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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

La Vie est Belle L'Elixir
meets French Kiss.

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

Shared ground

Raspberry · Rose

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

The distinction

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

At a glance
Lancôme La Vie est Belle L'Elixir bottle
Lancôme

La Vie est Belle L'Elixir

Eau de parfum

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Guerlain French Kiss bottle
Guerlain

French Kiss

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de parfumConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20242014
Leading accordsfruity · sweet · ozonicpowdery · fruity · vanilla
Notes unique to this recordLiquor, Calabrian bergamot, Violet Leaf, Leather, Cacao Butter, CedarwoodLitchi, Violet, Heliotrope, Vanilla, Orris Root, White Musk
Longevity / 53.63 · 1,555 votes3.05 · 250 votes
Projection / 42.48 · 1,522 votes2.36 · 361 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.

La Vie est Belle L'Elixir

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

Alcohol • Parfum / fragrance • Aqua / water / eau • Alpha-isomethyl ionone • Tris(tetramethyl-hydroxypiperidinol) citrate • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • CI 15510 / orange 4 • CI 17200 / red 33 • CI 42090 / blue 1 • CI 60730 / ext. violet 2 • Linalool • Geraniol • Coumarin • Farnesol • Limonene • Hydroxycitronellal • Citral • Citronellol • Hexyl cinnamal • Benzyl alcohol • Benzyl benzoate • Benzyl cinnamate

Source: Lancôme official US ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

French Kiss

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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

Eau de parfum

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

Concentration not recorded

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