La Vie Est Belle

Mostly sugary and rounded, closer to dessert than to fruit. Underneath that, juicy and ripe, like peach, berry or apple.

It opens on black currant and pear, moves through iris, jasmine and orange blossom, and settles on praline, vanilla and patchouli.

• black currant: tart purple fruit with a green, faintly sulphurous edge. Often labelled cassis
• pear: light watery sweetness with a green crispness

It lasts well and carries into a room.

Built from the note listing and the measured performance figures. We have not smelled this one.