Lancôme La Vie Est Belle vs Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium
Lancôme
La Vie Est Belle
EDP · 2012
Olivier Polge, Dominique Ropion & Anne Flipo
Yves Saint Laurent
Black Opium
EDP · 2014
Nathalie Lorson, Marie Salamagne, Olivier Cresp & Honorine Blanc
What they share
4 materials appear in both.
Only in Lancôme La Vie Est Belle
Only in Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium
Main accords
Both accord profiles, side by side. What separates them most comes first; a missing bar means the perfume does not carry that accord.
Gender
La Vie Est Belle
Woman
Woman
Man
Black Opium
Woman
Woman
Man
A guide to how it's perceived, not a rule — anyone can wear any perfume.
La Vie Est Belle
Longevity
9/10
Sillage
8/10
Season
Occasion
Black Opium
Longevity
8/10
Sillage
7/10
Season
Occasion
La Vie Est Belle
Iris and praline: the noble meets the gourmand. Openly sweet, but held by a floral framework that keeps it from turning to candy.
Black Opium
Black coffee and vanilla over a patchouli base. Addictive, nocturnal, the signature of a generation.