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Van Cleef Arpels First Jasmin de Chine for women
Van Cleef Arpels

First Jasmin de Chine for women

Citrus
Fresh
Floral
Rose
Jasmine
White Floral
Aromatic
EDP · 2004 · womens

Van Cleef & Arpels brings the prestige of its jewelry house to fragrance, with a portfolio known for elegant, refined compositions that complement rather than dominate. First Jasmin de Chine sits within their classic collection, representing the brand's approach to timeless femininity.

The fragrance opens with bergamot and black currant over a subtle cassia note, setting a bright, slightly spiced introduction. The heart is where the composition reveals its strength, built on a substantial jasmine accord backed by aldehydes, narcissus, rose, tuberose, and ylang-ylang that create a creamy, multifaceted white floral profile. The base layers in cedar, sandalwood, and vetiver alongside musk and vanilla, grounding the florals with woody warmth and soft skin-scent qualities that prevent the composition from becoming shrill.

This is a sophisticated floral for someone who wants presence without aggression, working best in cooler months or formal settings where its aldehydic sparkle can shine. The woody-floral balance makes it approachable for everyday wear if you prefer substantive, mature fragrances over fruity or gourmand alternatives. It aligns with The Homesteader, The Tactician, and The Romantic scent profiles.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Citrus
24%
Fresh
44%
Floral
79%
Rose
20%
Jasmine
90%
White Floral
100%
Aromatic
33%
Aldehydic
80%
Woody
100%
Vetiver
33%
Earthy
33%
Musky
33%
Powdery
60%
Vanilla
33%
Sweet
53%
Gourmand
33%
Creamy
50%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Bergamot
Bergamot
A sun-ripened Italian citrus with a brightness that goes beyond lemon, simultaneously tart, floral, and slightly spicy. It's the defining note of Earl Grey tea and the backbone of countless fresh colognes. Perfumers love it as an opener because it lifts the entire composition without overpowering what follows.
Black Currant
Black Currant
Cassia
Cassia
Chinese cinnamon bark with a sharper, more pungent, and slightly more medicinal quality than true Ceylon cinnamon. Cassia is often what most people mean when they say cinnamon in a fragrance context, as it is more commonly used. It has a dry, woody warmth with a spiced directness that suits oriental and autumn compositions.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Aldehydes
Aldehydes
The chemical family that created modern perfumery, aldehydes were first used prominently in Chanel N°5 (1921), adding a soapy, abstract, almost metallic sparkle that lifted the fragrance above anything previously possible. They don't smell like anything in nature; their effect is more textural than aromatic. Aldehydic fragrances feel luminous, sophisticated, and distinctly 20th century.
Jasmine
Jasmine
Intoxicating, heady, and slightly animalic, jasmine is one of the few flowers that smells as rich in a bottle as it does climbing a garden wall at dusk. It has an almost fleshy, indolic quality that stops it reading as purely 'clean.' Jasmine is a workhorse in both feminine and masculine perfumery, adding depth and soul.
Narcissus
Narcissus
Green, honeyed, and slightly rubbery, narcissus (daffodil) is one of perfumery's most complex and difficult white florals. It has an almost animalic indolic quality alongside its sweetness, giving it a raw, living-flower character that synthetic white musks can't match. Used carefully it adds extraordinary depth.
Rose
Rose
The queen of floral notes and the most-used ingredient in fine perfumery. Real rose is simultaneously velvety, honeyed, and slightly spicy, nothing like the synthetic candy version. Depending on the variety used, it can anchor a composition or drift through it like a ghost, adding warmth without dominating.
Tuberose
Tuberose
One of the most intensely floral natural ingredients in existence, rich, creamy, and almost narcotic in its sweetness. Tuberose is polarizing by design: it's meant to be enveloping, not background. It has rubbery, vanilla-like facets that make it feel both sensual and slightly retro.
Ylang-Ylang
Ylang-Ylang
Base · 3–12 hrs
Cedar
Cedar
Musk
Musk
The base layer of almost every modern fragrance, a soft, warm, skin-like scent that extends longevity and bridges other notes together. Natural musk was once derived from deer (now banned); today's musks are synthetic and range from clean and soapy to dark and animalic. The right musk makes a fragrance smell like 'you.'
Sandalwood
Sandalwood
Creamy, smooth, and milky with a soft, skin-like warmth that clings beautifully. True Mysore sandalwood is one of perfumery's most precious ingredients, simultaneously wood and skin, never cold or sharp. It rounds off sharp edges in any composition and makes the wearer smell subtly, irresistibly warmer.
Vanilla
Vanilla
Warm, sweet, and universally appealing, vanilla is to fragrance what salt is to cooking. Real vanilla is complex and slightly smoky, though most perfumery vanilla is synthetic and reads as clean, sweet, and creamy. It slows the evaporation of other notes and is the reason certain fragrances feel like a second skin.
Vetiver
Vetiver
Earthy, smoky, and complex, vetiver root is extracted from a grass native to India and has a scent that is simultaneously rooty, woody, and slightly lemony. It's one of perfumery's great base notes: tenacious, unisex, and endlessly adaptable. A fragrance built around vetiver feels grounded and deeply confident.
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The HomesteaderBest match85% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

Warm skin musks, sandalwood, soft cedar, clean vetiver. Grounding, intimate, unhurried.

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The Tactician85% match
Precision over excess. Always.

Crisp, dry, clean, worn close. Citrus, aromatic herbs, light woods, soft musks.

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The Romantic84% match
Your fragrance is a love letter you never stop writing.

Warm roses, vanilla, amber, creamy musks. Soft, evolving, intimate.

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Scent Profile
Citrus24%Fresh44%Floral79%Rose20%Jasmine90%
Fragrance Family
Floral
EDP

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Frequently asked questions

What does Van Cleef Arpels First Jasmin de Chine for women smell like? +
Van Cleef & Arpels brings the prestige of its jewelry house to fragrance, with a portfolio known for elegant, refined compositions that complement rather than dominate. First Jasmin de Chine sits within their classic collection, representing the brand's approach to timeless femininity. The fragrance opens with bergamot and black currant over a subtle cassia note, setting a bright, slightly spiced introduction. The heart is where the composition reveals its strength, built on a substantial jasmine accord backed by aldehydes, narcissus, rose, tuberose, and ylang-ylang that create a creamy, multifaceted white floral profile. The base layers in cedar, sandalwood, and vetiver alongside musk and vanilla, grounding the florals with woody warmth and soft skin-scent qualities that prevent the composition from becoming shrill. This is a sophisticated floral for someone who wants presence without aggression, working best in cooler months or formal settings where its aldehydic sparkle can shine. The woody-floral balance makes it approachable for everyday wear if you prefer substantive, mature fragrances over fruity or gourmand alternatives. It aligns with The Homesteader, The Tactician, and The Romantic scent profiles.
What are the notes in Van Cleef Arpels First Jasmin de Chine for women? +
Top: Bergamot, Black Currant, Cassia. Heart: Aldehydes, Jasmine, Narcissus, Rose, Tuberose, Ylang-Ylang. Base: Cedar, Musk, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Vetiver.
What fragrance family is First Jasmin de Chine for women? +
Van Cleef Arpels First Jasmin de Chine for women belongs to the Floral fragrance family. It is an EDP.
What other fragrances smell like Van Cleef Arpels First Jasmin de Chine for women? +
Based on shared notes, Franck Boclet Addiction for women (Cedar, Musk, Jasmine, Tuberose), Chanel No 46 for women (Musk, Sandalwood, Jasmine, Rose), Bujairami Velvet Vice Inspired By eLVes Louis Vuitton (Musk, Sandalwood, Jasmine, Rose), Elizabeth Arden On Dit... for women (Cedar, Musk, Jasmine, Rose), Chanel N19 for women (Cedar, Musk, Jasmine, Narcissus) may smell similar to First Jasmin de Chine for women.
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Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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