La Vie Est Belle L'Éclat
Lancôme · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2017
≈ $125 · 3.4oz · approx. retail
A fresher, more floral interpretation of La Vie Est Belle created by Anne Flipo, Dominique Ropion and Claire Liégent in 2017, with bright citrus and white flowers over a soft vanilla-iris base.
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French · 97 in collection
Acclaimed IFF perfumer known for technically masterful, opulent scents.
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Anne Flipo is a French master perfumer at IFF, where she has worked since 2004 and earned the rare Master Perfumer designation. Born in Picardy, she is admired for luminous, natural-feeling florals and her work across both designer and artisanal lines.
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Claire Liegent is a French perfumer who trained at ISIPCA and apprenticed at IFF under Pierre Wargnye and Dominique Ropion; after years at IFF across Paris, New York, Grasse and Sao Paulo she joined the Takasago Fine Fragrance Studio in 2023, and she co-founded the Parisian niche boutique Nose.
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