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La Vie Est Belle L'Eau de Toilette
The moment when the sun sets and the air fills with the comforting scent of baked goods and blooming flowers, creating a sense of contentment.
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La Vie Est Belle L'Eau de ToilettePremium · $100–250
45%Similar accords, often for lessUltrared Men · RabanneMid-range tier, $40–100 · shares 4 of its 5 notes8 matches →How it wears
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The story behind the bottle.
Launched in 2014, La Vie Est Belle L'Eau de Toilette by Lancôme is a Floral Fruity Gourmand fragrance created by Anne Flipo and Dominique Ropion. This composition opens with almond and magnolia, leading to a heart of iris and white flowers before settling into a base of spun sugar, praline, vanilla, patchouli, and tonka bean. The result is an enveloping scent that balances sweetness with depth, reminiscent of a warm embrace.
Apply two sprays for a balanced fragrance experience. The spun sugar and praline notes will linger close to your skin, offering a subtle sweetness that builds throughout the day.
Fig. 01 — La Vie Est Belle L'Eau de Toilette, 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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Zara · 2015Red VanillaShares 5 of its 7 notesunder $40★ 3.73 (1,687)44%Match
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What people
are saying.
Respected, if divisive: loved by 36%, disliked or hated by 19%.