Ultra Collection
La Vida es Bella Eau De Parfum
Eau de Parfum · 100 ml
$19.99
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From our own shelf: sold under its own name by the house that made it.
How it smells
Mapped on twelve accords, from the box.
We haven't put this one on skin yet — no scores, no measured numbers until we do. What the house publishes:
Decoded from the note list the house publishes.
Top notes
First 15 minutesBlack Currant
Aromatic / herbal
Listed by the house on the box.
Pear
Fruit
Soft, dewy fruit with a fresh-cut sweetness.
Heart notes
The next few hoursIris
Floral
Orris root — cool, powdery, carrot-and-suede.
Jasmine
Floral
White flower — indolic, heady, slightly animalic.
Orange Blossom
Floral
White flower — honeyed, soapy-clean, citrus-adjacent.
Base notes
What's left at the endPraline
Sweet / gourmand
Sugared nut — buttery and sweet.
Vanilla
Sweet / gourmand
Cured pod — sweet, creamy, balsamic.
Patchouli
Wood
Leaf — earthy, damp, slightly camphorous.
Tonka Bean
Sweet / gourmand
Almond, hay and vanilla in one bean.
Note list as published by the house. Descriptions explain the raw material itself — not how this bottle performed on us.
What our shelf has learned
From 1990 bottles and 21 logged wears in our own register.
How these notes have behaved on us across every bottle we've worn — not a measurement of this bottle.
- Vanillaon 220 of our bottles, 8 wornoften sits with Sandalwood, Amber, Musk
- Patchoulion 216 of our bottles, 6 wornoften sits with Bergamot, Sandalwood, Amber
- Jasmineon 213 of our bottles, 3 wornoften sits with Bergamot, Sandalwood, Musk
- Tonka Beanon 108 of our bottles, 3 wornoften sits with Bergamot, Sandalwood, Musk
- Orange Blossomon 104 of our bottles, 3 wornoften sits with Amber, Sandalwood, Musk
- Pralineon 30 of our bottles, 3 wornoften sits with Bergamot, Cinnamon, Musk
No measured longevity or projection logged yet.
Counted live from our register and wear logs.
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