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Orchidee Vanille(2009)
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Van Cleef & Arpels’ Orchidée Vanille is a luxurious gourmand that opens with bright mandarin and lychee, then blossoms into a powdery violet‑and‑almond heart, before settling into a warm base of vanilla absolute, tonka…
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This scent's violet note exists because of ionone, synthesized in 1893 to replace violet-flower oil, once one of the most expensive materials in perfumery.
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Van Cleef & Arpels’ Orchidée Vanille is a luxurious gourmand that opens with bright mandarin and lychee, then blossoms into a powdery violet‑and‑almond heart, before settling into a warm base of vanilla absolute, tonka bean and cedar. Launched in 2009 as part of the Collection Extraordinaire, it is celebrated for its elegant balance of floral softness and rich, comforting vanilla.
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