Lancôme
La Vie Est Belle
Eau de Parfum · for women · Launched 2012
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Scent profile
Share of people who describe it this way
How it wears
Share of votes by people who wear it: 20,400 votes, FragDB structured dataset.
- Longevity
- long lasting40% of votes
- Scent trail
- strong42% of votes
- Season
- winter53% of votes
- Time of day
- night51% of votes
All votes
Longevity · 16,182 votes
- very weak2%
- weak4%
- moderate24%
- long lasting40%
- eternal30%
Sillage · 16,109 votes
- intimate5%
- moderate29%
- strong42%
- enormous24%
Season · 20,400 votes
- winter53%
- spring30%
- summer17%
Time of day · 18,800 votes
- day49%
- night51%
Sillage: how far the scent is noticed by people around you. Season and time of day allow several answers, so shares there are of all answers given.
Notes
Top notes are the first minutes, heart is the next hours, base is what stays.
Top notes
Heart notes
Base notes
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About Lancôme La Vie Est Belle
Perfumers: Dominique Ropion, Anne Flipo, Olivier Polge
La Vie Est Belle is a sweet, powdery fragrance with a warm, woody undertone, a Lancôme eau de parfum from 2012 composed by Dominique Ropion, Anne Flipo and Olivier Polge. Sweetness is what almost everyone notices first; about half of wearers also call it woody, powdery and warmly spicy.
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La Vie Est Belle is a sweet, powdery fragrance with a warm, woody undertone, a Lancôme eau de parfum from 2012 composed by Dominique Ropion, Anne Flipo and Olivier Polge. Sweetness is what almost everyone notices first; about half of wearers also call it woody, powdery and warmly spicy.
It opens with pear and blackcurrant, a brief juicy brightness. Orange blossom and jasmine then give a soft white-floral glow, and iris adds a powdery, slightly cosmetic texture. The base is where it settles for hours: vanilla and praline bring a dessert-like sweetness, tonka bean rounds it off, and patchouli keeps it from turning sugary with a dry, earthy edge.
Most wearers find it long lasting, and a fair number say it simply does not fade. Its presence is usually reported as strong, so a little goes a long way. It is voted overwhelmingly for winter and autumn, and worn by night and by day in roughly equal measure, which makes it a cold-weather scent for someone who likes to be noticed.
Lancôme La Vie Est Belle — Parfica open fragrance database
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Quick answers
How much does Lancôme La Vie Est Belle cost in Spain?
From €49.96 for 30 ml at Perfumería Comas. Other sizes: 50 ml from €69.90. Price from one partner shop in Spain, checked daily, unchanged since 27 Oct 2026.
Which sizes are sold?
30 ml, 50 ml.
What does it smell like?
Mainly sweet, woody, powdery and warm spicy. It opens with black currant, pear; the heart is iris, jasmine, orange blossom; the base is patchouli, praline, tonka bean, vanilla.
Who makes it?
Lancôme (France). Part of the LA VIE EST BELLE collection. Launched in 2012. The perfumers are Dominique Ropion, Anne Flipo and Olivier Polge. Concentration: Eau de Parfum. Marketed for women.
How long does it last?
People rate its longevity as long lasting and its sillage as strong. Based on 16,182 wearers’ votes.
When to wear it?
Most people wear it in winter and autumn, mostly evenings.
How is it rated?
7.3 out of 10 from 35,391 votes on FragDB structured dataset.
Where does this data come from?
The rating and the votes on longevity, sillage, season and time of day come from FragDB structured dataset. Notes, accords, perfumers and release data come from the ScentGlade catalogue (shared with the Olfactory app) and its editors. Prices and stock come from the partner shops’ own product feeds and show the last update date.