Gem Van Cleef & Arpels for women

Love this stuff, very sensual and classy at the same time. I never even heard of this fragrance. My mother and I were talking about the fragrances she used to wear: Tocade Rochas, Opium YSL, Eden Cacharel, ... and then she said 'Gem'.

She secretly went to the perfume store and searched for it. But it's discontinued so she had a hard time finding it. But we have a perfume store that wants to be a bit 'exclusive' by selling Tom Ford, discontinued fragrances, ... They had it in stock. Only 3 bottles. My mother sprayed it on a paperstrip. She came home and I smelled it. Mmm I really like it.

I'm thinking about buying a bottle for my mother's birthday next week. She'll be so happy.

@gemlover
If you don't like "Femme" - have you tried "Coco"?
I think there is nothing that really can replace Gem, just try to find a scent which makes you feel good, comfortable...or however you want to feel with it ;-)
I changed completely and I am now on Mitsouko and Jicky...

SO, ok we can't buy GEM, but has anyone found the
nearest substitute, I hated FEMME!

Can anybody tell me why Van Cleef & Arpels stopped producing this? I am searching and searching but I cannot find anything that could replace it...I used it for years.

Gem is my all-time favorite fragrance and very difficult to find in the USA :( I search for this anytime I am in Europe. Absolutely adore Gem.

Gem c'est mon parfum préféré!
Il est somptueux, sensuel, voluptueux...

Les notes de tête sont pétillantes et audacieuses:
notes fruitées délicates (aura légère de pêche et de prune veloutée par la vanille gourmande) associées à l'accord vibrant de l'armoise d'Egypte, de l'essence de cyprès et de la myrte de Tunisie.

Le coeur du parfum est une rencontre magique entre les fleurs et les épices.
Fleurs opulentes, capiteuses (jasmin, tubéreuse des Indes) et fleurs vibrantes sous-jacentes (ylang-ylang, rose orientale, iris, jacinthe des Indes)
Ces fleurs composent un bouquet aux accords exceptionnels.
Ces accords vibrants de fleurs se conjuguent avec beaucoup de complicité à des traces tenues d'épices solaires et colorées (girofle, cardamome, coriandre, sauge...)

Les notes de fond :
animales(ambre,civette) + douceur et sensualité grâce au patchouli et à l'infusion de vanille qui donnent de la profondeur au "chypré".

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Au départ, les notes fruitées sont ensorcelées de vanille, ambre et patchouli, ensuite, les fleurs capiteuses sont chauffées de girofle, de coriandre et de notes animales.
C'est la magie des fruits, des fleurs et des épices sous le soleil où tout est lissé!

J'espère que l'on n'arrêtera jamais la production de ce petit bijou de la parfumerie...

Ladies - this rare and unique Chypre fragrance is a firecracker. Love love love it. It's my signature fragrance.
Pure femininity.

Olá, sou de Maceió/AL. Adoro essa fragrância, onde posso encontrar o perfume em minha cidade ?

For me is a chypre floral,not fruity chypre.I hate the fruity smell in the perfum

Please let me know if I could purchase Gem or if it's available somewhere in South Africa - I'm crazy about it - I've been looking for over 10 years plus. I would really appreciate your help. Thanks Urans from South Africa

hola buenas noches quisiera comprar el perfume gem van cleef y mi pregunta es como le puedo hacer la verdad me interesa mucho y ojala me contesten gracias- mi nombre es graciela sanchez maldonado

Necesito saber el precio de GEM de Van Cleff para adqirirlo por este medio, en sus distintas cantidades en ml.

Si es posible, también ROSEWOOD de Banana Republic.

Gracias por vuestra gentileza,
Aída Cristina Suárez-Posadas, Misiones

I got a tiny gem-shaped vial of this (think its EDP) at a vintage boutique last week, and tried it on Saturday (in the privacy on my own home in case it was too ovewhelming for others!).

I couldn't stop sniffing myself, but even at the end of the day when I had to use a sea salt and clay soap to remove the scent, I wasn't sure how I felt about it. At one point about an hour after applying it, I started to get a headache and my lips and face began to tingle...very interesting! But that passed in about an hour, and I just kept sniffing.

Very heavy, fruity and woody, with something kind of rich and filthy underneath (the civet maybe? - sorry I don't know the best descriptive terms yet). Definitely a chprye, and that's probably why it fascinates me so - I adore the chypres even when I don't understand them.

At some points throughout the day it smelled the way I imagine a very high quality courtesan's bedroom would smell after the orgy (excellent!), at other times, it evoked a slightly unwashed old lady who wears diamond brooches over soup stains on her cashmere twin sets, and happened to be in the kitchen of a house with too many male cats, baking gingerbread (not so great). Sigh. I have so much to learn!

Very Nice fragrance with so many notes! add the kitchen sink as well:)!

I was in Andorra and in the shop Julia and Gala have gem,the 90ml refill. In Barcelona too.

This is a great scent from my past! I can't find it anymore and now I would like it back. I know it has been discontinued and wonder why.
I wore it many years ago while at University. It's so complex, warm, refined, very ladylike yet seductive. Not everyone enjoyed, but a girl enjoyed so much that the day after she came around wearing "my" Gem! I felt it like a robbery and stopped wearing it!

In Barcelona Julia perfumerias have some flacons,but gem itis no more made.

hello,I'm from turkey.Little my english.Ilike it gem parfum.I wanted shopping gem parfum.Can you help me?

Incredibly gorgeous. If you like Femme by Rochas you will like this. it is very classic.

Increible,i love gem too much,10 year.