from €108.95
Knowing vs La Belle
from €43.20
The scent fingerprint
Woody: Knowing 80 out of 100, La Belle 45 out of 100. Gourmand: Knowing absent, La Belle 80 out of 100. Vanilla: Knowing absent, La Belle 65 out of 100. Floral: Knowing 53 out of 100, La Belle 55 out of 100. Fruity: Knowing 40 out of 100, La Belle 40 out of 100
What brings them together, what sets them apart
How they evolve on the skin
Notes shared by both perfumes.
What are they for?
Knowing
La Belle
Seasons
Spring
Very suitable
Suitable
Summer
Suitable
Not its territory
Autumn
Very suitable
Very suitable
Winter
Not its territory
Suitable
Moments
Office
Very suitable
Not its territory
Everyday
Very suitable
Suitable
Evenings & dates
Suitable
Very suitable
Night
Not its territory
Suitable
How is it calculated?
These markers are an editorial estimate calculated automatically from the perfume's real accords and their intensity, following the classic reading of scent families (hesperidics and aromatics shine in summer and at the office, ambers and gourmands in winter and in the evening…). They do not come from user votes and do not replace a test on skin.
Why choose one… or the other?
Why choose Knowing
- It brings what the other lacks — plum, oakmoss, rose.
- More track record: launched in 1988, it has been worn for 38 years.
- More atypical composition in our catalogue (rare notes: mimosa, plum).
- The investment is heavier: €108.95 minimum.
- Our calculated profile does not see it on “winter” ground.
Why choose La Belle
- The entry price is lower: €43.20 against €108.95.
- Facets Knowing does not have: vanilla, pear, bergamot.
- Markedly more enveloping, carried by gourmand and vanilla.
- More recent creation (2019, against 1988).
- Less at ease in the “summer” context according to our calculated profile.
The verdict
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Best price
La Belle — €43.20 at the low end, while the other starts at €108.95
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Most enveloping
La Belle — signature carried by gourmand and vanilla
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Most original
Knowing — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (mimosa, plum)
Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.