Lanvin Arpège scores 88% against Van Cleef & Arpels First overall — scored twice, once on the opening and once on the dry-down, because a scent rarely stays still on skin.
The two phases agree: Lanvin Arpège tracks Van Cleef & Arpels First about as closely in the first minutes as it does hours later, so what you smell on the strip is a fair guide to what you get on skin.
Both are built on aldehydic, white floral, yellow floral and fresh. Van Cleef & Arpels First adds floral and green that Lanvin Arpège does not. Lanvin Arpège brings aromatic and amber of its own.
| Van Cleef & Arpels First | Lanvin Arpège | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (estimate) | about $35 | about $85 |
| Longevity | 7h | 7h |
| Projection | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| Sillage | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Released | 1976 | 1927 |
| Main accords | floral, green and aldehydic | white floral, woody and aldehydic |
Lanvin Arpège is not the cheaper bottle here: the estimates put it at about $85 against $35 for Van Cleef & Arpels First. It is on this list because of how it smells, not what it costs.
A legendary, complex floral bouquet that mirrors the sophisticated, warm woody-ambery dry-down of Van Cleef & Arpels First.
Scores are estimates built from note structure and community consensus, not laboratory measurements, and noses genuinely differ — treat a high match as a strong lead rather than a promise. AltScent is independent and is not affiliated with, authorized by or endorsed by any brand shown.
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