La Vie est Belle L'Elixir Very Cherry

This is pretty! I get some leather notes. It does smell like a tart mug of hot cherry tea i agree with the reviewer below. I think this would really work for cold days, its a winter scent to me. I absolutely love the LVEB Elixir with the rasberry and leather notes. This smells similar but I prefer raspberry so for me this is maybe 2nd in line. the cherry is a sweet berryish note thats not harsh, its easy to wear and I don't really like most cherrries. The oud is not strong it is more like a black tea brewing or incense. Im hoping for some magic vanilla to emerge in the dry down but it seems to need a sweeter note. I also get pipe tabacco smoke for some reason which im not mad about it.

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Ok all *cracks knuckles*. Just tested this at Macy's. Three sprays on the tester card, one on my wrist. Overall I think that LVEB fans might like this flanker a bit better than L'Elixir and it is worth the sniff...but I'm not sure if it's enough of a difference to appeal to either the pro L'Elixir camp or the anti-L'Elixir camp. My first thought when I sprayed this flanker was, "wow this smells a LOT like the other L'Elixir." It opens with a whole lot of cherry that initially leans mildly towards feeling synthetic, but not in an unappealing way. You start to notice the differences in the drydown. This one projects slightly less than L'Elixir, but not by a very noticeable amount. I would catch whiffs of the fragrance on my wrist while out shopping. It's less linear than L'Elixir, with a definite scent journey. I can catch a hint of the original LVEB here and there in the mid stages. The oud leans a bit animalic at times during mid drydown, but just barely. Later stage drydown is a very nice balance between the cherry and the oud; the cherry note does have some lasting power. I really enjoy catching whiffs of this; it seems like a really well crafted flanker. The oud ultimately dries down to a very mass-appealing oud. Ultimately, I like this! But I just bought a full bottle of L'Elixir (I really love the interplay of raspberry and cacao) and I prefer that version of LVEB a bit more. Additionally this flanker is too similar to L'Elixir to justify the purchase. But ultimately I think this is a very appealing flanker that is better balanced than L'Elixir and will appeal to discerning noses.

The cherry is quite strong in the opening. It's far from a candy cherry, and it's certainly not the fresh kind. It's a bold, dark red cherry. Over the last few years, cherry notes have improved greatly in perfumes. This one is actually convincing. It has a juiciness to it that is very appealing. However, the cherry does lean a bit medicinal for the first 15 minutes. It's definitely a fall perfume. This is the first LVEB flanker that I enjoy. That is because it is devoid of the LVEB DNA. It doesn't have any feminine sugariness to it like the original does. There's nothing floral in this either. You just get that black cherry and then it melds into the base of the perfume. However...the base doesn't read like oud to me. It's a very sterilized, clean Western oud that smells more like a wispy smoke note. Very light and easy to wear. It might actually be the violet leaf that I'm picking up, a la Fahrenheit. If you're a LVEB fan, I'm not sure if you'll enjoy this one as a blind buy. The performance could be better. It's a bit sheer. It wears 5 hours on skin with 3 sprays. I do find that the cherry is unique in this, even compared with recent designer cherry perfumes. It's different from Lost Cherry, Coach Cherry, Kayali Burning Cherry, I Want Choo Forever, etc. It falls in the smoky cherry category. It didn't quite "wow" me. I think it could've gone heavier on the oud or incorporated some tonka or florals for complexity. (I tested it at Macy's. It came in recently)

I got my hands on this new release today and I am testing it on my skin. The scent is familiar! It is very close to the new D&G Q Elixir which is more purring with softness and warmth. Indeed not that far from Sweet by Lempicka! Which I might prefer. I expected a deeper fragrance from this intense hue of the bottle - a cherry coke at least. But this is a cute cherry about the strength of Vanilla Nude. The violet leaf softens the fruit and I feel no oud whatsoever. The bottle color is lost on it. Seems perfect for spring and summer, just in time for the fruit crops. And it is too innocent for the evening. Lasts decently with gentle projection. A pity it is not deeper. Very girly release.