La Vie Est Belle Vanille Nude by Lancôme

I love it! I adore vanilla, and this perfume has a gorgeous vanilla note. It lasts super well, just like we’re used to with LVEB.

It’s a delight.

It’s incredible; it’s the improved version of the original LVEB. It has a vanilla scent, and the sandalwood gives it more presence. The longevity is amazing; it’s a new perfume with a classic essence. I really liked it.

It’s like Mancera’s Coco Vanille but more musky and ambered. Very intense and sweet, but it gets nose-tiring. 100% for winter and fall. This line lasts and projects a lot, and this isn’t an exception. It’s not very youthful, maybe +35. It dries down drier and more musky after three hours.

This perfume is sweet and perfect for a pretty girl; without a doubt, people always ask me about and compliment any LVEB. That’s why I love Lancôme perfumes so much, but with this one, I feel it goes unnoticed, which doesn’t quite fit for me. Another thing I love about these perfumes is the mood they put you in just by smelling how rich they are. It’s perfect for everyday life because you’ll be noticed, but you won’t overwhelm anyone.

Nice? Yes. Did it blow my mind? Not at all. But I get why people might like it: it’s soft, clean, feminine, and sweet without being cloying or risky, so it doesn’t bother anyone. The intensity is mild. It reminds me of Vie Est Belle but toned down significantly. I see it as great for daily wear. Would I buy it? Not right now, since I already have plenty and it hasn’t won me over. But if someone gifted it to me, I’d use it happily. In fact, as a gift, it’s almost a guaranteed hit. The bottle is gorgeous.

How does it smell… it’s in my top 3. Sharing the spot with Givenchy Interdit Rouge and Chanel Coco EDP (scents that have nothing to do with each other). This smells like a pretty girl, a clean girl. I’m tired of vanilla, but this is the most beautiful one I’ve ever smelled. It doesn’t reach gourmand status (if you compare it to DG Devotion Intense or Lattafa Eclaire); it’s such a lovely vanilla that I drool when I wear it. Very creamy, wish it lasted longer on skin. Medium projection.

In the middle of this invasion of cloying, cheesy vanilla-musk scents we’re currently suffering through, this LVEB flanker turns out to be just another one of the same… though, of course, at a Lancôme price. It has nothing to highlight, absolutely nothing. It’s a flat-out mediocrity not worth commenting on further. My advice: if you like sweet, slightly powdery perfumes, go for cheaper brands; they all have their versions of these summer-and-McDonald’s-sundae-smelling fragrances (that’s the advantage of trends). The price they ask for this LVEB Vanille Nude is borderline ridiculous.

These soulless perfumes make me so sad. I received a sample and tried not to be prejudiced since it’s a flanker of one of the world’s most popular perfumes, BUT, I just can’t. I feel bad. And I feel bad for the fans because I don’t want to offend, and I understand tastes are varied, personal, and respectable. BUT, it’s so generic, so “perfumey”… Back 20 years ago, when perfumery was queen, king, and jack, and you had to make do with what you found at El Corte Inglés, this would have had an excuse. But if you understand perfumery as an art, as a means of personal expression, and not just a simple way to smell good, there’s nothing here. They stuff a formula into a donut-making machine (and a money-making one), churn out fifty boring designer perfumes, the latest flanker with a French-towel-like atomizer, and live to fight another day. With so many beautiful, original perfumes and independent houses and brands available to us, falling for this… well, not so much.

Very nice. It’s nothing like the original; it doesn’t seem to be from the same line, it reminded me of Cheirosa ’59 by Sol de Janeiro.

What a beautiful flanker! I own several LVEB bottles and this is one of my favorites, right up there with Soleil Cristal. It’s super vanilla but soft, powdery, and clean, thanks to the musk that gives it a refined facet. The solar accord adds warmth, making it an incredibly cozy version. I love wearing it on these early autumn days; it’s so comfortable.

I don’t understand all the negative reviews. I smelled it on the display stand on a Tuesday and bought it by Saturday. It’s incredible how it smells. I love very sweet scents, even cloying ones with vanilla. It’s curious: I didn’t like the original, but this new flanker is amazing. I’ve read you can find the scent elsewhere for cheaper, but honestly, I don’t know where. Vanilla is common everywhere, but you won’t find anything quite like this. I can’t even describe it well; it smells sensual, vanilla, and feminine.

I expected something else, maybe it’s just my skin, but all I smelled was iris and nothing else, super dusty 😞 and it didn’t last at all.

Which vanilla did it remind me of? The one from Scandal Intense. Maybe the solar aspect leans a bit yellow-floral, which is why it triggers that memory. It could also be that the vanilla is blended with almonds or tonka bean, because it’s literally a warm, enveloping vanilla. I catch a faint hint of the LVEB DNA in the dry down. With these two (Vanille Nude and Scandal Intense), I get the impression of a cheap perfume, like I’ve already smelled it before—could have been from any low-cost or catalog brand. It’s nothing new, but it would be a safe buy if you love cloying solar vanillas.