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Lancôme · Sold as feminine
La Vie est Belle L'Éclat
The moment when the first light of day breaks through a city window, filling the room with fresh air and the subtle scent of blooming flowers.
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La Vie est Belle L'ÉclatPremium · $100–250
52%Similar accords, often for lessEau de Lacoste · Lacoste FragrancesMid-range tier, $40–100 · shares 6 of its 10 notes8 matches →How it wears
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The story behind the bottle.
Launched in 2017, La Vie est Belle L'Éclat by Lancôme is a vibrant Oriental Floral fragrance created by perfumers Anne Flipo, Dominique Ropion, and Claire Liégent. This composition opens with bright citrus notes of mandarin orange and bergamot, leading to a heart of freesia and white flowers that exude a sense of serene joy. The base of vanilla, sandalwood, and patchouli adds warmth and depth, making it feel both comforting and uplifting.
Apply this fragrance in moderation — its citrus notes are lively but fleeting. The vanilla and woody base will develop over time, so one or two sprays is enough to carry you from morning until night.
Fig. 01 — La Vie est Belle L'Éclat, 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 Claire Liégent and Dominique Ropion
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Respected, if divisive: loved by 38%, disliked or hated by 17%.