Gilles Cantuel Arsenal Women
How it smells
Main smell: caramel and gourmand. It opens with litchi and peach, moves to jasmine and lily and dries down to caramel and vanilla.
- Came out
- 1998
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- spring
Arsenal Women notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
Gilles Cantuel Arsenal Women in detail
Arsenal Women is made by Gilles Cantuel.
Gilles Cantuel perfumes worth knowing
The house has 21 perfumes here, led by Babylone, Creature and Folie de Creature.
Longevity on skin
It lasts a medium time, about 3 to 6 hours on skin. Lancôme Variety and Parfums Gres Cabotine Variety last longer, if that matters to you. If you want more hours, Gilles Cantuel Arsenal Gold lasts about 6 to 9 hours. Base notes like caramel and vanilla are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Best seasons to wear it
The best time of year to wear it is spring. It is less suited to fall. Ranked by season: spring, winter, summer and fall.
Arsenal Women price and value
The usual price in Europe is about €45. That puts it in the middle price range. It costs less than Lancôme Variety.
Is Arsenal Women your kind of scent?
The strongest accord is caramel (100%), followed by gourmand and vanilla. You will probably like it if you enjoy caramel and gourmand smells and notes like jasmine and caramel. Less obvious notes include freesia, heliotrope and sandalwood. Perfume fans rate it 4.06 out of 5.
Sillage and projection
Projection is medium: people near you can smell it. Three or four sprays give a good balance. Lancôme Variety and Parfums Gres Cabotine Variety spread further.
More from this line
There are 7 other versions of this perfume, released between 1996 and 2014.
Arsenal Women dupes and alternatives
Similar picks to try: Davidoff Cool Water (8 shared notes), Lancôme Variety (8 shared notes), Parfums Gres Cabotine Variety (9 shared notes) and Clandestine Angel Heart (9 shared notes). For a cheaper option, Clandestine Angel Heart starts from €18.
More questions
Can I wear Arsenal Women to work?
Yes, it suits daytime and the office well.
When did Arsenal Women come out?
It came out in 1998.
Can men wear it?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.