Un Air de First

Air is so well crafted and so gorgeous- it smells like you're worth a million bucks in a completely effortless way. It's suitable to wear almost any time of the year at any time of the day. I feel like I'm radiating a mist of golden sunshine mixed with pure grace or some other comparison equally as cheesy yet completely appropriate of a description. To be a bit more specific it's like a modernized version of fragrances like Tea Rose (which smells like freezer burned potpourri to me, or a flower shop freezer when it's time to throw away the rejects that didn't sell) They attempted to capture flowers and stems but for whatever reason the weird aldehydes used left the fragrance cold and I can't imagine any man saying it smells sexy or clean. What Air does right is managing to make the adlehydes seem warm and glowing. The green from the galbanum takes away some of the intensity of the white florals and touch of peach and vanilla give it a sweet clean smell that makes it modern. I can see it being compared with Beautiful but I like this better because of the fruits and citrus which keep it from reminding me of my grandma (who wears Beautiful) I love it!

God, yes! This one really needs to age for a while in order to present its best. I fell in love with it under the impression of an old tester bottle, bought it right away and got hugely disappointed once I opened my fresh bottle. What I got from the old tester was some kind of an extra nutty Noa. I loved my Noa, but that coffee kick was so short lived within the opening, whereas I wanted it to stay forever on my skin. This one provided, but not the freshly opened one. On the contrary, my fresh Air was like a sterilized Noa. Gentle, airy, clean, nice and all, but no organic life within. More like a washed and air dried white cotton pillow case. Now this today, years after I just let it sit in the back of the closet, checking on it occasionally just to make sure it's still that sterile clean, instead of that nutty Musk I was hoping for... it finally worked! Gosh, I've never had a fragrance aging so gracefully 🙂 I don't know if the weather today has anything to do with it, but just for the record: it's dry and super hot.

I agree Mooniq, this fragrance takes a place amongst my top scents. It really works. And is nothing compared to the 1st by Van Cleef...(which i personally kind of dislike) This scent is fresh, and feminine, gives you almost a sparkling feeling when you wear it. Not soapy at all, at first its a little lemony, then settles into a magnificent mystery. I love the fact that its not way too popular, and not many people have it, so they always wonder what im wearing. 'Is it DKNY? Nope, is it Narsisco? No...(thats straight musk and boring), (not to mention brutally expensive round here)' If you like fresh scents, and out the shower feeling types, but dont want to own 'common' frags like Tommy girl, or DKNY energizing, get this. It will NOT disappoint you! :) This fragrance just blows my mind everytime i have a sniff.

This wears extremely well. Surrounds you in a cloud of elegance without you even being aware of it. Light, but heavily creamy too. Not the kind of creamy that makes me feel sick, which is unusual, because most backgrounds of musk and vanilla are nauseating for me. The green aldehydic floral opening only lasts a few minutes, unfortunately. What follows is different, but beautiful. I would describe it as the most silky satin white dress you can imagine. You think the perfume has gone, but then it wafts past you over the next few hours. And hello - so does the green! This is an exceptional perfume. Was a rare blind buy for me. Nothing like First, except for following its legacy of elegance. Totally modern. And the aldehydes? No biggie - at least not to the woman whose favourite perfume is Chanel No. 22...

What a beautiful perfume. Fresh and elegant. It is a modern take on a classic. Green with jasmine and aldehydes. I know that this will become a favourite in my collection. I can not add much to what has already been written here except to say it is a must have in your wardrobe if you love the more classic type of scents. The bottle is beautiful and comes with an atomiser spray so loved by ladies of bygone years. Silage is moderate and longevity good (about 5 hours on me) Pure, white, gossamer wings, all these come to mind when smelling this. A blind buy at a great price, I am a very happy bunny today and for less than £20 for 50mls EDP what is not to love?

Many thanks to Ioli19 for sending me a decant of this. Its a really lovely bright aromatic fragrance. It somehow manages to be fresh smelling yet creamy which I suspect has something to do with the musk. It opens with the aldehydes, galbanum, lily of the valley and jasmine yet there is nothing harsh or screechy about it. I agree that it does smell expensive and very lady like. On me these notes definitely dominate but with time I do manage to pick up the vetiver, rose, amber and currant leaf. Moderate sillage and longevity. A very reasonably price fragrance for when you want to feel confident and lady like. Id wear it to interviews for sure.

What a classy aldehyde. Substitute the ylang in Chanel No.5 with galbanum and replace the powdery, Chanel-esque base with Van Cleef & Arpel's slightly sweet, nectary lily of the valley base and you'll get most of Un Air de First. This one is bright, clean, and "fresh" in the aldehyde category. That being said this is an aldehyde perfume through and through and you will get that in-your-face blast, and lotion-y creaminess. Don't expect it to be fit into the modern description of fresh/green, interpreted better by scents like Jour d'Hermes and Cartier Baiser Vole. Sillage is big and longevity is moderate. I get at least 6 hours.

This is an impossibly beautiful fragrance! The nose who created this scent was truly a genius in blending the most exquisite of ingredients of the highest quality! Un Air de First is an absolute thrill to wear! The aldehydes mixed with the florals is fresh and wonderful! It invites you into a most precious space where there is air and light and flowers galore! It is provocative, but not lusty. It is Feminine but not coy. It is sophisticated, but certainly not stuffy! It is just the perfect romantic fragrance! I feel like I have been kissed by an angel! Sillage on me is moderate, drying down to soft Longevity is long lasting

My signature perfume for summer. I feel so classy wearing it, feel glamorous even. This will never "get old". It's like Chanel No5 - you must be mature enough (not necessary by age) to like Van Cleef's perfumes. If you are the type of girl that is keen on every new perfume that comes out, then maybe this is not for you. When I picked Van Cleef's perfumes for my signature, I wanted to be something different, something that can represent me and something that you will remember. So this is ME.

What a beauty. An airy soft floral green sweet fragrance, one that a woman can make her signature. It smells like a happy confident woman who already has it all and has seen it all and is now confident in the world she has created to call her home. It smells slightly similar to Guerlain Champs elyses but a more sophisticated mature version, less of the “banana” note and more brightness for the effervescent qualities. I will have this in my collection for as long as I can.

Wow. This is beautiful, elegant and feminine; a delightful flanker to the original "First" fragrance. Its so well made; I got my 5th compliment today already! Although soft and green it will be wonderful in the Fall and Winter as there is a glorious strength to it that is not overpowering. This makes me feel amazing when I wear it - A must try; strongly recommended!

Oooohohohoho. Galbanum-jasmine-aldehydes galore. This is just so classic and modern at the same time. One of my all time favourites, and it's up there on the shelf next to my Shalimar, can you imagine? 90 years apart, and they still has alot incommon to talk about. Un Air de First is what i would expect the colour "White" to smell like. Pure, innocent and graceful.

Ah, wow, what can I say, this is pure beauty. So lush and feminine, I blind bought this due to the positive reviews and am truly happy I did. So much has already been written about this, and I have really nothing to add, except that is beautiful, beautiful, beaaauuuuuutifulllllll.

This is a lovely summery perfume. It settled on me fairly quickly and no heavy top notes. I also loved the bottle which arrived with a puffer, very elegant. It smells nothing like the original First, well not to me anyway. A definate repeat buy for me.

I love it : clean, sweet, wrapping, like a cocoon. Floral and musky, full of tenderness. It makes me think about a soft Clea - Yves Rocher. Very good lasting power.

This is a lovely & sophisticated summery perfume. To me is more Airy-flowery than fresh- green- flowery. The drydown is amazing on my skin!!!!

This is very similar to Quelques Fleurs l`Original Houbigant. Beautiful, complex and interesting. Love him.

Ohh Serenity . Peace of mind .Touched by an angel.Lifted to higher plaises . All this words and states can sum up this wonderfull smell of this scent. It is such a calming gental floral mix . On me there is no screaching notes what so ever, its almost like a second skin to me . Roses the lightest pink you can imagin with a gental smell. Jasmin like a gental powder. Aldehyds like a luminous ray of light just when you nead it the most, Vanilla a gental puf only not to sweet , just a powdery sweetnes . Lilly of the valley gental and soft fresh from the forest. Just tiny wiff of peach and fruit. Galbanum vetiver . currant buds makes it slightly green . Infact n my skin its not that green at all. Maybe my skin does not devolpe that note to much . Or it might be that green ha a different feal to me All i know is that i have truly found a beautiful Gem in this perfume . I initialy was affraid of the Aldehyds and green note , but they are not to much at all.. Im so happy i took the time to ask about it and got so many good reviews and guidens about it. thanks also for the lovely sample i got to try before buying :) Im very greatfull and in a state of Bliss wearing this This perfume reminds me sligthly of Chanel NO5 Premier , not much but a little bit. Also Vivienne Westwoods Naughty Alice comes to mind at some stage. Love them bout so this is a 10 out of 10

One word - ELEGANT! two words - AMAZING, SOPHISTICATED! three words - I LOVE IT!!!! Un Air de First is amazing, nothing like the original First from VC&A. Two very different parfum's. Un Air de First is an airy, fresh, newly showerd-feeling of a scent. The aldehydes is green, on my skin the blackcurrantleaf is dominant together with musk. The flowernotes dances in the background and the vanilla is shy - but there..I feel really elegant and rich wearing this one and Un Air de First stays on my skin all day. Worth every penny! A True Keeper!! Now I found myself a big 100 ml bottle - happy as a child on x-mas eve..=) ett ord - ELEGANT! två ord - OTROLIGT SOFISTIKERAD! tre ord - JAG ÄLSKAR DEN!!! Un Air de First är otrolig, den har ingenting med originalet First att göra alls från VC&A. Två hel olika parfymer. Un Air de First ger den där luftiga, fräscha, gröna, nyduschad-känslan som vissa dofter gör. Aldehyderna är gröna och mjuka, på min hud framträder svartavinbärsbladen tillsammans med musken. Blomnoterna dansar i bakgrunden och vaniljen är lite blyg - men där. Jag känner mig otroligt elegant och rik när jag bär denna. Un Air de First är otroligt hållbar på min hud, håller hela dagen. Värd varje krona! En riktigt skatt. Nyligen hittade jag en 100 ml flaska -jag är lycklig som ett barn på julafton. =)

Un Air de First is much more prim and proper than the perfumes I usually go for but it's very well done. Composition-wise it's what one expects it to be; a green aldehydic floral. The strange thing is that makes notes that normally don't work for me wear beautifully; the aldehydes are the softest kind I've ever encountered (along with maitresse by Agent Provocateur) and the galbanum is nowhere near as astringent and earthy as normally. Also muguet which wears very sharp on me most of the times behaves so well. For that alone, I'm impressed. Manages to be creamy, airy, soft and fresh like a sophisticated liquid version of Dove soap. The one to pick when in the mood to wear pearls on a bright spring/summer day. Edit: I sampled Ivoire by Balmain recently and it strikes me as a sister of Un Air de First. The later appears more sparkling and airy in comparison (must be the aldehydes and the tiny tinge of peach) while Ivoire is more dense with the grounding cedar and the earthy violet leaves.