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Lancôme · Sold as feminine
La Vie Est Belle L’Absolu
The cozy afternoon spent reading by the window, where the scent of fresh flowers and warm vanilla fills the air.
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La Vie Est Belle L’AbsoluPremium · $100–250
69%Similar accords, often for lessDirham Wardi · Ard Al ZaafaranBudget tier, under $40 · shares 6 of its 10 notes8 matches →How it wears
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The story behind the bottle.
La Vie Est Belle L’Absolu by Lancôme was launched in 2014 and created by perfumers Anne Flipo and Dominique Ropion. This fragrance is a Floral Fruity Gourmand composition that opens with the sweetness of black currant and pear, leading to a heart of iris, orange blossom, damask rose, and jasmine. The base notes of praline, cashmere wood, vanilla, and tonka bean create a warm and comforting finish. This scent is an ode to the joy found in simple pleasures — like biting into a ripe black currant or savoring a slice of freshly baked cake.
Apply this fragrance to pulse points for a gentle, lingering effect. The praline note fades quickly, so layering it with the cashmere wood base will ensure that the warmth lingers throughout the day.
Fig. 01 — La Vie Est Belle L’Absolu, 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
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Well loved by wearers: loved by 48%, disliked or hated by 15%.