La Vie est Belle en Rose by Lancôme
Floral Fruity
Anne Filipo and Dominique Ropion
I went through different stages with La Vie est Belle. At first, I did not like it – I found it too strong, too sweet, and too generic. L’Eclat was still too potent for me plus heavy on orange blossom. Fragrances strong on orange blossom tend to give me a headache. My favourite so far is Intesement – I like the creamy combination of raspberry and iris.
Based on this, I really thought I was going to adore en Rose, just because it is a fresher less gourmand and more floral version of the original. Which it is! However, being an EDT concentration, its subtleness and lightness are almost extreme. I kind of miss the original La Vie est Belle with all its fullness and candy-like stickiness. You see?! I did the full circle. This is how I became a La Vie est Belle fan.
My advice is if you want a scent like La Vie est Belle, pull the trigger and go for the original or the intense one, just spray less than usual. There is no point in owning every single flanker of La Vie est Belle. It is hard to keep up anyway.
With that being said La Vie est Belle has become a classic in the fragrance world. Its appeal to a wide range of audiences, likeability, longevity and projection are undeniable. Even if you are not into sweet scents, try it, at least for reference.
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