Fashion house · France · Since 1906

Van Cleef & Arpels

France

A Paris jeweller's perfumes, named for fine materials such as neroli, sandalwood and iris; best known for First, its 1976 floral debut.

Alfred Van Cleef married Estelle Arpels in 1895, and in 1906 he and her brothers opened a jeweller's at 22 Place Vendôme in Paris. Its first perfume, First, came in 1976. Richemont owns the house; Interparfums makes its perfumes under licence.

Owned by

Richemont, since 1999. Interparfums makes the perfumes under licence, since 2007. Checked October 2026.

Where this comes from

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1 of the 27 perfumes its own site lists is here.

Here

1 perfume · the best known first

Néroli Amara2018 · Eau de Parfum · Top luxury $$$$$Bright lemon, mandarin and bergamot over peppery warmth and green cypress, ending on bitter orange blossom.

Its perfumers here: Quentin Bisch.