Miss Arpels

Miss Arpel 1.0 bottle edt glass swirl bottle When I smell Miss Arpel or something like its green opening- I smile. In its time..green fragrances were the hallmarks of a youthful consumer. Springtime, fresh, lively with some florals. Tendre poison, although a powerhouse went green and marketed itself as a lighter version of Poison, finds itself in this genre as well as Miss Arpel, Jolie Madame, Ma Griffe, Crystalle Edp. Green, little herbal and bitter with a lemon uplifts the spirits and adds a clean character. Natural smelling perfume. The florals rise from the green as if they are starting to bloom from the ground. I do not get much fruit except for the green melon and no peach so dont think this is a tresor type scent it leans much more green than that-more closer to Y by YSL. Its a different, classy affordable watery green floral. If you dont like oakmoss or not a lot in it..its for you.

I love the house of Van Cleef & Arpels, but only the vintage releases- Birmane, Van cleef, Miss Arpels, Gem, Tsar, Murmure...Their current offerings like Feerie or Oriens do not mean anything to me. Miss Arpels is a real beauty, great example of how splendid perfumery used to be. It is very similar to one of my favourite fragrances, Lys d'Eau by Darphin, which I discovered first. It is "wet", vibrant and crystal clear fresh. Miss Arpels is a little drier, one step back from the damp, lush, glistening juiciness of Darphin.It's more of a gentle dew,then a floral essence, has medium sillage, but decent staying power, I do not detetect much vanilla or moss, even in the drydown phase. I am absolutely smitten by it, I will definitely buy some back up bottles, as I know where they are still available, but who knows how much longer?

Miss Arpels is a lovely thing in both scent and bottle. Nosed by the great Jean-Claude Ellena, it is still available on-line at a bargain price if you seek it out. It's name is deceiving for those who think the "Miss" title connotes super fruity sweet scents. It has a classic but light, happy, feel.On my skin, the drydown has a sublime melange of subtle yet persistent notes. (Just my opinion- In no way does it remind me of the galbanum heavy severe Cristalle, or the leather centric Miss Balmain.) As Always, your mileage may vary.

Lovely soft green, grassy basil (non-gourmand), gentle magnolia, peony and melon. To me it has a hint of freshly picked dandelion. Such a lovely, soft girly scent sitting genlty on the skin. I found this bottle serendipitously and I feel this has been an overlooked fragrance, outrageous for such a beauty!

Very nice for the nose the scent. Delicate floral and fruit. Unfortunately already inaccessible, or very heavily. With pleasure it was to use him. Such smile for the nose :)....