The original fragrance was developed by perfumers Anne Flipo, Olivier Polge and Dominique Ropion, apparently after three years work and five thousand versions. The idea was to create a perfume which personified simple elegance, natural beauty and allowed the wearer their "own vision of happiness". The first incarnation would form the basis for everything that followed and included top notes of black currant and pear, a heart of iris, orange blossom and jasmine, and a base of tonka bean, praline, patchouli and vanilla.
The original La Vie Est Belle in 2012 was designed to showcase the iris. You get a wonderful burst of citrus floral at the start before it warms up with the enveloping vanilla. This first version was released at a 22% concentration which is why it made such an impression. It was followed up with La Vie Est Belle L'Eau de Parfum Légère in 2013 which again used the same structure but added a note of white musk. This created a lighter version of the original but was interestingly not called an eau de toilette.
2014 saw two further releases in the form of a true eau de toilette and a parfum. La Vie Est Belle L'Eau de Toilette showcased a buttery magnolia whilst the L'Absolu de Parfum increased the iris and added rose to give a more powdery and woody aspect, at a whopping 33% perfume concentration! Hot on their heels La Vie Est Belle L'Eau de Parfum Intense joined the family in 2015. This was the first version to deviate away from the original concept. It added a tuberose, ylang ylang, pink pepper and hazelnut cream accord. The overall effect was a candied tuberose which combined sensuality with playfulness.
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