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RackMaync – :
I have LVEB on a wrist and Love Noir on the other, I think the similar notes are the fruity one where Love Noir is missing that deep vanilla praline/ chocolate smell. Also while with LVEB you can smell a mixture of fruity with deeper notes, with Love Noir theres a strong smell of something, not sure what, that takes over the fruit notes. The dry down of Love Noir resembles LVEB a lot better. I would still purchase LVEB as it just smells fancier and has more finesse, but Love Noir is not a bad smell, and for 5 euros, it more lasting than any Marc Jacobs perfume I’ve owned before.
сергей011288 – :
This is a generically pleasant non-descriptive fruity sweet concoction with a dry down that is reminiscent of many of the more complex designer fruitchouli’s that are currently popular. It’s the Gestalt of La Vie Est Belle and friends.
The top notes are sweet and fruity, even resembling cotton candy. Unlike its more complex cousins, I’m finding it impossible to discern any one particular fruit note. Sometimes this can read as a bit screechy in the opening. Sometimes I pick up on an artificial and synthetic undertone.
The dry down is generically sweet, lightly powdery, also resembling the dry down of more complex cousins but without actually smelling directly like patchouli, or roses, or vanilla, or amber, or praline, or anything really. It’s just vaguely sweet, mild and overall pleasant.
I can see how this perfume would satisfy a need for a more affordable version of a favorite fragrance. What it lacks in complexity it makes up for in mimicry and affordability.
hook – :
I tried Love Noir as I really enjoy LVEB, but the speed with which I went through two bottles meant that it was time to look for a cheaper ‘everyday’ version, so that my third bottle can be used more sparingly. I was shocked by how similar I find it to be, when it is such a low price; the iris in LVEB isn’t recreated here and the lasting power isn’t as good, but it is still a very close
interpretation and has pretty good longevity [six hours].
There is soft vanilla present throughout Love Noir, which adds a creamy sweetness and warmth to the fragrance and there is also some patchouli is also quick to develop, so whilst everything is sweet, it’s not cloyingly so. The floral notes used are powdery and rather indistinct, so they just provide a background for the sweetness and warmth.
After another few hours the fragrance turns slightly nutty and even creamier as what I think is Tonka bean and maybe some caramel develop – the combined powderiness of the floral notes remain and softly fade away with the base notes.
Adrenalin – :
Just in response to EdnaMode’s review below mine, I too bought PS Love at first sight and it’s gorgeous, it’s very similar to Agent Provocateur Fatale, I tried them side by side and they are very alike. As for Love Noir, nope I didn’t get any similarities to LVEB either sadly 🙁
post2222 – :
I love LVEB, so bought a bottle of PS Love Noir today based partly on reviews. Oh boy, am I disappointed!! To me, this smells nothing like LVEB. All I’m getting from it is something blandly sweet that lies somewhere on a scale that includes fresh sardine, stale blackcurrant, cat wee, and bicycle tyre. It’s truly unpleasant!
I have other Primark perfumes that I can more than sing the praises of, particularly Polka which can outstrip many an expensive perfume, but PS Love Noir has lasted less than half an hour on me and hasn’t changed at all from its initial spray. I’m obviously missing what everyone else is getting. (I also bought PS Love… At First Sight, which is gorgeous. I can’t find it listed anywhere, so assume that it’s new).
As far as dupes go, I think I’ll stick to Milton Lloyd’s I Am I Feel, which I find smells very like LVEB and lasts for ages.
sony1986 – :
Lovely fragrance sweet but not too much, stays on for hours! Best purchase ever considering the price! Stocking up for sure! 🙂
barusin2010 – :
so fresh , so affordable , and you can wear it all day long and no one gets offended by it !
definitely a bargain from primark
you`ll love it , specially it`s a great dupe from la vie est belle
torovin – :
A very affordable dupe for La Vie Est Belle! Perfect for every day when you dont want to use the real thing. Delicious and very strong and long lasting. Total bargain, and hard to tell apart from the real thing, at least i cant tell the difference!!
stopshopbgs – :
This is yet another la vie est belle dupe, but a very good one!