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First Love

Concentration not recorded

Floral · Amber · Sweet.

3.82 / 5Rating · 431 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originFrance ↗
Made inNot yet verified
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Brand origin: Love stories at Van Cleef & Arpels · Checked 2026-09-21
The official history places the family's business opening and first boutique at 22 Place Vendome, Paris, in 1906.

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Year2006
Marketed forWomen
PerfumerChristophe Raynaud

Collection: First

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

First Love by Van Cleef & Arpels has a listed floral, amber, sweet profile, with notes of Osmanthus, Pepper, Mandarin Orange, Orchid, Ylang-Ylang.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

Bottle sizes for this exact fragrance have not yet been verified.

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

01

Top notes

Osmanthus ↗Pepper ↗Mandarin Orange ↗
02

Heart notes

Orchid ↗Ylang-Ylang ↗Peony ↗
03

Base notes

Amber ↗Vanilla ↗

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.40 / 5

110 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

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5
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36
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Projection

2.63 / 4

150 votes

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1 = intimate; higher = stronger

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20
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52
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42
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36

Value perception

3.42 / 5

19 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

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These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

438Own it
345Previously owned
399Want it
View overall rating distribution
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87
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13
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211
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117

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment
Van Cleef & Arpels First Love bottleFirst LoveVan Cleef & ArpelsGypsy Water bottleGypsy WaterByredo

Both list Amber and Pepper. Explore First Love’s floral direction alongside Gypsy Water’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment
Van Cleef & Arpels First Love bottleFirst LoveVan Cleef & ArpelsDelina bottleDelinaParfums de Marly

Both list Peony and Vanilla. Explore First Love’s floral direction alongside Delina’s rose profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does First Love smell like?

First Love by Van Cleef & Arpels has a listed floral, amber, sweet profile, with notes of Osmanthus, Pepper, Mandarin Orange, Orchid, Ylang-Ylang.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Christophe Raynaud.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.40 out of 5, from 110 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define First Love?

Its listed notes include osmanthus, pepper, mandarin orange, orchid, ylang-ylang, peony, amber, vanilla. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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First Love

Van Cleef & Arpels

Van Cleef & Arpels First Love bottle
Leading accords
floral
amber
sweet
vanilla
yellow floral
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Osmanthus · Pepper · Mandarin Orange · Orchid · Ylang-Ylang · Peony

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