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Van Cleef & Arpels Un Air de First ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 15 April 2011 13 Comments

Van Cleef & Arpels Un Air de First fragrance

Van Cleef & Arpels has launched Un Air de First, a new fragrance for women. Un Air de First is a flanker to the house's debut perfume, 1976's First, and promises to be modern but faithful to the spirit of the original.

The notes for the fresh aldehydic floral perfume feature mandarin, aldehydes, blackcurrant bud, galbanum, jasmine, rose, lily of the valley, white peach, vetiver, vanilla, amber and musk.

Van Cleef & Arpels Un Air de First is available in 100 ml Eau de Parfum. (via marionnaud.fr)

Filed Under: new fragrances
Tagged With: flanker, van cleef arpels

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  1. turbovivi says:
    15 April 2011 at 9:01 am

    Sounds interesting. Hopefully it arrives to the local Neiman Marcus soon.

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    • Robin says:
      15 April 2011 at 11:05 am

      I hope so too…wouldn’t mind smelling this one.

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  2. zara says:
    15 April 2011 at 9:17 am

    I’ve got the original and love it – a classic. I know that flankers nowadays aren’t worth much, but maybe there’s hope :)

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    • Robin says:
      15 April 2011 at 11:05 am

      There’s always hope!

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  3. mals86 says:
    15 April 2011 at 10:22 am

    Aldehydic floral?? (perks up ears) Hmmmm.

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    • Robin says:
      15 April 2011 at 11:05 am

      Sounds like it could be a pretty spring/summer version…we’ll see!

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  4. Fuddy Duddy 101 says:
    15 April 2011 at 12:08 pm

    I really like the frosted bottle too!

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  5. OperaFan says:
    15 April 2011 at 12:13 pm

    Of course, we’ve seen that name pattern before…. “Un Air de Samsara” – the gorgeous and underappreciated flanker – came out in the late ’90s.
    Hope this one will keep its promise – I adored the original First, and the reformulation hasn’t ruined it either.

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  6. AnnS says:
    15 April 2011 at 12:55 pm

    I like the orignal First, though I don’t wear it. And I like a flanker they did First Premier Bouquet, which is a super pretty floral aldehyde. It’s almost apologetic, but just a nice simple lovely floral. I look forward to testing this one too – they seem to care about putting out nice fragrances.

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  7. AnnE says:
    15 April 2011 at 1:55 pm

    Sounds right up my alley! Like you, this is one I wouldn’t mind sniffing. It’s got potential to be awfully nice.

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  8. Dzingnut says:
    15 April 2011 at 3:02 pm

    I love me some aldehydes, and that bottle is very pretty.

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  9. Warum says:
    15 April 2011 at 3:24 pm

    Oh! Some good news here.
    1) The original vintage First is love of my life.
    2) The notes for this one sound goooood!
    but… where are the hyacinths so prominently featured in the original?..

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    • OperaFan says:
      15 April 2011 at 3:47 pm

      Warum – you must have some lovely evening gowns! ;-)

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