{"slug":"best-van-cleef-arpels-perfumes","eyebrow":"Rankings","title":"Best Van Cleef & Arpels Perfumes, Ranked","h1":"Best Van Cleef & Arpels Perfumes","description":"The best Van Cleef & Arpels perfumes from the Collection Extraordinaire, from Orchidée Vanille and Santal Blanc to Moonlight Patchouli, ranked with notes, longevity and where to buy or sample each one.","intro":["Van Cleef & Arpels is best known for jewelry, but its Collection Extraordinaire is one of the most loved luxury fragrance lines: Orchidée Vanille's soft vanilla orchid, Santal Blanc's creamy sandalwood and Moonlight Patchouli's powdery patchouli and iris. These are the best Van Cleef & Arpels fragrances in the SCNTMIX catalog.","Each pick shows its main accords and longevity, so you can tell a fresh daytime scent like Néroli Amara from a rich evening one like Orchid Leather."],"faqs":[{"question":"What is the most popular Van Cleef & Arpels perfume?","answer":"Orchidée Vanille and Santal Blanc are the house's best-known scents. Moonlight Patchouli and Oud Blanc are popular richer picks."},{"question":"Is there a cheaper dupe for Van Cleef & Arpels Orchidée Vanille?","answer":"Lattafa Yara is the best-known affordable alternative, a sweeter, fruitier orchid and vanilla scent. See the Orchidée Vanille dupes page for the comparison."},{"question":"How does SCNTMIX rank these?","answer":"Every pick is a SCNTMIX catalog profile from this house. They're ordered by profile rating, how widely searched and worn each fragrance is, and longevity. No house pays to be included, and the list updates as profiles are added."}],"guide":[],"quickPicks":[],"preferTry":false,"items":[{"rank":1,"reason":"vanilla, gourmand, floral · good longevity · EDP. Opens with mandarin and lychee, dries down to vanilla and cedarwood.","id":2304,"slug":"van-cleef-arpels-orchidee-vanille","name":"Orchidée Vanille","brand":"Van Cleef & Arpels","gender":"women","imageUrl":"/api/storage/objects/fragrances/2304/141740ae-bb9f-4a1a-875b-6bfeccae248f.jpg","longevity":"Good","sillage":"Moderate","concentration":"EDP","topNotes":["Mandarin","Lychee"],"middleNotes":["Bitter Almond","Violet"],"baseNotes":["Vanilla","Cedarwood"],"accords":[{"key":"vanilla","label":"vanilla","color":"#f3e7c4","text":"#4a3b12"},{"key":"gourmand","label":"gourmand","color":"#b5774c","text":"#ffffff"},{"key":"floral","label":"floral","color":"#f06aa0","text":"#ffffff"},{"key":"woody","label":"woody","color":"#8a6a4f","text":"#ffffff"},{"key":"powdery","label":"powdery","color":"#e9d7e4","text":"#4b3348"},{"key":"citrus","label":"citrus","color":"#f4e04d","text":"#3b3500"}],"offers":[]},{"rank":2,"reason":"woody, powdery, musky · good longevity · EDP. 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Opens with pink pepper and petitgrain, dries down to sandalwood and milk.","id":2335,"slug":"van-cleef-arpels-fleur-de-nuit","name":"Fleur de Nuit","brand":"Van Cleef & Arpels","gender":"women","imageUrl":"/api/storage/objects/fragrances/2335/e8bda5f3-536c-498e-8a42-556082837679.jpg","longevity":"Good","sillage":"Moderate","concentration":"EDP","topNotes":["Pink Pepper","Petitgrain"],"middleNotes":["Tuberose","Sea Salt"],"baseNotes":["Sandalwood","Milk","Vanilla","White Musk"],"accords":[{"key":"floral","label":"floral","color":"#f06aa0","text":"#ffffff"},{"key":"woody","label":"woody","color":"#8a6a4f","text":"#ffffff"},{"key":"white floral","label":"white floral","color":"#f5eef7","text":"#4b3a55"},{"key":"lactonic","label":"lactonic","color":"#f7f1e3","text":"#4a4130"},{"key":"vanilla","label":"vanilla","color":"#f3e7c4","text":"#4a3b12"},{"key":"musky","label":"musky","color":"#e6dff0","text":"#3d3452"}],"offers":[]},{"rank":16,"reason":"white floral, floral, musky · good longevity · EDP. 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