Eclat D’Arpège Sheer: The new Eau de Toilette from Lanvin. Driven by a boundless artistic energy, Jeanne Lanvin was a visionary designer who devoted her entire life to renewing fashion and feminine elegance. As ambitious professionally as she was devoted as a mother, she constantly drew inspiration from her personal life to move others.
Some perfumes are so famous that simply mentioning their name is enough to make women around the world starry-eyed. Such is the case with the feminine perfume Arpège by Lanvin. Its renown is such that it is almost pointless to introduce it. For nearly a century, Arpège has carried Lanvin's expertise to every corner of the globe. Today, it is being modernized and gives rise to a new fragrance named Éclat d'Arpège Sheer. But how does one live up to being the worthy successor of such a legend? Here is our take on this feminine perfume.
Olfastory’s review
Éclat d'Arpège Sheer, an ode to love, like its predecessors
Éclat d'Arpège Sheer has its own distinct identity. However, it preserves the DNA of its predecessors and portrays exactly the same feminine picture as the others before it. It is a true ode to passionate love, whether maternal or simply friendly. Either way, it is indeed an unwavering love. With it, everything is tenderness, sincerity and serenity. Éclat d'Arpège Sheer appears as a bubble of joy, a soothing elixir, seducing as much through its floral breath as through its values or its history. As a reminder, the very first version of Arpège by Lanvin, released in 1927, was entirely dedicated to Jeanne Lanvin's daughter, a passionate musician who was celebrating her 30th birthday. Éclat d'Arpège Sheer gives her a new nod, while addressing a new generation of women.
The new, tenderer bottle of Éclat d'Arpège Sheer
As if to stay as close as possible to this poetry and tenderness, Lanvin chose to slightly reinvent its bottle. It preserves the shape of the previous Éclat d'Arpège, released in 2002. However, unlike it, it no longer contains golden elements or a purple tint. Here, pink dominates, as if to echo its sweetness and romanticism. The image of a woman and her daughter still appears on its glass walls. However, this symbol is now more discreet. It is presented in a white shade, still echoing the image of Jeanne Lanvin and her daughter Marie Blanche. As an embodiment of eternal union, two rings appear on its neck, while a diamond sits atop it to enhance its refinement. Finally, as if that were not enough to establish its fullness, its pink cardboard case is decorated with an airy bubble on its front face.
Éclat d'Arpège Sheer, a livelier and brighter fragrance than before
Finally, while Éclat d'Arpège Sheer preserves the very floral and feminine side of its predecessors, it becomes livelier and more sparkling. It notably opens on top notes of mandarin, lotus leaf and dragon fruit. With these ingredients, the zesty scent blends with a more aquatic and gourmand side. Éclat d'Arpège Sheer immediately awakens the senses, appearing as a concentrate of cheerfulness to enjoy every day. Then, its heart relies more heavily on femininity and poetry. It gathers lily of the valley, water jasmine and peony. Cedar ultimately gives it more persistence. To complete this composition, a final comforting touch of amber and white musks appears in its base notes.