La Vie est Belle

For women
Eau de Parfum
2012

Lancôme's chic gourmand, La Vie est Belle intertwines a sweet praline, a powdery iris and an elegant patchouli. Comforting without being heavy, it embodies a soft, luminous joie de vivre.

Perfumers Olivier Polge , Dominique Ropion

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

Opening First minutes

Blackcurrant · Pear
Heart ~30 min to 2 h

Iris · Jasmine · Orange blossom
Base Several hours

Praline · Vanilla · Patchouli

Top notes

Heart notes

Base notes

What its composition says

2 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
Praline: its rarest material, which only 40 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 50.
Vanilla: conversely, a material of the common core — 35% of the catalogue contains it.
Floral, gourmand, fruity and woody: 4 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 3 of 8.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good

7 to 9 h estimated on skin

Projection Generous

fills a room

Ideal seasons

Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Time of day

Day
Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

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