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Van Cleef Arpels Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme for men
Van Cleef Arpels

Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme for men

Citrus
Fresh
Floral
Green
Aromatic
Woody
Earthy
EDT · 1978 · mens

Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme is a classic fougère from 1978, created during the golden age of men's fragrance when the house was primarily known for jewelry and luxury goods. The fragrance represents an era when prestige houses ventured into perfume with serious intent, drawing on established perfumery traditions rather than trend-chasing.

The scent opens with a bright aromatic burst of basil, lavender, sage, and bergamot, built on a green herbal foundation with juniper and caraway adding complexity. The heart expands into a spiced floral arrangement, anchored by vetiver and patchouli with supporting notes of carnation, cloves, and rose, creating that characteristic fougère structure. The base settles into a woody-ambered finish of sandalwood, oakmoss, and leather, with amber and musk providing warmth and subtle sweetness, while a whisper of coconut adds an unexpected softness.

This is a sophisticated, wearable fougère that balances herbal freshness with earthy depth. It works well for someone who appreciates classic men's fragrances without wanting something overly loud or trendy, and it suits cooler months and evening wear particularly well. The composition has aged gracefully, offering more substance than many contemporaries. If you're drawn to The Sensualist, The Homesteader, or The Aristocrat, this is worth exploring.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Citrus
90%
Fresh
29%
Floral
43%
Green
48%
Aromatic
100%
Woody
100%
Earthy
57%
Musky
29%
Powdery
24%
Amber
60%
Warm Spicy
43%
Spicy
29%
Balsamic
29%
Sweet
29%
Leather
70%
Creamy
57%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Basil
Basil
Sweet, spicy, and vividly herbal, basil has a green freshness with slightly anise-like and peppery facets that make it more complex than most culinary herbs. In perfumery it adds a lively, Mediterranean quality and pairs beautifully with citrus and woody notes. An underused note that rewards those who seek it out.
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.
Caraway
Caraway
Citruses
Citruses
Green Notes
Green Notes
Juniper Berries
Juniper Berries
Dry, piney, and slightly citrusy, juniper is the botanical soul of gin, with a resinous, slightly spicy freshness that is entirely its own. In perfumery it adds a crisp, outdoorsy quality that bridges woody and spicy families. Used in masculine fragrances to evoke cold mountain air, stone trails, and bracing northern landscapes.
Lavender
Lavender
One of perfumery's most essential and beloved notes, clean, herbal, and slightly sweet with a calming, familiar quality that works in almost any context. Lavender is simultaneously the most versatile and the most human of ingredients: it appears in barbershop colognes, romantic florals, and sophisticated orientals alike. A note that simply works.
Marjoram
Marjoram
Warm, herbal, and slightly camphor-like, sweet marjoram is softer and more floral than oregano, with a gentle warmth that reads as comforting rather than aggressive. It adds a culinary, Mediterranean quality to compositions and pairs naturally with lavender, cedar, and bergamot. A supporting herbal note that adds quiet complexity.
Sage
Sage
Earthy, slightly smoky, and herbal with a cool, clean quality that is distinctly aromatic. Sage can read as savory and culinary or as a clean, ceremonial smoke depending on how it's used. It adds a dry, confident quality to fragrances, often used in masculine compositions for its outdoor, no-fuss character.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Artemisia
Artemisia
The wormwood family, artemisia adds a dry, herbal, slightly bitter greenness that evokes wild Mediterranean hillsides and ancient apothecaries. It's the botanical that gives absinthe its distinctive aura. In perfumery it grounds compositions in something honest and slightly difficult, which makes them feel more real.
Carnation
Carnation
Spicy, clove-like, and slightly powdery, carnation is one of perfumery's oldest floral notes, with a warm, almost peppery character that distinguishes it from softer flowers. It has a vintage, slightly old-fashioned quality that is coming back into fashion. Think pressed flowers in an old book, warm and complex.
Cedar
Cedar
Cloves
Cloves
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.
Orris Root
Orris Root
Patchouli
Patchouli
Dense, earthy, and darkly sweet, patchouli is the scent of damp soil and dried herbs with an almost chocolatey richness. It polarizes people because in high concentrations it's overwhelming, but as a supporting note it adds depth and longevity that almost nothing else can match. The backbone of countless oriental and chypre fragrances.
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.
Spicy Notes
Spicy Notes
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.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Amber
Amber
A warm, resinous accord rather than a single ingredient, amber is typically built from labdanum, benzoin, and vanilla to create a rich, honeyed, almost solar warmth. It's the quintessential base-note family, adding a comforting richness that makes fragrances feel complete. The difference between a fragrance feeling cold and feeling alive.
Coconut
Coconut
Creamy, tropical, and slightly sunscreen-like, coconut reads as summery and carefree. In light doses it adds a beachy sweetness; in heavier use it can veer into suntan lotion territory. Most effective when paired with citrus or florals to lift it from the beach bar and into the realm of wearable tropical fragrance.
Labdanum
Labdanum
A resin from the rock rose plant with a dark, animalic, honeyed quality that anchors many classic oriental fragrances. Labdanum is simultaneously leathery and sweet, with a raw complexity that synthetic materials struggle to match. It's a cornerstone of amber accords and chypre compositions.
Leather
Leather
One of perfumery's most complex accords, smoky, animalic, and slightly woody, evoking tanned hide, polished saddles, or fine gloves depending on the recipe. Leather adds sophistication and edge simultaneously, and is deeply associated with masculinity in Western perfumery (though the best leather fragrances transcend gender entirely).
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.'
Oakmoss
Oakmoss
The defining ingredient of classic chypre perfumery, damp, forest-floor earthy with a faint bitterness and incredible complexity. Real oakmoss is now heavily restricted by IFRA regulations, which is why vintage chypres smell so different from modern ones. When present, it creates a raw, outdoorsy anchor that no synthetic fully replicates.
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.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The SensualistBest match87% match
You fill the room without trying.

Warm, smooth, projecting. Leather, tobacco, dry amber, bold woods.

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The Homesteader85% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

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

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The Aristocrat85% match
Timeless doesn't try. It simply is.

Cool, clean, commanding. Heritage aromatics, classic citrus, dry fougères, refined woods.

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Scent Profile
Citrus90%
Fresh29%
Floral43%
Green48%
Aromatic100%
Fragrance Family
Fougère
EDT

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What does Van Cleef Arpels Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme for men smell like? +
Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme is a classic fougère from 1978, created during the golden age of men's fragrance when the house was primarily known for jewelry and luxury goods. The fragrance represents an era when prestige houses ventured into perfume with serious intent, drawing on established perfumery traditions rather than trend-chasing. The scent opens with a bright aromatic burst of basil, lavender, sage, and bergamot, built on a green herbal foundation with juniper and caraway adding complexity. The heart expands into a spiced floral arrangement, anchored by vetiver and patchouli with supporting notes of carnation, cloves, and rose, creating that characteristic fougère structure. The base settles into a woody-ambered finish of sandalwood, oakmoss, and leather, with amber and musk providing warmth and subtle sweetness, while a whisper of coconut adds an unexpected softness. This is a sophisticated, wearable fougère that balances herbal freshness with earthy depth. It works well for someone who appreciates classic men's fragrances without wanting something overly loud or trendy, and it suits cooler months and evening wear particularly well. The composition has aged gracefully, offering more substance than many contemporaries. If you're drawn to The Sensualist, The Homesteader, or The Aristocrat, this is worth exploring.
What are the notes in Van Cleef Arpels Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme for men? +
Top: Basil, Bergamot, Caraway, Citruses, Green Notes, Juniper Berries, Lavender, Marjoram, Sage. Heart: Artemisia, Carnation, Cedar, Cloves, Jasmine, Orris Root, Patchouli, Rose, Spicy Notes, Vetiver. Base: Amber, Coconut, Labdanum, Leather, Musk, Oakmoss, Sandalwood.
What fragrance family is Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme for men? +
Van Cleef Arpels Van Cleef & Arpels pour Homme for men belongs to the Fougère fragrance family. It is an EDT.
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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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