First Premier Bouquet

I received a 30mil bottle of first premier bouquet in a swap and I'm in love head to heels Why should they discontinue such a lovely perfume?!it's easy to wear and easy to love and it's strange to see they don't produce a crowd pleaser anymore It opens cool,crisp and fresh exactly like putting your teeth in granny Smith apple which you just took out of refrigerator.I can't detect much citrusy or boozy notes and I don't miss them After couple of minutes apple seems to shift to pear which I also love.it's less cold now and is blended with a gorgeous floral scent.on my skin it seems to be a combination of Jasmine and sweetpea and just a hint of rose What can make me go crazy for a floral scent is a soft and clean touch of musk and woody notes(in this case smells like sandalwood) to ground them.it reminds me both Estee lauder modern muse and Carven le parfum.not that it smells exactly like them(it's less musky than modern muse);they share some similar qualities Van cleef first premier bouquet is exactly what I love to wear the most during springs(and summer). It's refreshing,ladylike,sensual,wearable and highly versatile.I want to cry when I think about low chance of finding another bottle speacially for such a good price(I swapped a half used Bvlgari omnia garnet with this beauty) If I had enough of this lovely perfume or if it was widely available,it was going to be one of my most frequently used spring and summer day perfumes Longevity is as satisfying as it's beautiful scent,sillage is moderate and I like it's bottle too with green juice and green cap By the way I also have original first and they're not really similar to my nose.no vintage vibe in this little gem ❤❤❤❤❤

Well, well...this perfume seems so lady-like, sweet, subtle and flowery at the beginning. There is a wonderful bouquet of pear (not listed, but I smell it), lily of the valley, sweet pea and roses, all dewy and fresh, very romantic and well-rounded. I LOVE the top notes!!! After a while, it settles and boo-ya! Out comes the vodka, right in your face. It is quite forceful and blunt. That combined with the pretty little girl flowers at the beginning makes for a surprising combo - kind of like seeing a young teenage girl in a drunken stupor at some bar. My point is, I would much rather have the bouquet of spring flowers minus the vodka. I do not get the point - why would anyone want to smell like vodka??? Bellini, Amaretto even Mojito - that is all fine and dandy. But spirits like vodka? Nooooo thank you! Top notes are great, middle notes...not so much.

Apples and Pears! Pears and apples! The opening toasts the delightful relationship between the two fruits. By far the most exciting phase of First Premier Bouquet. If only it lasted longer :( Boozy notes of vodka garnished with zesty flowers carry the top before rapidly settling into a tired musky-woody base. A greenish and somewhat salty interpretation of sweet-pea (nothing comes close to the real thing) lends an aquatic edge during the latter stages of evolution. I adore the top half FPB, not overly fussed with what it becomes on my skin in all honesty. I can taste the smell of salt on my skin. This perfume makes me insatiably thirsty! Edit - 04/07/2016 - Salty aquatic dry down noticeably absent this time around. First Premier Bouquet is a blissful crisp floral enhanced by winter orchard fruit. Absolutely stunning.

missk nearly said it all. This is the freshest, most crisp and sparkly floral I've ever experienced and it lasts and lasts! It reminds me very, very much of what Vent Vert used to be before it was reformulated - lots of green in the floral and just sweet enough to make me smile without being too flowery or too girly-girly. I agree with imgcas' statement that "even floral haters would like it", as I'm not much of a true floral lover myself. Elegant, that's the word for this, truly, truly elegant. I fear that it's been discontinued though, since I found it today for just $19.99 at a major U.S. discount store, the only bottle there, so grab it while you can!

An enchanting floral that's airy and aqueous in feel, my favorite kind of floral composition. There's also a subtle note in this reminiscent of vintage Dippity-Do hair gel, and that's a great thing (to me); I grew up loving the scent of Dippity-Do. I also love sweet pea and woods, so this sparkly floral makes me happy. My sister, a fledgling fumehead, adored this at first sniff, and embarked with me on an odyssey to locate it online. Even a self-proclaimed floral-hating friend of mine likes it, proving the contention of an earlier reviewer. I've stocked up on this, since it's fading from the market.