No. 10
in fragrance
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How it works.
60% would recommend
Why we ranked it No. 10 in fragrance
Sample
15 redditors with explicit opinion · 9 positive · 3 negative · 3 neutral
Score
0.637 — formula: 0.75 × % positive + 0.25 × pos/neg ratio
Confidence95% CI: 36–80% · the true approval rate falls in this range with 95% statistical confidence
Verdict
Recommended — ≥50% positive. Mixed but more good than bad.
Sources
r/fragrance, r/Perfumes
Lancôme · fragrance
Recommended
La Vie Est Belle Eau de Parfum
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TL;DR — Reddit consensus
A polarizing sweet floral that leaves a noticeable trail and inspires repeat purchases. Extremely popular, which means you'll smell like many other women.
What redditors love
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Leaves a noticeable scent trail that turns heads
“It left such a beautiful trail on her”
u/BeltAdorable · r/fragrance →
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Inspires loyal, multi-bottle repurchases over years
“la vie est belle was my first perfume and i went through one whole bottle, and currently i have one and a half bottles”
u/anthrogorl · r/Perfumes →
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Works well in rotation with other popular scents
“I'm currently rotating between La Vie Est Belle and Alien.”
u/Wombat_Aux_Pates · r/Perfumes →
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Popular classic with broad appeal for good reason
“La vie est belle is another that is definitely a popular classic for good reason”
u/creativitymess · r/fragrance →
What they don’t
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Extremely common — creates an inescapable scent cloud everywhere
“i hate that damn la vie est belle cloud since i was a teen”
u/strangefind · r/fragrance →
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Can smell different on different people's skin
“I own & wore LVEB for years, but she smelled different. Heads turned as she walked by.”
u/StreetMolasses6093 · r/fragrance →
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May trigger negative associations if worn by someone else
“Didn't hate the smell, just don't want to wear something that reminds me of her.”
u/in-queso-emergency-3 · r/Perfumes →
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Direct quotes
What 15 redditors actually said.
Top 6 by confidence shown — expand below for the rest. Click any to open the original on Reddit.
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u/ImpossibleCustomer99
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r/fragrance
I love La Vie Est Belle by Lancome so sooo much but a bottle would cost me an arm and a leg.
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u/strangefind
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r/fragrance
i hate that damn la vie est belle cloud since i was a teen
B
u/BeltAdorable
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r/fragrance
La Vie Est Belle Rose Extraordinaire Lancôme! It left such a beautiful trail on her
I
u/in-queso-emergency-3
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r/Perfumes
Didn't hate the smell, just don't want to wear something that reminds me of her.
A
u/Amartena
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r/Perfumes
I am a basic b with a basic taste that really likes Black opium, La vie est belle, Donna born in roma OG and Green stravaganza
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u/StreetMolasses6093
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r/fragrance
I own & wore LVEB for years, but she smelled different. Heads turned as she walked by.
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"I didn't like the scent. But it was what I had so I'd wear it anyways."
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"la vie est belle was my first perfume and i went through one whole bottle, and currently i have one and a half bottles"
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"men are wearing La Vie est Belle. Pure propaganda...."
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"La Vie Est Belle and Versace Donna Born in Roma. No shame. You smell good"
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"La vie est belle is another that is definitely a popular classic for good reason"
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"Lancome Le Vie Est Belle was already on the "overused" list"
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"Some of these don't smell great on me, but smell like wonderful on other people."
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