Description
The new edition of the fragrance is a floral reinterpretation of the Eau de Toilette, appropriately named La Vie Est Belle L’Eau de Toilette Florale. It launches at the beginning of February 2016. The fragrance is announced as a luminous floral – fruity, with pronounced notes of osmanthus. It is created by perfumers Anne Flipo and Dominique Ropion.
The top notes include fresh spring aromas, like bergamot, pink pepper, freesia and black currant bud. The heart is dominated by osmanthus and magnolia, enriched with a floral bouquet of jasmine, rose, orange blossom, mimosa and violet. The base ends with iris, white patchouli, amber wood and musk.
It is available as 50 and 100 ml Eau de Toilette.
Illummifofe – :
I purchased this on Zulily when they have their perfume sales.
Ahhh what can I say, La vie est Belle Florale EDT is a great softer than original summer scent. It is absolutely amazing. With so many beautiful florals in like Jasmine, Freesia Iris, Osmanthus and Magnolia this is a soft bouquet to me. I love the “patch” mixed in but not strong like let’s say Angel Mugler type. It’s playing hide and seek, the florals come first. This is one of my favorites. I do have the original and the intense (Oh my goodness how different version do we need) but this is again a favorite for summer. I feel these designer house just add a different twist every year and after a while it gets confusing and for some like me who collects drives me crazy lol. Sillage is definitely there, you will get noticed just like original. Lasting power excellent on me 12 hours or more.
Spirit8 – :
What a beautiful Florale bouquet of La Vie Est Belle this summer!
I really enjoy freesia, osmanthus, iris and mimosa here a lot. Beside other things about La Vie Est Belle DNA that I love so much from the original, Florale scent now is absolutely more wearable, and suitable as a femininely fresh and gorgeous fragrance during hot summer. I don’t have to wait until cooler months to enjoy La Vie Est Belle anymore, or to be constantly cautious about my perfume around sensitive people. Overall, I’m very happy with Florale. And yes, it still stays true to its origin as one of the sweet and pretty “Belles” from the collection, but “younger” and more floral. It is still a good neighbor to Flowerbomb, another fragrance which I’m also very fond of.
Bigeimparcice – :
I ordered the edt of lveb and received this by accident, so the initial blast of fruit was really unexpected. I’m not that into black currant (it ruins Armani Si for me), but it’s less boozy and more jammy here, melting away to let the candied violets shine. My signature scent used to be a very sweet violet (Lolita Lempicka) but this is candied violet without the walk in the woods – lveb florale is a confection. I am glad for the mixup, because I like this so much more than any of the other lvebs.
ExstRemaaL – :
I got this and the legere version…love both ! Very pretty n fresh for summer days
MiaS – :
Beautiful Edition
But I am sure it’s still got Pralin notes, vanilla & tonka beans even if it’s not listed here
It’s still sweet
But the floral notes adds freshness to it
Have u ever had a gourmand piece of chocolate with flower petals in it? 🙂
That’s exactly what it smells like
& agreed with a previous review….an EDP of it would be great
mixaola – :
Lancome if your reading please make a parfum version of this one … amazing fragrance here
fommenko – :
The original LVEB sounds too heavy for the tropics, whereas LVEB florale seems to perform well in warm weather.
The fruity floral notes could suit the cool season in the tropics and younger wearers.
Nemat – :
I received it as a generous gift from a friend of mine and I can’t say how much happy I am as I wanted it for nearly a year
As much as I wear it,I can see less similarities between this one and original LVEB and I find it more similar to lancome tresor lanuit caresse.to be honest,I find it’s opening identical to tresor lanuit caresse which I also own and like
It’s very sweet when first sprayed.syrupy sweet,delicious,spicy and fruity.blackcurrent isn’t one of my favorite fruity notes but I like it here.
Something I really like about this perfume is how it develops and changes on skin.it becomes less sweet,less syrupy,less spicy and less fruity as time passes.it becomes more floral,a tad powdery,gentle and pleasant.I can detect iris and candied violet,but they don’t stand out as much as I thought before.I can sometimes feel something fresh,green and menthol-like which comes and goes and I really like it.
I really like this perfume and I believe whether you like original LVEB or not,you’d better try this one and make sure to give it enough time to settle down.it’s a beautiful scent and has good sillage in first hour of application
The only thing I really dislike about LVEB flankers is that their bottles look almost the same,there’s nothing to encourage collectors to collect them
olegka2708 – :
I didn’t enjoy it at first but I’m testing it out again and am really liking it.
It reminds me of something I had as a teen, yet way better.
I can’t think of which one but its gives a light candy floral sweetness without being thick/sweet like the other flankers. This is definitely more floral and fluffy than the others.
Sillage and longevity is of course above average.
Im going to keep wearing my sample its very uplifting and “fun” really suits the warm weather we have been having lately.
Ritclieta – :
Definitely a shy, innocent, and fresh version of LVEB.
This release is a nice, juicy perfume of blackcurrant and pears (weirdly not listed in the notes pyramid above), mixed with a delicate floral essence and a touch of green. This perfume provides a happy, vivid, and innocent aroma. It’s well-blended to the degree it smells really simple, and I can’t believe it contains all of these listed floral notes.
The powdery notes are not suffocating at all–despite the exaggerated extension of the valuation bar above. It’s just the soft iris powder. I would switch the (fruity) and (powdery) labels in the evaluation bar above. It’s too fruity, but it’s not that powdery. This perfume is also quite sweet. I wonder why the valuation bars are missing a long “Sweet” indicator.
Relatively speaking, the sillage is minimal “for an LVEB”, making it a safe version for spring and summer.
DGolle – :
This one smells like Flowers & Chocolates
So yes its a Floral gourmand – no fruity ( my new perfume group 🙂
Still have the original LVEB in the background
with definitely sweet praline notes ,even though it’s not mentioned
So far ,I’ve tried a sample of the original , l’eau , intense & florale
when I am going to buy one its gonna be the Florale its suits more my personality
Sweet , younger & a little shy sometimes
As the other versions are bold & strong
Skematomasser – :
Luscious reminder of walking through the woods in the Spring with flowers everywhere. Sweet and light. Just the right touch. And the sharp backdrop of pink pepper makes it unique.
seviagraua – :
Out of the ‘La Vie est Belle series’ I’ve only tried the original, the eau de toilette and this Florale one. The Florale one is my favourite by far. I love it so much! It’s so refined. The floral mixed with the sugary notes is absolutely to die for. I can’t get enough of it! I have 60 + perfumes and at the moment this is my number one for sure. I guess that is saying quite a lot.
Tarakan – :
They who like a sweet floral that develops during the wear time should try the Florale flanker. I categorize it as gourmand non gourmand, because for the half wear time it’s edible sweet and the remaining wear time, it’s just intensely sweet but without being edible.
It is green at the late drydown, and before that it reveals a soft balmy facet. Soft spicy only in the opening, not the definition of woody, softly powdery.
It opens sweetly and somewhat spicy; sweet juicy because of the bergamot and the blackcurrant revealing after it. It is sweet and smooth. It will be sickly sweet like the original LVEB, but it mellows into a full on floral perfume with the sweet remaining in the background, fading more and more as time passes.
Somewhere in the middle of wear time I can smell flowers dipped in orange-praline drink. Sometimes it reminds me of Mon Paris Yves Saint Laurent, other times it’s like Armani Code Cashmere, maybe because of the iris, that is better handled here (not the best, but better than Cashmere), but here the florals, especially orange blossom and mimosa tame the utterly sweet waffts.
Now, the flowers could be handled a bit better. An iris that I wouldn’t want it blended with such an intense blackcurrant, but a good one, nonetheless. Same applies for violet, it’s not enough refined. For some reason I detect orange blossom, freesia and a some osmanthus with a sweet mimosa.
Forget the dirty patch (not that the Original had a dirty one, but even if that was intense to you,) Florale flanker has it in unidentifiable small doses. Musk is more of a fixative.
It might not have the praline note listed but I definitely sense some food-like sweetness; it could be the tricky blackcurrant, or they did add some praline notes but in small doses.
From LVEB line I would only wear the Intense flanker, which I consider a proper take on perfume, but I was so infatuated by other fragrances at the time of testing, so I did not buy it. Maybe next time.
Far more flirty, sophisticated and youthful than the original LVEB and worthy of a test. Wear it at least one day so you know it suits you. Good job Lancome.
nikitoss852 – :
I hate lancome la vie este belle.it’s very cheap heavy headacky and shouts for attention.maybe I hate it more because every woman in street and every where use it.most of them it’s fake.with twenty sprays even in hot days!when I smell it I feel I can’t breath but this one.it’s one of best perfumes in my life.it’s very different.very classy lux feminine beautiful!I don’t like la vie este belle and I don’t like floral perfumes so I didn’t think I love it but I do.it’s sweet and there’s flowers and fruits that I don’t know.I can just smell iris.it’s something you can’t forget.it smells very expensive very high class and rich and very sweet powdery but not headache making.Longevity and sillage are great.I will buy four or five boxes of it for spring
10/10
من از لانکوم لاویه استه بله متنفرم.عطر چیپ و سنگین و سردردی و جلب توجهی هست.شاید بخاطر این خیلی بدم میاد که در خیابان و همه جا همه استفاده نی کنند اون هم اکثرا فیکش را اون هم بیست تا اسپری حتی تو هوای گرم!با همین کارها این عطر را خز کردن درحدیکه الان اگه بوش بهم بخوره نفسم میگیره.این نوع فلورالش اما فرق داره.بی همتا هست رویایی شیک فنسی تجملاتی لطیف زنانه.اوج شیکی هست.چون هم لاویه بله را بدم میلد هم عطرهای فلورال را اصلا فکر نمی کردم از این خوشم بیاد اما عاشقش شدم.شیرین هست و پودری و گلها و میوه ها را نمیشه تشخیص داد البته به جز زنبق.شیرینی این عطر خیلی فرق داره.گران و های کلس و لوکس هست.خیلی خانم هست.واقعا زیباست.ماندگاری و پخش عالی..برای عید حتما می خرمش و حداقل چهار پنج تا دیگه هم ازش می گیرم و نگه میدارم
۱۰/۱۰
stalker94 – :
It’s not a real review since It’s the first time I’m trying it but I know that I need to have this beauty ASAP
As someone who never haved or loved original la vie,it’s funny that I love it’s flankers so deeply
Intense version is among my favorites and I find edt very addictive.I didn’t expect to love floral version because it’s notes aren’t very interesting for me
Just like the intense version this one has it’s original personality while sharing a common DNA with original
It’s really sweet but it doesn’t have much of burnt sugary kind of sweetness that original edp and also edt have.nevertheless it’s strange that there’s no sweet/gourmand note listed.I expected to see praline or maybe caramel/vanilla? something that could explain it’s juicy sweetness in opening and it’s creamy sweetness later on.but as I said sweetness is more tamed here thanks tobsoft,powdery florals.it’s more sparkly with more flowers and also a lot more fruits.maybe cassis and osmanthus are making me to think of fruits here,donno,the only thing I know is,this one is different enough to compell me to buy it and it’s very delicious and super feminine with all these sweet,powdery florals
Unfortunately it doesn’t seem to be very longlasting on me.I sprayed it 5 hours ago and I can’t smell even slightest trace of it.while blumarine rose which I sprayed on my other hand is still there.but I can’t judge with a single test and the most important thing is,it is very potent while it lasts and this is more important for me
I don’t see it as a summer scent.it’s too sweet for hot weather.but mild to cool spring and fall days sound appropriate
Gonna edit as soon as I buy my own bottle and can’t wait long
netzabluzhdu – :
By far my favourite LVEB. It is still reminiscent of the original but much more toned down and floral, and the patchouli note isn’t as cloying. It is also less sweet due to the lack of praline. I can’t pick out any particular flower note that stands out the most, which just goes to show how well-blended it is. Overall, not bad at all! Longevity and sillage are exceptional, as with all Lancome fragrances, and I could definitely see this as a good scent for all year round.
ycl460Unlogrere – :
It is really getting ridiculous now, don’t You think, Lancôme? I agree, so long it sells, that’s the demanding line we are all in for. Sad, ain’t it. I am not impressed. Till L’Absolue, I could understand it, or well, tried to, but there on, it is just too much for my nervs. I will definitely avoid Your shelfs, sorry. Is there any “Elixir” on this? Or still to come. Just for You not to get out of ideas. There are still some obtions left, see on Dior J’ador, You may as well get inspired, or used “Muse”, if TM didn’t copy-righted the name as yet. 🙂
o24ronecycle – :
I have never been a real fan of the original La Vie Est Belle. I kind of like the vibe but feel like it’s too much and all over the place.
This is the first LVEB-scent I really like and want to wear myself. It has the LVEB touch to it but is not as sweet and cloying as the other scents. Instead it goes more towards floral and a light fresher scent. But without loosing the LVEB DNA completely. Great for spring and summer.
ptizzago – :
Very soft, mature, watered down-floral version of LVEB. If you looking for a nice, softly-sweet smelling day time perfume that elegant and sophisticated, definitely check this amazing fragrance.
nickson3 – :
It’s beautiful, round, soft and the most delicate and wearable for more sensitive noses:) Finally a LVEB for all those who do not put up with cloying sweet praline bombs but would still love to smell something popular and trendy. It smelled forever on me, I hated to wash it off, my favorite in the range, alongside with LVEB le Parfum Intense:)
Samojlo_Vladimir – :
At first I found this fragrance very sweet, far too sweet for warm weather. However on a cooler day the fragrance takes you on a journey. It is a well blended perfume, I can actually smell all the notes in particular the iris and violet notes. There is something in this fragrance that gives it a sweetness, I thought it was vanilla, but vanilla is not listed in the notes. Like it, but only in a cooler climate.
lehabondarcuk – :
Well done, sweet and festive. I don’t get a huge difference to all the other versions of La Vie Est Belle even though it’s intended to be lighter. I smell a lot of iris, violet, rose and soft patchouli covered with sweetness and a hint of musk. For all the original LVEB lovers this is a safe blind buy. All ot once – Florale is a sweet and elegant crowd-pleaser.
belchik1967 – :
So I just received this today and here’s my review 😉
I want to start off by saying the bottle is just beautiful, it is slim and the added flower with silver pearl add a touch of femininity to it. The juice is light pink which reminds me of innocence and beauty. I have owned the original la vie est belle and found it too synthetic, I also had the intense version and although better than the original I found it a bit too strong. This is the best la vie est belle edition from the other prevoiusly mentioned in my opinion. It is very similar to the intense version, deliciously sweet (minus the synthetic smell) powdery with a hint of freshness. I don’t detect much flowers in this but will update as I just received it and have only sprayed it twice on arm. I sprayed it twice about an hour ago and the scent remains potent….so far I really like it. The best looking bottle in my honest opinion!
I give this beauty a 8/10
I will update soon!
Bjuty – :
This has become my signature for summer, it’s so beautiful still sweet and so elegant I can’t get enough of it.I know enough flankers and yet I’m secretely hoping for a LVEB with rose in it
TWiqtieN – :
Airy,ethereal,a softer and less cloying edition of LVEB.
I’m not sure if I want to purchase it, but it’s miles ahead from the original.
eva1sha – :
Since my last review Forale has grwoun on me a lot I enjoy the almost vanillic dry down I must admit i really love it now.I also get a hint of powder and the sweetness comes from the fruit and osmanthus so it’s never cloying.I have all LVEB versions and love all of them
EDIT many compliments while wearing this I can’t believe it
hke217bedyWelty – :
flowery powdery classy soooooooo feminine perfume longevity is amazing also the vibes <3
Demon.285 – :
Come on lancome.enough with the lveb. Make something new. Lazy lazy lazy.
rakyrs001 – :
Update: this has just become my signature fragrance for the spring months… it has a long lasting sillage after hours of having sprayed, I get very often compliments suprisingly from a lot of women and then only at the dry down such as: “you smell delicious like sweet popcorn” or “You smell so sweet like fresh baked waffels” so it is a fragrance that invites to take a bite, if you like candy-like smells then this is it for you too… crazy enough there is no praline on this one but only the sweetness of flowers… could this be the pink peper and amberwood playing mind games on us? Anyway I love it!
gon_char – :
Nothing like the original, it more sweet vanilic, reminds me of l instant or a bit of Dior addict type. It’s actually very nice. No powerful patchouli, very calming and warm.
nzm247InsuffBooni – :
I have a sample of this and i tried it today. Although i don’t like floral fruity fragrances, this one i can say i just love it! Its’ opening is floral, but a little sweet too , it is so elegant and i find it ideal for summer. The drydown was unexpectable, it reminds me of miss dior Le Parfum because of the amberwood and the patchouli i guess but in lighter way, anyway i love miss dior Le Parfum so this is a plus. It lasts about 8 hours. Oh also, when i saw the notes i thought this will smell like flowerbomb, but nothing like flowerbomb at all, i can say much better 😀
jte954Bessinepome – :
I never liked La vie est belle, not that it’s a bad perfume but it’s too edgy. It could be either sickly sweet or unpleasantly synthetic and sharp. It’s ok for all ages since it has so many editions but please, please don’t over use it!
Lancome’s quality is more than great and it doesn’t need more than 2 sprays to be noticed. I decided to try Florale although I am not a floral type. I am more on the gourmand side. What I really dislike in LVEB-EDP is the ‘dirty’ patchouli, the ‘sour’ combination of black currant-praline and the fight between super strong and a bit darky notes, against sweeter/fruitier one.
In the beginning I was so impressed from LVEB-Florale. I thought that it could be a huge like but really fast it became exactly the same with the original, plus it’s more sharp. I shouldn’t expect more, it’s the same name, different edition of the perfume but Osmanthus is the main character and it makes it so similar to Flowerbomb from Viktor & Rorlf. I have to find the more gourmandise edition of LVEB and who knows? Maybe I’ll fall in love. Quality is indisputably good but…
p.s: Although it’s a more formal/business type of smell, if you use it together with a refreshing neutral body lotion and you decide to wear it for night time clubbing, you’ll have the absolute summer perfume! In a smokey environment it becomes an attention getter because of the sharp character. Thumbs up Lancome!
mircitataticrim – :
I don’t know if the original LVEB was much better, or I’m just getting tired of this scent. I don’t sense anything florale about it’s just the same praline scent to me as other flankers.
I haven’t even owned La Vie Est Belle yet, I can’t possibly be bored of it.
It’s good, it just doesn’t suit next to spring releases, more of a winter scent.
dza755InsuffBooni – :
I simply love LVEB it is my signature perfume! And this flanquer is quite delicious and unique, when I noticed it was recently launched I rushed to the store and gave it a try, I bought it right there and then! to me this is by far one of the best versions of LVEB out there. From the first spray I was bought, it’s freshm fruity and more playful to me a spring fragrance! the osmanthus is very present. This could definetely be worn at all times but I incline more to day. It smells kind of powdery at the dry down without losing that LVB effect, I don’t really miss the praline in it… it’s just another version with it’s very own signature. Dry down on me is quite woody and I do notice the musk and amberwood, which I think are the ones turning this fragrance around although you definetly smell that they are sisters. If you would wear on one wrist LVEB EDP and on the other this version you will definitely notice their differences. Delicious EDT although it has more a character of an EDP. If you are a fan go for it!
FOXIUS – :
The bottle is cute and the juice is a very pretty shade of pink. It starts like a sweet floral but the drydown smells exactly like the regular LVEB on me.
turdiev timur – :
This is really lovely!! It is quite floral in the top notes, bright, also with a nice blackcurrant vibe, and very different from La Vie est Belle! Less sweet, with an identity of its own! It isn’t exactly gourmand , I would say more a juicy floral, although I find it has something from the Absolu version, the rounded buttery iris maybe? so the base is sweeter.
The base notes come through pretty quick, the iris , rounded, the white patchouli…it is almost what La Vie est belle Intense should have been like!
Yes another flanker,very different, but when you create such beautiful scents,I honestly don’t mind!! I find it more interesting than EDT, which was soft , too light..lt has longevity, it is feminine, womanly, and a bit sensuous too…just love this scent !!
Very pretty creation!!
autocom2003 – :
My new rainy day pick-me-up. 🙂
ystys – :
Really bad. At first, it is a bit like the original LVEB, but after a while more flowers can be smelled and the whole blend is quite strange & not pleasant at all.
What a shame. I like LVEB flankers very much, but so far I haven’t found any scent of this line that I could love.
vetalik – :
I have a small vial. At the first moment I dissmissed it with a wave, it seemed to be boring and I could smell only an average sweet base similar to LVEB edp, but slightly weaker than that.
After an hour or soooo I cought some beautiful fume that reminded me of SoOud Nur’s raw-clean, patchouli-tobbaco side. It is a little bit green, elegant. The iris developed soooo nice on my skin. I adore it. It is close to Valentino Donna.
I keep on testing but I love it so much!!!!
Xxxap – :
The dry down is just like the original and lighter in patch. Long lasting. Don’t buy on impulse as the initial spray Is lovely but not needed if you have LVEB with the similar dry down.
It’s my preferred flanker if I had to choose.
Update (2/3/16): On paper this smells like Tocade!! On my skin i get strong patch as the original unlike on paper! I’m loving it on my scarf. One spray since afternoon has caused lovely wafts in my bedroom and it’s 9hrs later.
Naprikole – :
This is a really good flanker. There are some elements to it which are reminiscent of the original (hence it being a flanker and not a completely separate fragrance) but it is the most different of all the LVEB flankers. It’s sweet but in a fresh, sparkling, floral fruity way rather than a rich praline gourmand way.
This is a great addition to my collection.
Эndи – :
This is so so nice the first 30 mins to an hour. Then it dries down similar to the original which I’m not too keen on. A bit chocolaty. Not as cloying as the first one tho. Bit powdery with a hint of Parma violets in the middle towards the end as well. But quite nice, wish the top notes lasted longer. Sweet but less suffocating than the previous offerings.
Luxoran – :
Okay, I am feeling the need to leave a review for this one. I love LVEB and own it in several of it’s guises (the original, Intense, L’absolut and now this one) and while yes, I agree with so many that it is insane that one perfume can have so many versions, I can honestly say they really ARE all different from one another! If you wear them alternately one day after the next, it really hits you just how different they are!
Anyway, back to Florale! I had never tried the EDT version, so really wasn’t sure what to expect from this in any way at all. In my head I assumed it would be weaker and softer and kinda fade away to not much in 3-4 hours – well wasn’t I wrong! Firstly I have to say, this little beauty seems to last on me for ages! I sprayed a tester on me about 11am in a shop, and the following morning at 7am when I woke, I could still smell it! Amazing!
Now as to the smell, on first spray, sure, I just thought ‘it’s LVEB without the harsh note’ – (quick note here, much as I absolutely adore fragrance, I am no professional and can not start naming ingredients, I can only compare and describe to the best of my ability!) – but that changed pretty quickly. For sure, that sharpness of the original is definitely absent, this is softer, smoother and to be fair, heavenly! Yes, as it’s name suggests, it is more floral than the original, but I get a kind of honey smell to it too, which is just delicious. As it warms up on your skin and develops, to my nose it becomes a combination of LVEB (unmistakeably) but with a lovely edge of Lady Gaga’s Fame Black Fluid, which I love, but vanishes on me in about an hour. This is truly the best of both worlds.
With Florale, I get the lovely LVEB trademark scent, but softer and smoother rather than weaker as I expected. I am just so impressed with it for an EDT and indeed as a flanker it really does set itself apart. I can easily wear it in the daytime, or I can also definitely see myself using it on a summers night evening. It’s a little bit of heaven that puts a smile on my face and a glow in my heart! Florale, I love you <3
byncabisymn – :
Gorgeous bottle – this would make a beautiful gift! Very much a Springtime perfume, as is the previous LVEB EDT, in my opinion. Florale smells so similar to the other flankers that nothing really stood out about this one for me. I plan to revisit this when the weather’s a little warmer as I feel like I’ve tested this in the wrong season, which possibly hasn’t done it justice.
UPDATE
So, I tried this again, a couple of weeks after my first testing. My perception of it this time was much more favourable than last time and I think the weather had a lot to do with it as I suspected (today being a very sunny, albeit still cold, day). This perfume really is beautiful and perfect for Spring. Much smoother and less cloying than the original LVEB. I actually think they are improving and perfecting the formulation with each flanker! While I was wearing it, I was constantly wanting to smell my wrists. Very nicely blended overall and a perfume that I’ve now added to my want list for Spring. Again, beautiful bottle (even prettier than the previous LVEB EdT). Note – unlike previous LVEBs, sillage is very soft.
Ayk72 – :
I cannot stand the original LVEB however I absolutely adore this. My favourite Lancome fragrance is by far La Nuit Tresor which currently is only available on the European market. I have now found the Lancome UK division equivalent! This new LVEB flanker is the closest thing by far I have found to La Nuit Trésor. The only real difference is the lack of rose, which is why La Nuit flanks Tresor and not LVEB. for anyone interested and intrigued by the elusive La Nuit Tresor, or who cannot stand the original LVEB, I urge you to go and try this. You will be pleasantly surprised.
Kyrduell – :
I tested this last night and on the opening it smells very similar to all the other flankers however i’ve just gone back to the sample card now and it smells beautiful, like parma violets! It’s not massively dissimilar to the others but it’s beautiful none-the-less
andrew_95 – :
I can’t believe how much hate LVEB gets, aside from all that nonsense.. I LOVE flankers, and variations on fragrances — even if I’m not a fan of the original, I’m still so curious to try because one or two notes added or removed can make a huge difference for me. I love most versions of LVEB so this is exciting, considering the focus is on the flowers >.<
Looking forward to testing this! I loooove the carnivalesque essence of this line, happy sweet and twinkly… Much more interesting and multi-faceted than many of the other mainstream gourmands I read it being compared to constantly.
Definitely a people pleaser…. but is that an actual issue, or a preference? Who cares that more flankers are being made – they’re affordable, liked by many, and have a genuine market obviously. I’d much rather see a flanker on the market than a “special edition” of the exact same formula~
FustyFusfuche – :
This has been available for about 4 weeks in the uk now, the overall tone of this fragrance is lighter than the rest of the family, it opens with a blackcurrant note which mingles nicely with the classic sweet profile of la vie est belle, once the opening settles down you are left with dry down very similar to the original EDT. I got around 4-5 hours out of this before it became a real skin scent.
Overall I give this a 7/10, it is nice to see a different facet to LVEB and this will be a nice fragrance to wear in the upcoming Spring season
гб2д – :
Whilst I’m well aware that the perfume world seems to have gone crazy with flankers, I’m still really looking forward to trying this! There are several notes in this that I’m not particularly familiar with, which makes it all the more interesting to me. So glad that the oh-so-sweet praline note has been left out but kind of sad that the almond note I so loved in the previous EDT has also gone too. Anyhow, I plan to test this ASAP (luckily for me the nearest Debenhams is just a few miles away) and hope to leave a proper review shortly.
lummer – :
This new flanker is already available at Debenhams in the UK so any British members could go and test it and give us a review it would be lovely I can’t wait to try it myself
priligyBunc – :
I only own the original and tested only one of the flankers, I am excited for this, it sounds beautiful, and not all flankers have to have the same notes – this has mimosa and violets so I am sold! I adore Lancome scents and will start collecting the flankers seriously at one point. Starting with my beloved Tresor range!
iliaoz – :
it doesnt make any sense it all – LVEB is characterized by Praline, why this is a flaker with no Praline in it at all??? Im confused….seems absolutely nothing like LVEB, rather a completely new scent – why do they use the old bottle and name then?? because of profit, of courese….So are you gonna play theit game??!! not with me, this is ridiculous
ljf571speagoessenda – :
Agree, I am just fed up of LVEB. The original is for me just an unbearable fragance, having all the notes that I can not stand, and having them in industrial amounts: tonka, pear, praliné, vanilla… and having them poorly mixed, and having became a hugely popular perfume. I just can not go on with such sweet scents.
However, judging for the notes, this new EdT sounds like something that I could like. Most of all, it does not have that hideous praliné note, so I think I’ll give it a chance and test it when I will see it in the shops.
SnekRodnoy – :
Girls, ladies, La vie est belle is in the market only for 3 years but already has 10 flankers (including the original).
Aren’t you really bored of such?