & Arpels house has also won the world of cosmetics, to the delight of women …

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