Layering Lab
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First · LancômeLa Vie Est Belle L'Eau de ToiletteEDT · 2014 · ★ 3.94
Second · Boadicea the VictoriousAmbitious2016 · ★ 4.31From your collection:Save fragrances to pick from them here
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La Vie Est Belle L'Eau de Toilette × Ambitious
Sweet, vanilla and nutty meets amber, warm spicy and woody. They share one accord and two notes.
The blend
How the pair leans
Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is La Vie Est Belle L'Eau de Toilette, blue is Ambitious. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.
La Vie Est Belle L'Eau de ToiletteAmbitious
vanillaboth
sweetfirst
ambersecond
warm spicysecond
woodysecond
aromaticsecond
powderysecond
rosesecond
patchoulisecond
balsamicsecond
What each brings
Notes apart, notes in common
Only in La Vie Est Belle L'Eau de Toilette
Almond
Magnolia
Iris
White Flowers
Spun Sugar
Praline
Vanilla
AlmondMagnoliaIrisWhite FlowersSpun SugarPralineVanillaIn both
PatchouliTonka Bean
One shared accord:vanilla
Only in Ambitious
Coriander
Guatemalan Cardamom
Geranium
Bulgarian Rose
Moroccan Rose
Orris
Egyptian Jasmine
Siam Benzoin
Crystal Amber
Sandalowood
White Musk
CorianderGuatemalan CardamomGeraniumBulgarian RoseMoroccan RoseOrrisEgyptian JasmineSiam BenzoinCrystal AmberSandalowoodWhite MuskWhy it might work
- Sweet meets spiceAmbitious brings amber; La Vie Est Belle L'Eau de Toilette brings vanilla. Spice cuts sweetness and sweetness rounds spice.
- Notes in commonBoth list patchouli and tonka bean, so the two have a shared base to meet on.
- A shared threadVanilla runs through both.
- Same seasonBoth are voted best for fall.
- Evenly matchedPerformance votes are close: La Vie Est Belle L'Eau de Toilette is long lasting and moderate, Ambitious long lasting and enormous, so neither should bury the other.
A starting pointAmbitious first, then La Vie Est Belle L'Eau de Toilette over it, one spray each.The deeper one goes on first so the lighter one sits on top. Adjust to taste.
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