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Van Cleef & Arpels

Aqua Oriens

Perfumer: Nathalie Feisthauer

2012WomenModern
7.2/ 10
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Van Cleef & Arpels Aqua Oriens is a fresh, citrusy and aquatic feminine scent with a soft floral centre; it has been discontinued.

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How does it perform?

From 63 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity
6.6 /10

Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.

Sillage
5.5 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle
8.5 /10

Talks even from the shelf.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

74% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Heart notesfirst few hours

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

  1. Fresh
  2. Citrus
  3. Floral
  4. Aquatic
  5. Fruity
  6. Sweet

What does Aqua Oriens smell like?

It wears at a moderate level for both longevity and sillage, so it stays fairly close. Most voters pick spring and summer, and daily wear, leisure and the office come up most often. It reads mostly feminine, with some voters calling it modern.

It opens with pear and lime, fruity and bright. The heart of honeysuckle and orange blossom adds a gentle floral note, and it dries down to a sweet, warm base of amber and musk.

How it changes through the day

  1. First minutes

    • Pear
    • Lime
  2. First hours

    • Honeysuckle
    • Orange blossom
  3. Towards evening

    • Amber
    • Musk

When to wear it?

Seasons and occasions, by user votes.

  • 46%
    Summer
  • 41%
    Spring
  • 10%
    Autumn
  • Daytime
    26%
  • Casual
    25%
  • Office
    23%
  • Sport
    9%
  • Nighttime
    9%
  • Evening
    8%

Least picked for evenings.

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