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KillerBoy – :
A sweet mass market smelling thing. A mashup of patchouli sugar and fruit, does smell like Flowerbomb and La Vie est Belle except with a touch more pear. Strong sillage, strong longevity. Gives me a headache. Dislike.
Filin007 – :
It’s okay very strong intense patchouli and florals.
troy13 – :
I got a sample and fell in love with that, it was such a neat little creation, bubbly pear and an almost medicinal herbal pairing. It was such a good match for me I bought a rollerball immediately.
Actually, I bought a set of Catherine Malandrino scents, and when I opened this one suddenly the vanilla/caramel showed up. I still get a whiff of the original reasons I bought this on sniffing the rollerball, but the vanilla/caramel/patchouli arrive seconds later and, to their credit, managed to hang around on me for several hours. I was still catching hints of it after an eight-hour work day, and like a lot of vanilla scents, heat wakes it back up. Very linear dry-down on my skin, no unexpected twists.
So, interesting start, then a steady-freddy caramel/patchouli that will last out the workday.
LearoPayovava – :
When I first sprayed it, it was light and pleasant. But then, after the dry down, I would have sworn I had sprayed La Vie Est Belle on my wrist. Unfortunately, that lingering and long-lasting Patchouli/Caramel smell is, on me at least, annoying and uncomfortable. I have a half-used bottle of La Vie that will unlikely ever be finished, unless I can find something to layer it with that will eliminate that odor. At least I only purchased a sample of Romance de Provence, and not a full bottle this time, as I did with La Vie Est Belle.
Shkalik – :
Nothing offensive, but also nothing special here. Also, it smells nothing like Provence which always smells, at least faintly, of the region’s famed LAVENDER fields. If a fragrance is called Provence, then lavender should be a component.
Sweet, vanilla, patchouli…the hallmark of perfumes created in 2016.
Dan Hardwall – :
This is fabulous. It smells warm and cozy. I found my 1 ounce bottle on sale at TJ Maxx for $10. The plain silver packaging with blue letters doesn’t reveal how awesome this smells or how beautiful the inside bottle is. If I come across this again for a good price I may just buy a back-up bottle. It’s that good!
lesnik9954 – :
This one is showing up in discount stores already. If you love perfumes like La Vie Est Belle, grab this when you see it on sale. It does not disappoint in terms of projection and longevity. More than 12 hours on my skin, it lasted until I washed it off and lasts for days on a scarf. It is very sweet and the vanilla caramel sweetness amps up to the max on my skin in the drydown. It’s a bit too much for me but I’m still impressed with the performance.
bruigo49 – :
This reminds me a LOT of English Laundry #7, it has that same orange cream saver vibe to it mixed with pear and a base of patchouli (in EL #7 they use “masculine musk” but it has the same effect as the patchouli-currant blend). EL#7 turns more vanilla at the dry down while this one maintains a bit more fruitiness and patchouli, but they are very similar at first.
It’s too gourmand for my taste but I can see it being very popular with the tween to twenties crowd. My daughter likes it.
NoHow – :
This was a blind purchase for me. When I first sprayed it, I thought I had spritzed my La Vie Est Belle by mistake. They smell almost identical to me. This one isn’t as strong but the longevity is pretty good. I had thought about returning it, but since it’s lighter, it might be my “summer La Vie Est Belle”. Sillage on me was moderate and longevity was about 7 hours, so not too bad. For those who don’t like the patchouli in LVEB, this would be a good replacement.
alexejtsvetkov – :
In the same vein as Illicit by Jimmy Choo and La Vie Est Belle by lancome. I like it.