02/13/2014
BronxBeauty
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BronxBeauty
Very helpful Review
10
Funky Bouquet
It's hard to believe Lanvin discontinued Arpege, one of the oldest and best loved perfumes on the market. It's as if France had discontinued Paris. I have three bottle of Eau Arpege: one from the early 1960s and two that probably date from the 1980s; each has its discrete charms. Here you have the classic formula of a modern French perfume: aldehydes, jasmine, mai rose, ylang, ambergris, civet musk...Chanel No. 5 is crisper and more elegant and modern, but Arpege is warmer and more romantic. Guess it fell out of favor now that young girls all smell like Hawaiian Punch.