The Ultimate Guide To Every Version Of Lancôme La Vie Est Belle

Table of Contents

• La Vie Est Belle Eau de Parfum
• La Vie Est Belle Intensément
• La Vie Est Belle L’eclat L’eau de Parfum
• La Vie Est Belle L’eclat L’eau de Toilette
• La Vie Est Belle En Rose
• La Vie Est Belle Soleil Cristal
• La Vie Est Belle L’Eau de Parfum Blanche
• La Vie Est Belle Limited Edition 2021
• Oui La Vie Est Belle
• La Vie Est Belle Domaine de la Rose
• La Vie Est Belle 2022 Limited Editions
• La Vie Est Belle Iris Absolu
• La Vie Est Belle L’Extrait
• La Vie Est Belle Rose Extraordinaire

The original La Vie Est Belle Eau de Parfum is a sweet Praline and Vanilla fragrance with a good strong patchouli base.

Like most Lancôme fragrances it’s great for lasting and projection. Warm and sexy, if you’re a fan of sweet perfumes you absolutely must try La Vie Est Belle.

A recent addition to the La Vie Est Belle is their La Vie Est Belle Intensement. Very similar to the original, this one has some fruity berry notes added (particularly Raspberry), which in my view makes it even better than the original La Vie Est Belle.

Check out my article on the best Raspberry perfumes.

La Vie Est Belle L’eclat L’Eau de Toilette is a really pretty Orange Blossom perfume. Fresh Grapefruit and Orange hit you in the top note; making me smile immediately. Neroli and Orange Blossom make up the heart notes with a hint of Ambroxan and Vanilla in the base; but La Vie Est Belle L’eclat L’eau De Toilette isn’t sweet like the original La Vie Est Belle is.

Unfortunately, La Vie Est Belle L’eclat L’eau De Toilette is now discontinued.

Another fresh addition to the range is La Vie Est Belle En Rose. As the name would suggest, the white florals from the original have been replaced by fresh roses, but actually the main notes which come through for me are fruits.

Red berries, raspberry and bergamot make this fragrance the fruitiest and most innocent in the range. I can see this fragrance appealing to a younger market, who tend to favour fruity notes.

My only complains with La Vie Est Belle En Rose is that its an Eau de Toilette so it doesn’t have the same lasting power as the Eau de Parfums in the range.

I think La Vie Est Belle En Rose is a close dupe for Miss Dior Absolutely Blooming, and its much more affordable!

La Vie Est Belle Soleil Cristal was a pleasant surprise to me when this was released, this perfume is all about coconut – something I wasn’t expecting in the La Vie Est Belle range.

If you like Dolce Garden, Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess and the discontinued Guerlain Coconut Fizz, I think you’ll like this. It keeps the white florals and vanilla of the original but the vanilla is paired down and replaced by a tropical and warm coconut note which instantly whisks the wearer away to an island parade.

Perfect for summer and vacations, and amazing for lasting, I think this is my favourite from the range. If you’re a fan of Coconut fragrances like me then check out my article on the Best Coconut Perfumes.

Lancôme La Vie Est Belle L’Eau de Parfum Blanche was a 2021 limited edition which wasn’t released in North America. The signature gourmand notes of the original La Vie est Belle are there but a soft musk has been added. The addition of musk, iris and orange blossom make this soft and almost like a skin-scent.

The sweet vanilla and praline from the origional are gone so the muskiness can shine through.

I feel like Lancôme La Vie est Belle L’Eau de Parfum Blanche smells like fresh snow in Paris.

Like the sparkly silver Christmas limited editions, the bottle for Oui La Vie est Belle has a gold sparkly spray on the front.

The perfume is a sweet Iris which is very reminiscent of the original but without the Vanilla undertones.

The lasting power is just as good as the original; Lancôme Oui La Vie est Belle is an Eau de Parfum. I also get a hint of Rose and Raspberry but its the sweet Iris note which is the star of the show here.

La Vie Est Belle Domaine de la Rose Extrait de Parfum limited edition is a strong, highly concentrated perfume which focuses on Centifolia Rose. This is a celebration of the brand’s Le Domaine de la Rose in Grasse, France. La Vie Est Belle Domaine de la Rose comes in a recycled paper packaging, rather than the usual box packaging.

The scent is a strong and sensual Rose with hints of Iris and Patchouli and the signature Gourmand feeling of the original La Vie Est Belle.

La Vie Est Belle Iris Absolu is a fragrance for lovers of Iris perfumes. The dominant iris note creates a slightly powdery, deep feeling to the fragrance which in my view makes it the ‘darkest’ so far in the La Vie Est Belle range.

The signature gourmand accords and patchouli base of the original perfume remain but really this fragrance is predominantly about the iris note.

2023 saw the release of La Vie Est Belle L’Extrait. This perfume comes in a shiny golden bottle with a sparkly bow which is super cute. Although the notes include Oud and Frankincense, I actually find the Iris note to be the strongest fragrance accord. The deeper amber notes come through in the base but overall I think La Vie Est Belle L’Extrait is very similar to La Vie Est Belle Iris Absolu.

Just as the name suggests, La Vie Est Belle Rose Extraordinaire is a beautiful, long lasting rose fragrance. A fresh green leaf note lifts the rose note creating the scent of both the rose petals and the green stems around them. A touch of Iris adds a hint of powder but overall the rose note is the star of the show.