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Van Cleef & Arpels Patchouli Blanc ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 17 January 2022 5 Comments

Van Cleef & Arpels has launched Patchouli Blanc, a new addition to the brand′s Collection Extraordinaire.

Light and airy reinterpretation of a crystal-clear patchouli, Patchouli Blanc is the third “white wood” fragrance of the Collection.

“I felt like recreating the feeling of soft, enveloping cashmere; I wanted the fragrance to translate the idea of tender, cottony wood with a literally irresistible clean smell. That’s why I started by choosing a very specific, sheer and floral fraction of patchouli.” Jérôme Epinette, Perfumer.

Additional notes for the  woody musky fragrance include pink pepper, aldehydes, rose, cashmere woods and white musks.

Van Cleef & Arpels Patchouli Blanc is available in 75 ml Eau de Parfum, €150.

(via interparfums.fr, additional information via galerieslafayette)

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Filed Under: new fragrances
Tagged With: collection extraordinaire, jerome epinette, van cleef arpels

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  1. Calypso says:
    17 January 2022 at 1:48 pm

    Choosing a clear and floral fraction of patchouli sounds weird to me. Is there such a thing as “clear” patchouli? really?

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    • Robin says:
      17 January 2022 at 2:24 pm

      Well, most patchouli fractions are nearly nothing like straight up patchouli. (Also true that almost nobody uses straight up patchouli these days.) I’m sure their point is that they’ve used a particularly light one, and presumably with some floral undertones. Did not sound weird to me really.

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    • meredifay says:
      17 January 2022 at 4:27 pm

      I had sort of the same reaction. What is that, a fraction of patouchli that I wouldn’t know was patouchli except for the name? And then it has pink pepper, aldehydes, rose and musks, to smell like things I do recognize? Sorry to be so grumpy. Make it smells really lovely…

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      • Robin says:
        17 January 2022 at 6:24 pm

        I understand the annoyance, but honestly, most brands just don’t say they’re using a fraction…but nearly all of them are.

        (Tom Ford did a white patchouli too, I’m remembering now…it also left out the nasty bits.)

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  2. Kitty says:
    21 January 2022 at 2:51 pm

    I sold my Tom Ford White patchouli. I like some patchouli in my patchouli fragrance. I may find this too light as well. I love Chanel Coromandel. Nearly perfect.

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