La Vie est Belle L'Éclat L'Eau de Parfum 2017

Sarajk
12.10.2021 - 04:08 PM
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9
Bottle
9
Sillage
9
Longevity
7.5
Scent

Orange Blossom Bomb

Sweet, sweeter, L'eclat! I love the original, and was looking for a suitable flanker for summer. Many reviews described L'eclat as more citrusy, fruity and fresh. That sounded exactly what I was looking for. I still wavered between the edt and the edp, but then decided for the edp, because I just love perfumes with very good shelf life.

The name fits like a glove, because it is actually a small Eclat when you spray it on for the first time. He just bubbles over with sweetness! He is sweet, felt the sweetest fragrance in my collection and for me almost too much. So much that I can't wear it in spring and summer, it gets too stuffy for me. A little sad about it, I then put it in my closet to test it again in cooler weather and give it another chance.

Don't get me wrong, the scent is really nice, but it's very different than I had imagined. Definitely not citrusy to me, although it does have a slight freshness when sprayed on. But the orange blossom! That really blew me away at first. It really jumps out at you. At the beginning there is a slightly pungent note, which you have to get over or see first... Because that keeps with me also still quite long.

The fragrance is very present and much sweeter than the original. Eclat has nothing in common with the original m.M. after, but is a completely independent fragrance. This may please many, especially those who do not like LVEB, I had actually but something else expected.

Well, today I wore it again and must say that I still find it very powerful, especially in the beginning, but now get along better with it and that is definitely related to the cooler weather with me. When I wore it today, I felt comfortable with it, feminine and I could notice it throughout the day.

Before writing my own review, I was browsing the forums and discovered that many are reminded of JPG fragrances when it comes to Eclat and when I saw that, scales fell from my eyes! It's definitely that very present, super sweet orange blossom or sweetness that you find in JPG as well. You have to like that of course, for me it's actually a bit too much of a good thing sometimes.
I can also definitely understand the comparisons to Alien. Both have the same presence & fill a room.

Longevity & sillage are very good. The scent is very sweet, very "perfumey". A bit the fragrance reminds me of a classy department store or perfumery, where all kinds of scents mix together.
At the same time, it is very elegant, very feminine, you definitely stand out with it. My husband found him spontaneously really great, while I still had to sort ?
I have to say that I like it better now than I did at first, but I will use it up in autumn/winter, I wouldn't recommend it for warmer weather. I find the fragrance beautiful I am also still not sure if the fragrance fits me 100%. Would I buy it again? I don't think so, because it's a bit too sweet/pungent for me & too far away from the original.
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