La Vie Est Belle Intense

Mostly sugary and rounded, closer to dessert than to fruit. Underneath that, toasted and dry, like hazelnut or almond skin.

It opens on pear, pink pepper and currant buds, moves through iris, tuberose and ylang-ylang, and settles on whipped cream and hazelnut.

• pear: light watery sweetness with a green crispness
• pink pepper: light rosy pepper that sparkles rather than burns

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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