Van-Cleef-Arpels

Un Air de First

for women

Un Air de First smells fresh and airy with white floral and green accents, for men who want a clean signature, and feels easy to wear year-round from day to evening.

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Un Air de First

Fragrance notes

How this scent is often described (from community votes on accords—useful when a full pyramid isn’t in our data yet).

White Floral 100%
Green 96%
Fresh 88%
Aldehydic 78%
Aromatic 74%
Rose 58%
Fruity 54%
Musky 51%
Soapy 51%
Floral 50%

Performance

Empty fields use this listing’s top accords (White Floral, Green, and Fresh) plus the overview text—add your own numbers anytime after testing on skin.

Longevity

With White Floral, Green, Fresh, and Aldehydic among the strongest accord tags here, brighter, lighter families in this mix often fade sooner; reapply or keep a travel size if you want all-day presence.

Projection

With White Floral, Green, Fresh, and Aldehydic among the strongest accord tags here, lighter profiles usually hug the skin; you can layer sprays to push without filling a whole room.

Overview

Un Air de First by Van Cleef & Arpels is a Floral fragrance for women.Un Air de Firstwas launched in 2011. Top notes are Aldehydes, Galbanum, Currant buds and Mandarin Orange; middle notes are Jasmine, Lily-of-the-Valley, Rose and White Peach; base notes are White Musk, Vetiver, Amber and Vanilla.Un Air de First is a new fragrance by Van Cleef & Arpels marking 35th anniversary of the first edition First and its unprecedented elegance.Form of the flacon follows traditional shape, it is pearly white and is decorated with an elegant white atomizer.The composition is floral and built of aldehydes and essences of galbanum in top notes, Egyptian jasmine absolute and Bulgarian rose in a heart, with base notes of vetiver and cotton essences. The fragrance is available as 100ml EDP

Quick answers

Short takes based on this page’s notes and accords—your taste still wins.

Is Un Air de First office-safe?
Fresher, lighter profiles often feel easy in conservative offices at one spray.
Best season
Mixed profile—often bright up top with a warmer base—works year-round depending on sprays and temperature.
Where to try it
Department-store counters, brand boutiques, and trusted sample or decant sellers online—always test on your own skin before a full bottle.

Buying advice in plain language

If you are deciding on Un Air de First, start with wear context instead of hype. Ask where you will use it most: office, casual daytime, or evening social settings. That single choice filters almost every buying decision because freshness, sweetness, and projection read very differently depending on environment.

Then use this page in three steps. First, scan the notes and accord profile to understand the scent direction. Second, check longevity and projection hints to estimate how it may behave on your skin. Third, open one or two comparisons to see trade-offs against similar perfumes. This avoids buying a fragrance that is good in isolation but wrong for your routine.

A practical shortlist is one signature scent plus one contrast option from the same brand family. That gives flexibility without over-collecting. If Un Air de First fits your use case, sample first and compare it with one related option below before committing to a full bottle.