Description
With spring 2016 we have French jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels‘s new masculine fragrance coming out. After 2010 Paris-inspired Midnight in Paris, the new metropolitan fragrance captures the life style of New York – simply named In New York.
The fragrance aims to conjure up timeless elegance, with Italian lemon, mandarin and marine notes at the top. The heart balances aromatic tones of lavender and clary sage with sultry woods and hints of musk, wrapped around the warm base of amber and tonka bean.The fragrance was developed by Sonia Constant.
This understated, classical and simple bottle in dark gray shades houses the new scent available in a 40, 75 and 125 ml Eau de Toilette.
saw351bedyWelty – :
Such a wonderful fragrance… but as others have already attested to… It literally becomes a close up skin scent in less than an hour… A pity really as it smells great.
AbrahamRV – :
The overused phrase “It’s generic”, so why would you buy it if it smells like Bleu de Chanel or Dior Sauvage? WTF, if you like the way it smells and how you feel when you have it on, then buy it! It’s not rocket science, Van Cleef & Arpels put out a solid release with this fragrance, I like the notes that this fragrance has, citrus, lemon, marine notes, clary sage, amber, tonka bean, and woods. Simply a fragrance that can be worn daily, you can easily wear it for the office or for casual occasions.
kononenko052 – :
It different from other perfumes which have marine/sea notes. It does not smell that note at all even it mentioned here. For me it good alternative for sunny day or hot weather. It also suitable for office use. Really smell citrusy and a bit of herbal type fragrance. Does not get bored at all compare with other fresh fragrances outside.
bae525Diobtetty – :
Can anyone tell me a fragrance that smells like this one but has more sillage and a bit more lasting power. To me it smells gorgeous but it projects for like 30-40 minutes after heavy spraying. It has a decent staying power but why would I need to have something on me that noone could notice.
Venom2111 – :
A lot of great fragrances such as this one gets bad ratings cause they are so called generic,this is a amazing slept on scent
Dagon3 – :
An interesting approach to the hyper-trendy blue/woodsy/shower gel kind of fragrances.
This is youthful and fresh, decent performance and garners compliments.
Tolstiy – :
@anteater… Could that be olfactory fatigue after spraying yourself a dozen times? Try 2 or 3 times instead and see if that makes a difference to your ability to smell it for longer.
olegg – :
I blind bought this after the great reviews on here and knowing that I like the fragrance notes listed. What a disappointment!
I’m not sure if I got a defective one, but mine has almost zero smell beyond the first minute or two. There’s a nice (not great, just nice) citrusy smell for about a minute after spraying, and that’s it. Zero longevity. I’ve literally sprayed myself a dozen times and it made no difference – the scent is instantly gone.
belkiska – :
I absolutely love this fragrance one of the best I’ve paid under 30 for,it smells exactly like Dylan blue mixed with invictus to me,a amazing scent I give this a 9 out of 10 based on the price of it and I get 8 plus hours with great projection on my skin…….peace
rthbkkeirf – :
VC&A In New York is one of the best scents in the league of safe, crowd pleasers.
Look no further, nevermind the note check. If you know and like most of below listed fragrances, there’s a VERY GOOD CHANCE that you will like In New York too:
– A&F Fierce
– A&F Fierce Confidence
– Dior Sauvage
– Bleu de Chanel
– Mont Blanc Legend (Intense)
– Versace Dylan Blue
Personally I resemble VC&A In New York to Versace Dylan Blue and A&F Fierce Confidence the most. Sauvage is too spicy and sweeter, and Bleu de Chanel has its metallic citrusy edge that stands out.
Considering it can be found pretty cheap online, and the scent you get in return, it would’ve been unfair to give a negative review.
plkresslm8 – :
it could even be signature worthy, would it perform. unfortunetely it doesnt, the end.
seriously, why would they come up with such a georgeous smell, cool bottle design and marketing, price it quite high and then give it like 3cm projection and an hour (top) longetivity…i will never wrap my head around it.
sure, all houses are messing around with tonka beans and sharp scents, but this one is really quite well balanced and stands out with a great hint of very subtle sweetness (mainly the mandarine). it is great, it has the clearn cut businessman feel, but it also has a warmer side to it , to keep it multi dimensional and interesting…still wont give more than 20 bucks for the big bottle (and i dont think you will find it for that price), as even with a very heavy handed spraying, this will just never be a performer.
shame, but at the end of the day, a great smell with crap performance is just crap. just like it does not matter how big a number you multiply with zero, its just zero.
UPDATE:
As I had the big bottle I wanted to get rid of, I put this one on my winter rotation of 7. its more of a spring frag technically, but it worked well as a winter office scenario too. now the winter is over, next week im changing to a new rotation, and based on the last 16 weeks (16 fridays for 125ml, so if you think it needs heavy handed spraying, you are not wrong), the results are SHOCKING. this one became the ultimate compliment champion, by far and to an extreme degree. other frags on the rotation were trussardi black extreme (no compliments), bvlgari man in black (1 really big compliment, and a few mentions), mercedes benz intense (a very well blended fahrenheit clone, 1 compliment and and some lukewarm reactions), givenchy play intense (1 sort of compliment), burberry london (3 compliments) and various others on an on and off basis (compliments here and there)…. In NEW YORK by Van Cleef & Arpels, was complimented nearly 10 times out of 16 wears. At one occasion a girl said this scent “just made her day” and another occasion, I kid you not, a guy goes please show me the bottle that you wear, I have to make a photo and buy the same (the least likely guy to say something like this too)… it is insane. I personally loved it too and would make it a part of my solid group of frags that need back-up bottles…. if it wasnt for the below avr performance that is. this way, i wont even re-buy. total shame
vip03 – :
My head: Yawn. This smells like every cheap deodorant and aftershave from the early 00’s.
My heart: This is amazing, you need to bathe in it.
Not sure how I’m going to resolve this.
VabyBallutt – :
Being a big “Van Cleef & Arpels” fan, I had to try this of course. Immediately Pleasures for men / Estee lauder comes to mind, in an updated formulation. Quit nice, sophisticated, more for a night out than for daywear, but absolutely office safe. Very impressing. Silage and projection are okay, not groundbreaking. Bottle is nice too. Only the name? New York? Well, maybe in early spring after a rain, but besides that New York doesn’t come to mind. That having said, it’s a solid 8. Try it!
alex240484 – :
I get the BdC comparison, especially in terms of its composition and somewhat “chemical” quality. It does last a long time with good projection, but I do think of it as a “mish mash” scent that seems to be in fashion now. What I find a bit irritating is that amber and tonka are listed as the only base notes, but I can’t say I get more than a slight hint of anything that would pass as either, let alone both! On the other hand, if this had been what was put in the Creed Viking bottles, my guess is that we’d be hearing about the “wonderful complexities,” “hidden treasures,” “subtle facets,” etc. I just did a dab sampling so after I do a regular wearing I’ll update this review.
UPDATE: With a regular wearing, I like it more. The longevity and projection are both excellent, so if you think it’s weak then you probably have olfactory fatigue, at least for certain aroma chemicals in it.
eandrus – :
Okay, the bottle just screams “I’m another Bleu de Chanel that is not Bleu de Chanel but still want to be Bleu de Chanel”.
And that’s what it is (in my eyes): another player in BdC and Sauvage league. It’s not really a clone of BdC (not that close) but it is another – like Number Many Hundred and One – take on the aforementioned concept of BdC that is not BdC.
Again, purely in my eyes, this frag was released a few years late. We already have BdC and Sauvage, so… what, another one? Thanks, but no thanks.
On the other hand, if you still don’t have BdC or Sauvage (really?), this might be a good option ’cause it’s cheaper.
Kryt – :
I am perplexed. New York? Why? The nose of this certainly didnt work with the aim to make this come across like a NYC style scent (like DKNY Be delicious was). Its a crowd pleasing, “nice smell” blend much in the vain of every second release of this day and age. I would say boring and unimaginative.
chelakov-roman – :
I really like it – and I do like Plat’s assessment – the centre-stage airy lavender and clary sage accord is really well done and takes up most of the life of a wear for me. The naysayers will have you believe that it’s too much like everything else but, y’know, it’s fashion and of its time. Well priced too. It’s elegant, not too sweet and may well accompany me to the office a few times this summer.
ubk – :
This was a blind buy for me. Right off the bat at first spray this reminded me of Mont Blanc Legend Intense, only with a mandarin top note instead of the pineapple/apple like that of the MB offering. Longevity seems quite good, at least average to above average. It’s a nice fragrance, but hardly unique. I’m kind of over the whole tonka overload that makes up the base of many men’s fragrance offerings these days:/
REPA777 – :
Just tried it and to me it is very similar to Montblanc Legend, fruity-spicy scent.
Furbunene – :
~ I have never been to Paris at midnight let alone New York City but if this is what the Big Apple smells like then this country boy needs to visit ASAP! Actually I believe this is rather the perfumers ideal image of what smell the perfect city would evoke. What my hayseed nose detects is rather an opening more of a slightly sweet Mediterranean citrus scent with just a hint of sea air carried by an aquatic breeze. As it dries down my personal favorite part of the tour comes into view with a fresh clean airy lavender and in the distance faint wafts of musk and tonka are detectable. To me I am left with a reminiscence of bottles such as Sauvage, Bleu de Chanel and even more MB Legend Intense. Easy to wear with an understated elegance this is a strong Like for me. In New York will make a very pleasant companion for those long road trips to the big city in the warm months ahead.
Kind Regards, Plat ~
tubykeype – :
Blind buy for my husband. I love Sophia Constant. I love the notes in this cologne. He opened the box,sprayed it into the air. A little on his wrists. The lemon and mandarin grab you at the opening. The lavender and woods enter next. And the amber wraps itself around it all in the end and it dries down into this clean, earthy, deep scent that begs a woman to assault the man wearing it. This stuff is sex in a bottle. It’s good for any season, any time of day, any occasion.
Slopikus – :
What a lovely spring and summer scent. It has similarities to Montblanc Legend but lasts longer and is more elegant. One of my favorites. No doubt.
Minctrorn – :
Being always fan of Van Cleef fragrances, and with this one I can tell there’s no exception, is easy to recognize and with a nice bled of ingredients.
It is the first time I’m wearing it, and need to see the performance by the end of the day. So far I can still smell it nicely after 6 hrs.
Update: At the en of the day it has a good performance, still present with some sillage at the end of the work hours, and my shirt after the third day still has presence of it, the lemon scent prevails, but very subtle not like bug spray.. lol over all is a good fragrance I would probably restock on in, and IMO it could be all seasons, but well that a personal choice, as I wear any cologne when I feel like it regardless of the season.
Avetis – :
This is a must late spring and all summer scent.
4.2 OZ bottle, $25.00…
I only use three sprays, so sillage is at arm’s length.
Last a little over seven hours.
Would i buy this again…..yes.
Notes of citrus and sea water…is very strong.
Great summer scent, great price, it’s getting harder and harder to find thou…E.g Midnight Night In Paris EDP
Just a heads up.
karllson – :
The amount of people thinking this is a follow-up fragrance of the famous MiP is too damn high!
For God’s sake people, this is a stand-alone fragrance. An independent release in its own. It’s neither about Paris (duh), nor does it say anything about any midnight.
What’s so hard to understand? MiP is inspired by a midnight walk in France’s capital, this right here is inspired by the greatest city in USA. No resemblance whatsoever. It’s just a coincidence that they have released it after discontinuing the MiP. Two individual fragrances. It’s that simple.
lavrik77 – :
It’s sad that they think this will be a better replacement for midnight in paris. It’s such a shame that they discontinued it and then they come out with something like this as if to slap us in the face. The bottle cheap looking and the scent is generic. The exact opposite of midnight in paris.
cikan – :
Definitely a summer scent, so I will wait a few months for my final verdict.
For now:
It is sweet, it last about 6-7 hours, now I have it 9 hours and it is a skin scent.
It has some kind of scent bubble, similar to dior sauvage.
The scent feels complementary with Midnight in Paris, as a summer scent and MIP as a winter.
Some reviewers said it is generic, I think it is sophisticated and rounded.
I’ll be back in summer to finish this review. For now it is a thumb up.
dletich – :
The vibe is veey generic perfume similar to Boss Bottle Night
gagauz.md2894 – :
@mapache i think that one is fake. It’s probably a fan-art.
zernomoll – :
I have seen press photos for “Midnight in New York” by Van Cleef and Arpels…..so WHAT happened to that one???
Google it,,,,you’ll see it.
Abordfobre – :
Thank God there’s no PINE in this. Van Cleef buys their pine scent from the Pine-Sol factory in Newark N.J.
Either that OR they juice those little cardboard pine trees from the rear view mirrors in parked cars.
Oh- did I mention that I hate Pine in fragrances ?
I will try this though! I like the fact that they make their frags affordable to all.
dimdim – :
by the notes it might be : an invictus , a blue de chanel , or a sauvage by Dior type of fragance
sounds boring
brusnikin – :
I hope this will surprise me in the end. Midnight in Paris is one of my all time favourites. This seems like Invictus. But i think that it will take that to another level.
star777 – :
The notes, the name, the bottle… Seems to be more a Beckham fragrance than VC&A