It’s sweet, with the raspberry blended into the fluffy vanilla and iris. I get no tartness whatsoever from the raspberry, but I see some other reviews below disagree. This is very crowd-pleasing, so with the pretty bottle – I think it would make a great gift. Treat yourself to the Lancôme experience of luxury beauty.
Lancôme is a French luxury brand that mainly offers skincare, makeup, and fragrance. They were acquired by L’Oreal in 1964 and have been a subsidiary of the brand ever since. Simply put, Lancôme tests on animals where required by law. They also sell cosmetics in stores in mainland China, which means that they products were genifique likely tested on animals in the country. Any brand that tests on animals where required by law cannot be considered cruelty-free, since they willingly agree to pay for animal tests to be performed on their products. The fruity accords in top notes give it a sparkling touch but don’t let it become too fresh, just juicy.
Lancôme targets women in their 40s and younger women have become its new target market. Despite founder Armand Petijean’s assertion that Lancôme never advertise, today Lancôme is one of the top advertisers in the luxury beauty arena. Its ads can be seen in numerous publications worldwide, from Harper’s Bazaar to French Vogue. Lancôme’s ads have been shot by the leading photographers, including Peter Lindbergh, Mario Testino, Mario Sorrenti, Nick Knight, Steven Meisel, Brigitte Lacombe, Patrick Demarchelier and Dusan Reljin.
After that, this is a very vanillic scent with a ton of smooth heliotrope and some powdery iris. Right away, this reminded me a lot of This Is Her by Zadig and Voltaire– I think the heliotrope makes it smell slightly cashmeran and of course the vanilla makes it extremely rich and creamy. On my skin, this fragrance doesn’t really match the marketing– I think of this as a fall/winter gourmand, rather than a fruity spring scent. That said, it’s absolutely beautiful and I’m not at all surprised by anyone saying it’s their favorite from the line.
I had been eyeing it n spraying myself with it whenever I walked past it in John Lewis. I walked round my town centre on the last day before screwdown, saying goodbye to everything. I knew it would not just be 3 weeks n that it would be the rest of our days, that they would never let us back from this whatever.
As with all of the LVEB line, the projection and longevity are very good. Nothing groundbreaking or original, but that’s not really what you expect from Lancome. Overall this is a pretty, wearable, and mainstream-smelling perfume that I think many people would enjoy. I mostly get creamy vanilla, sweet raspberry and powdery heliotrope + iris, with a touch of benzoin. I also get a lot of tonka, but that’s not listed in the notes. I’m definitely picking up the iris, heliotrope and vanilla.
Reviewers swear by the EltaMD UV Clear Facial Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 46 that uses zinc oxide to protect the skin from the sun’s harmful UV rays. It also claims to calm sensitive or acne-prone skin with niacinamide, a B vitamin that promotes healing. Despite being a mineral sunscreen, it claims to blend into the skin for a transparent finish.
The best LVEB of the range, sweet, with rose, vanilla, amber very sensual, comforting. Fabulous dry down very long lasting, excellent projection. Definitely buying this, would have been perfect for Valentine’s Day but sadly not launched in my local store until next week. The gorgeous Julia Roberts in the video looks wonderful in the pink tulle dress with train. Reminds me a lot of Mon Guerlain original.
It reminds me of Oscar de la Renta Bella Rosa, unfortunately I had the same issues with that one also. Definitely the best to use in spring and summer. Sillage is moderate after the initial application. The dry down that kicks in at hour six or so lasts a long, long time- its still going strong the next day- and is really lovely. This phase is like a bonus; like a fragrance within a fragrance. La Vie Est Belle Intensement is not inexpensive, but you do get real value for money with its performance.