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Lancôme · Sold as feminine
La Vie Est Belle Edition Limitee
The quiet moment of settling into a cozy armchair with a cup of freshly brewed coffee and a plate of warm pastries, where the air is filled with the scent of praline and vanilla.
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La Vie Est Belle Edition LimiteePremium · $100–250
68%Similar accords, often for lessRed Vanilla · ZaraBudget tier, under $40 · shares 6 of its 7 notes8 matches →How it wears
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The story behind the bottle.
Launched in 2016, La Vie Est Belle Edition Limitee by Lancôme is a Floral Fruity Gourmand fragrance that captures the essence of indulgence and warmth. Created by perfumers Olivier Polge, Dominique Ropion, and Anne Flipo, this composition opens with bright citrus notes from orange and pear, leading into a heart of jasmine, iris, and orange blossom. The base is richly layered with patchouli, praline, vanilla, bitter almond, and tonka bean, blending sweetness with earthy depth.
Apply this fragrance to pulse points for maximum warmth. It blooms over an hour as the gourmand base notes develop, so a lighter initial application allows you to experience its full depth without overpowering.
Fig. 01 — La Vie Est Belle Edition Limitee, Lancôme
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Anne Flipo
Elegance distilledAnne Flipo is a senior perfumer at IFF and one of the most accomplished noses of her generation, responsible for some of the most commercially successful and critically admired fragrances of the 21st century.
“Orange blossom takes a huge part in my signature too. It is the ingredient I would never be fed up with. I could create a thousand perfumes around it, without it ever being redundant.”
Anne Flipo · Everfumed (from Fernweh Editions), July 2020
Co-created with Dominique Ropion and Olivier Polge
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Respected, if divisive: loved by 46%, disliked or hated by 22%.