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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

City Oud
meets La Vie Est Belle Iris Absolu.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Patchouli

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with warm spicy; Eau de parfum leads with iris. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Dueto Parfums City Oud bottle
Dueto Parfums

City Oud

Concentration not recorded

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Lancôme La Vie Est Belle Iris Absolu bottle
Lancôme

La Vie Est Belle Iris Absolu

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20102023
Leading accordswarm spicy · oud · woodyiris · fruity · woody
Notes unique to this recordCinnamon, Saffron, Rose, Incense, Cedar, Agarwood (Oud), AmyrisBlack Currant, Fig, Orange Blossom, Orange Blossom, Jasmine, Iris, Gourmand Accord
Longevity / 54.10 · 40 votes3.65 · 925 votes
Projection / 42.92 · 48 votes2.51 · 921 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

City Oud

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

La Vie Est Belle Iris Absolu

Eau de parfum · US listing · Official product-page label; individual bottle size not specified

Alcohol • Parfum / fragrance • Aqua / water / eau • Linalool • Methyl anthranilate • Tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate • Ethylhexyl salicylate • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • CI 14700 / red 4 • CI 19140 / yellow 5 • CI 60730 / ext. violet 2 • Geraniol • Alpha-isomethyl ionone • Coumarin • Limonene • Citral • Citronellol • Benzyl alcohol • Benzyl salicylate • (f.i.l. : n70020514/1).

Source: Lancôme official US ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference N70020514/1

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed warm spicy and oud direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de parfum

Start here if the listed iris and fruity direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.