Gem (Eau de Toilette)
Perfumer: Roger Pellégrino
114 ratings
From your scent profile
Van Cleef & Arpels Gem Eau de Toilette is a floral, spicy chypre that leans towards fall and winter evenings; it is a women's fragrance and has been discontinued.
Skunky's take: A classic with a vintage spirit, for the nostalgic.
How does it perform?
From 89 community ratings, all out of 10.
Sprayed at breakfast, still around at dinner.
People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
Blind buy risk
91% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Heart notesfirst few hours
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Floral
- Fruity
- Sweet
- Spicy
- Woody
- Oriental
- Animal
- Powdery
What does Gem (Eau de Toilette) smell like?
Peach and plum give the opening a fruity sweetness, while cardamom and coriander add spice. In the heart, rose, jasmine, tuberose and ylang-ylang build the floral core; the base of vetiver, amber and oakmoss leaves a woody, powdery, animalic depth.
Longevity is rated strong and sillage good. Most voters pick fall and winter, and favour evenings and nights out; summer stays in the background. Most read it as feminine and classic. Its profile is close to Diva and Rochas Femme.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Peach
- Cypress
- Cardamom
First hours
- Rose
- Carnation
- Jasmine
Towards evening
- Vetiver
- Amber
- Civet
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 35%Autumn
- 32%Winter
- 23%Spring
- 10%Summer
- Evening30%
- Nighttime28%
- Casual17%
- Daytime15%
- Office9%
Least picked for the office.
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
68% matchDiva (Eau de Toilette)
Emanuel Ungaro · 1983
60% matchMoments (Eau de Toilette)
Priscilla Presley · 1990
56% matchOscar Celebration
Oscar de la Renta · 2007
56% matchFemme (1989) (Eau de Toilette)
Rochas · 1989
56% matchAttrape Cœur
Guerlain · 2005
55% matchClandestine (Eau de Toilette)
Guy Laroche · 1986
53% matchSublime (Eau de Parfum)
Jean Patou · 1992
53% matchBalahé (Eau de Toilette)
Léonard · 1983
More from Van Cleef & Arpels
By the Same Perfumer

KL (Eau de Toilette)
Karl Lagerfeld · 1982

Léonard (1989) (Eau de Toilette)
Léonard · 1989

Eau Pour Homme (1984) (Eau de Toilette)
Giorgio Armani · 1984

Eau pour Homme (2013) (Eau de Toilette)
Giorgio Armani · 2013

One Man Show (Eau de Toilette)
Jacques Bogart · 1980

Anaïs Anaïs
Cacharel · 1978

Thé
Cofinluxe · 1984
Last updated: October 26, 2026



























