A fragrance whose cedar of Lebanon resins give it a rich, resinous-woody scent; luxurious dynamite, intensely leathery, enchantingly nocturnal. Spray it on and make a show of power.

It is the first men’s fragrance launched by VAN CLEEF & ARPELS PARFUMS.

FOUNDATION FRAGRANCE AWARD : Packaging of the Year 1979 – Men’s Prestige.

A major jewelry house, also renowned for its wonderful, uniquely high-quality fragrances.

VAN CLEEF & ARPELS PARFUMS created its luxury fragrances with the company OMNIUM DE LA PARFUMERIE DE LUXE, 62 Faubourg de Saint Honorè – Paris 8^th arrondissement, which operated at the same address from its founding on 1/1/1976 until 1991, with Christophe Melard as managing director.

The box is black with an Art Deco design. The information appears in four lines within a square black frame, in gold; other details are printed along the bottom in two lines in the same color. The back of the box bears the words “Concentrated cologne” at the bottom for the American market. The box was produced in 1988.

The glass bottle is very heavy, opaque, and black—intensely black; a true work of art, square with clean edges. All the details appear at the top, in six lines of gold against the bottle’s black background.

The cap is large and square, enhancing the beauty of the whole, with a gold bar across the top edged in black and a gold border along the bottom.

The stunning black packaging and bottle were designed by the famous designer Pierre Dinand.

The heavy, transparent bottle was made by French artisans at Pochet du Courval, bearing the HP trademark, a global leader in luxury perfume glass packaging.

VAN CLEEF & ARPELS PARFUMS belonged to the pharmaceutical giant SANOFI BEAUTE from 1976 to 1995. 

The fragrance was distributed by Safrep, a subsidiary of pharmaceutical giant SANOFI BEAUTE (Van Cleef & Arpels, Yves Saint Laurent, Oscar de la Renta, Nina Ricci, and Stendhal), part of the Societe Nationale Elf Acquitaine Group.

The product was imported into Greece in its original packaging, ready-made by the French house OMNIUM DE LA PARFUMERIE DE LUXE, by H.A. PAPAELLINAS S.A. (29–31 NEOPHRONOS, ATHENS), and was sold exclusively by us as authorized distributors. 

PERFUMER : Louis Monnet

AROMATIC RAW MATERIALS: (BOTANICAL – MINERAL – ANIMAL) AND SYNTHETIC (CHEMICAL):

Bergamot (Calabria) - Orange (Citrus sinensis) - Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia - Provence, France) - Juniper berries (Juniperus communis) - Basil (Ocimum basilicum – Tuscany, Italy) - Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) – Clary sage (Salvia sclarea) - Myrtle (Myrtus communis) - Marjoram (Origanum majorana) - Cumin (Cuminum cyminum) -  Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans). 

Pink pepper (Schinus molle – Peru) - Artemisia (Artemisia herba-alba – desert wormwood) - Galbanum (Ferula galbaniflua - Iran) - Jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum – Italy) – Rose (Rosa damascena – Bulgaria) - Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus – India) - Orris root (Iris pallida) - Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides – Java) - Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin – leaves, Malaysia) - Cedarwood (Cedrus libani - Lebanon) - Ylang-ylang (Cananga odorata – Comoros Islands) - Clove (Syzygium aromaticum – sun-dried buds, Zanzibar) - Guaiac wood (Bulnesia sarmientoi) – Erysimum (an ancient Greek word; Erysimum, or wallflowers, generally belongs to the well-known sweet-smelling mustard plants with a lovely clove scent).

Oakmoss (absolute – oak lichen – Evernia prunastri – Yugoslavia) – Treemoss (Evernia furfuracea) - Sandalwood (Mysore) - Musk (Moschus moschiferus – Tibet) - Tobacco leaves (Nicotiana tabacum - Virginia) - Leather (birch tar – Russia) - Frankincense (Boswellia carterii - Yemen) - Labdanum (Cistus ladaniferus - France) - Castoreum (Castor fiber) - Ambergris.

Aldehydes.

A powerfully leathery fragrance: bitter-green, smoky-spicy, woody, masculine, with a lasting sensual aura; luxurious, a dark masterpiece, mysteriously refined.  

An aristocratic fragrance that lets you make a show of power; long-lasting, for mature men, warm, refined, captivating, beastly.   

A dynamite fragrance, a true olfactory work of art; an evening and winter scent that shines like diamonds.

THE   PRODUCT   IS   UNTOUCHED

THE   PRODUCT   HAS   NOT   BEEN   USED

AUTHENTIC   AND   RARE 

MADE  IN  FRANCE    EMB: 27056

PRODUCT CODE : 6151

The code is on the bottom of the box and bottle.

SECOND EDITION: (1987–1989 is the most beautiful).

PRODUCTION      1988  → (8CG)