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Lanvin Arpège vs Chanel Bois des Iles
Bois des Iles for the community favourite, Arpège for the value.
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Notes
Top
AldehydesLily-of-the-ValleyPeachHoneysuckleNeroliBergamot
Heart
JasmineYlang-YlangLily-of-the-ValleyIrisCorianderLilyRoseGeraniumCamellia
Base
SandalwoodAmberVetiverMuskBenzoinVanillaPatchouli
Accords
White floral
100%
Woody
76%
Aldehydic
73%
Fresh
71%
Powdery
67%
Aromatic
64%
Performance
LongevityLong lasting
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
fallwinterspring
About
Arpège by Lanvin is a Floral Aldehyde fragrance for women. Arpège was launched in 1927. Arpège was created by Paul Vacher and Andre Fraysse. Top notes are Aldehydes, Lily-of-the-Valley, Peach, Honeysuckle, Neroli and Bergamot; middle notes are Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang, Lily-of-the-Valley, Iris, Coriander, Lily, Rose, Geranium and Camellia; base notes are Sandalwood, Amber, Vetiver, Musk, Benzoin, Vanilla and Patchouli. This perfume is the winner of award FiFi Award Hall Of Fame 2005.This famous perfume was made by Andre Fraysse for Lavine home in 1927. The name was chosen by the daughter of the perfumer. Since she had been involved into music she chose name “Arpege”, i.e. music term arpeggio. The original 1927 formula incredibly corresponded to its musical term - the notes of perfume play their theme alternately. In 1993, the perfume was reconstructed and that was a successful work. The composition was mostly well preserved, but still that was second great perfume. Top notes are: bergamot, aldehide, peach, orange bloom, honeysuckle, orris. In the heart there are: rose, jasmine, ylang-ylang, coriander, sensitive plant, tuberose, violet, and geranium. The base consists of: sandal, vetiver, patchoulis, vanilla and musk. The bottle is lovely, too. The beautiful figures on the black misted background representing mother and daughter (wife and daughter of the perfumer), who are getting ready for the ball. In October 2009 the house of Lanvin presents Arpege 120, their popular fragrance created back in 1927, reformed in 1993. The fragrance is composed of such notes as aldehydes, peach, bergamot, orange blossom, honeysuckle, iris, rose, jasmine, ylang-ylang, coriander, mimosa, tuberose, geranium, sandalwood, vetiver, patchouli, vanilla and musk. New package is work of art director of the house of Lanvin - Alber Elbaz, whose main theme was mother-daughter relation, i.e. sketches of Jean Lanvin and her daughter Margaret, dressed in gorgeous violet dresses created in Parisian style. Lanvin celebrates 120 years of the house with sketched black flacon with golden details and pink hearts around mother and daughter. The new flacon of Arpege 120 has been available in two amounts, 50 and 100 ml, since October 2009.
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Notes
Top
AldehydesCorianderNeroliPeachBergamotMandarin Orange
Heart
Ylang-YlangIrisOrris RootJasmineRoseLilacLily-of-the-Valley
Base
SandalwoodAmberBenzoinTonka BeanOpoponaxVanillaMuskVetiver
Accords
Woody
100%
Powdery
86%
Amber
82%
Aldehydic
69%
Iris
64%
Fresh
64%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
fallwinterspring
About
Bois des Iles by Chanel is a Oriental Woody fragrance for women. Bois des Iles was launched in 2007. The nose behind this fragrance is Ernest Beaux. Top notes are Aldehydes, Coriander, Neroli, Peach, Bergamot and Mandarin Orange; middle notes are Ylang-Ylang, Iris, Orris Root, Jasmine, Rose, Lilac and Lily-of-the-Valley; base notes are Sandalwood, Amber, Benzoin, Tonka Bean, Opoponax, Vanilla, Musk and Vetiver. The smell of autumn, forest, odor of great and dark woods... Bois des Iles, or the Island Forests, was created in 1926 by Ernest Beaux, the Russian emigrant and the prime perfumer of the Chanel house. It is said that Beaux created Bois des Iles while he was rapt by Tchaikovsky\'s Queen of Spades, the opera inspired by the Puskin\'s novel about the love and hazard, and that it was his favorite creation. Traditional masculine woody composition is offered to ladies, but could be tried by men as well. Dry and spicy freshness leads to the floral heart, the light sweetness of which undulates with dry and dark woody notes. At the end, the composition becomes warmer, more comfortable and tame, as if entering into a dark room illuminated by the fireplace flame. The perfume concentration is richer and sweeter, while eau de toilette is quite lighter, but magnificent. The top notes are composed of aldehydes, bergamot, neroli and peach, the heart composition consists of jasmine, rose, lily of the valley, woody iris and ylang-ylang, and the base of vetiver, sandalwood, benzoin and musk.
Notes in Common
62% sharedShared (16)
AldehydesLily-of-the-ValleyPeachNeroliBergamotJasmineYlang-YlangIrisCorianderRoseSandalwoodAmberVetiverMuskBenzoinVanilla
Only in Arpège
HoneysuckleLilyGeraniumCamelliaPatchouli
Only in Bois des Iles
Mandarin OrangeOrris RootLilacTonka BeanOpoponax
Rating
3.97vs4.33
Ratings
4,760vs1,934
Concentration
EDPvsEDT
Launch Year
1927vs2007
Which should I buy?
Bois des Iles for the community favourite, Arpège for the value.
- Bois des Iles is rated higher by the community: 4.33 from 1,934 ratings, against 3.97 from 4,760.
- Longevity votes lean "long lasting" for Arpège and "moderate" for Bois des Iles.
- Sillage is comparable: "moderate" is the most common vote for both.
- Both are voted best for fall first.
- Chanel is a premium house (typically $100–250), while Lanvin is mid-range (typically $40–100).
Buy Bois des Iles if you want the higher-rated option and the budget allows; buy Arpège if value for money matters most.