First Edp Vapo 100ml

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This is a new favorite for sure, can't believe this hasn't got more hype. A very safe buy. It is in same genre as Viktor & Rolf 'Flowerbomb', Lancôme 'La Vie Est Belle', Prada 'Candy' and similar, popular sweet patchouli fragrances. With that being said, this is still unique, and not a 'copy'. Prescriptions must be written on an Authority Prescription Form, and the approval number must be noted on the prescription. Pharmacists cannot dispense the item as a pharmaceutical benefit unless it has been approved by Medicare Australia (indicated by the presence of the approval number).

Revisiting this after retiring it from my private collection of fragrances for about five years. This is a luxury fragrance. It goes on strong and can wear fairly mature... so spray this about an hour before you plan on being in the car or elevator with someone.

Initial impression though is that they haven't totally massacred the scent through reformulation. It is still very recognizable. This is a richer, more robust First than the EDT, although the EDT is quite a opulent stunner in itself. (EDT stands strong over most EDP formulations today, think 14kt gold First EDT vs 24kt gold First Parfum would be the best analogy) It is very obvious that this was designed to stand alone or work with the EDT. They arent too far from each other in formulation and combined makes a undeniable lush, opulent sum of its parts. The heart opens when the cloud of light soapy aldehydes and a fresh bright jasmine with a slight green emerges. (Perfect example of the use of Hedione for frag heads) Tuberose follows to support it, then a spicy rose (rose de mai) gently lilts with the white florals. The orchid, hyacinth and orris root blends together with the ylang ylang providing rich creaminess and comfort. Jasmine is the star of the show in First. My feeling when I put on these kinds of scent is that I have to live up to them somehow - stand up taller, present myself well, do the fragrance credit. And in general that translates to me feeling good about myself and how the world perceives me. What not to like? This is a fragrance that requires more panache' to carry off. If you are drawn to the naive, girly, sugary sweet fragrances that line the walls of the Body Shop and Victoria's Secret-- you may find that this is NOT your thing.

The list of ingredients is extensive, this a super power perfume of the mid 70's and wears with a similar power to perfumes that came on the scene in the 80's and early 90's...

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And "First" would probably not be a perfume that I would wear every day, because I like to have perfumes that reflect the mood that I'm in - or the activities that I'm doing that day. After testing two recent versions of this perfume (the current EDT in the white box and the 2012 EDP Intense, more on these later), I decided to get my hands on a good example of the original issue. If you are not interested in vintage perfume talk, you may want to stop reading now. There are a lot of vintage bottles of First to choose from since it has been in circulation for almost 40 years. I ended up with a still-sealed Sanofi-era, pre-barcode EDT which I can date to before 1990, thanks to the invaluable Raiders of the Lost Scent blog. This would lighten the notes quite a bit. This is probably why I liked this particular fragrance after the jacuzzi. This really blends well with my chemistry and hot water... like an incredibly strong and intoxicatingly beautiful tea. Composed in 1976, the year he left the Givaudan school, First is aptly named. It was the first perfume launched by the jewelry house, and it is Ellena's first feminine perfume, an operatic floral aldehyde worthy of comparison to vintage No. 5, Joy, and Madame Rochas. (Ellena's first composition was the 1974 unisex Eau du Campagne, a groundbreaking celebration of vegetal perfume notes that is still unbeatable today.)

Alfred and Esther’s daughter, Renée (born Rachel) Puissant, assumed the company’s artistic direction in 1926. Puissant worked closely with draftsman René Sim Lacaze for the next twenty years. [8] Van Cleef & Arpels were the first French jewelers to open boutiques in Japan and China. This is a beauty in its own right. Can't compare with Chanel N°5 because the concept is totally different. Chanel is sharp aldehydes in your face type of perfume, anyone with a basic perfume knowledge can spot it right away. But this is a much subtle, optimistic and natural kind of aldehydes.

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Van Cleef & Arpels-designed crown of Empress Farah Pahlavi of Iran. She wore the crown in 1967 coronation ceremony. Pop up exhibition in The Landmark, Hong Kong (2013) I was initially excited to smell the aldehydes and then I was intrigued by the rose - the rose reminds me very much of YSL's Paris (circa 2005). I would like to wear this with dark blue jeans and a top, because I like wearing heavy hitters casually.

It's interesting: both my daughters told me it reminds them of Niki de Saint Phalle, which was another love of mine during the eighties and which I've also recently reacquired. It never occurred to me to put the two together.In my mind they are very different scents. If anything, First has somewhat of the same vibe as Chanel 19 (another favorite) because of the hyacinth and narcissus. So I compared notes and what do you know - First and Niki indeed have many in common. powdery, dry, talc, citrus - the pith, smooth, soap type clean. not lush type. this lasts for ages.I love this. It's just clean enough for office wear, but complex enough to be fascinating for anyone who spends time with it. I do recommend applying sparingly at first, as this may have more sillage than expected- it expands during the dry down.