La Vie La Mort

Absolutely love this. Very affordable for a parfum. So utterly fresh and lovely for summer/spring. An utterly refreshing break from all the typical synthetics sold by every fashion house. This smells like what it says it will. It smells like the actual flowers listed in the notes. The opening is such an appealing, addictive zing of cardomom and florals. It truly leaves me wanting more, and this is someone who finds most fragrances never quite right or downright boring. The dry down fades to pure fresh florals which linger for a few hours, and the addictive opening sadly fades quite quickly. This is truly a luxury and a refreshing spritz for a warm day. It will fit in your purse and not break the bank. And it also will never bother you as most fragrances inevitably will just by nature of being synthetic and needing harsh chemicals to make them cling and project. I would add that this is completely different on skin then it is on paper. The above review is on skin, and the pure creamy floral stage lasts for quite a while. But on paper the sweetness in the opening lingers much longer. On skin this really isn't a sweet fragrance at all but more fresh, natural and creamy. Refreshing is the operative word. Love!

Bombastic, delicious and irrefutably loud tuberose defines this juice, making it both ideal for those who appreciate a pronounced tuberose note and also for those who love Amarige by Givenchy. Because this fragrance is extremely close to Amarige, with a slightly less soapy note which prevents it from being a total dupe. But: it’s close. Very close. Spraying Amarige on one arm and then this on the other confirmed that Amarige smells a bit more animalic—a bit more armpit meets soapy florals after not washing for a week, but again, not by much. The real difference between the two juices is in the longevity: Amarige has the staying power, the audacious tenacity, whereas La Vie La Mort starts to soften perceptibly after 4 minutes. Still, if you love Ropion’s Amarige as I do, you will very likely feel the same for this sweetly nuclear juice. On those days when you want to blast everyone and everything with ecstatic olfactory glamour, just layer them together and leave them speechless (or unconscious) in your perfume supernova sillage. God knows, I’ve done it—no regrets there. Longevity: 7/10 Scent: 9/10 Sillage: 9/10

Update: I've been wearing this for a few months now and I have to say this is mainly tuberose and jasmine. I do get a bit of hibiscus, but the tuberose and jasmine really steal the show. I'm still in love with this, btw! Got this for Christmas from my husband, and wow! So unique! It's this delicious blend of florals, a hint of citrus, and hint of spice, and a hint of something creamy-ish (I'm just learning so bear with this review, haha!) I'm usually not a huge fan of spice or citrus, but somehow this fragrance is perfection for me. The one con is that it doesn't last very long, unless you buy the complimentary lotion, in which case it can last around 4-5 hours on my skin. Although, keep in mind, my skin does not hold fragrance well to begin with, so it may last better on others. A very well done fragrance! UPDATE: This fragrance has made me fall in love with Tuberose. I love the smell of it and am looking for a long lasting Tuberose perfume... suggestions?

Something in this reminds me very much of the much-missed Fame by Corday. I think it's the tuberose ... It's an unusual, deep tuberose with an umami-like earthiness. I like LVLM very much, and it lasts forever on my skin. Update: I've been pondering why LVLM reminds me of Corday's Fame. Something in LVLM gives it a slightly amber note - would the cardamom do that? Cardamom is has a sweet, resinous scent with a tinge of bitterness ... "amber" in perfumery is also sweet and resinous no matter how it's formulated. Perhaps it's that amber, jasmine, and tuberose combination that invokes Fame by Corday in my memory. It's also slightly oily, in a fresh, not rancid way - like argan oil is in so many hair products. I'm really going to have to revisit Fame. If I can find a sample or decant of it, perhaps I'll be able to clarify what I'm smelling. Or it will prove that my memory isn't very good!

This is NOT a dark scent. I'm guilty of getting too wrapped up in the sales pitch of this line. I'm even trying to figure out why they named their scents the way they do. Maybe I look at the idea of "dark" wrong? La Vie La Mort is a lovely coconut tuberose fragrance. It opens with what I thought was orangey citrus but is instead the hibiscus. That fades in seconds to be replaced by the very coconutty tuberose. Perhaps too much coconut on me. It smells like suntan lotion, but nicer and more grown up due to the tuberose. Not bad on longevity (around 4 hours) and sits moderately close to the skin. Not a bad choice for school or office. No, I take that back - it will remind you of vacations at the beach and you won't want to be in school or the office! A good pick me up if you get the winter blahs and want to dream of an escape to summertime.

This is one intriguing line of perfumes I must say. It first caught my eye at Sephora while sniffing around. The black flacons called out to me, then the sans serif font along with the vintage illustrations and last but not least, the names. I only took a whiff at three and I was taken. La Vie La Mort starts out as a deep tuberose fragrance with a splash of jasmine. After the initial bomb of white flowers calms down you feel like you're wearing a completely different perfume. It feels a bit manly, even. Cardamom comes out screaming loudly along with the hibiscus. Take a longer sniff and you get a blend of spices and flowers. Definitely stands up to its name.

La Vie La Mort starts out super sweet and creamy, like vanilla & flowers, but in only a minute or two, the sweetness fades to sharper notes - leaves, cardamom and jasmine - after a few minutes. I am guessing the tuberose is the source of the strong creamy floral scent, but I wouldn't know, having never smelled tuberose on its own. I have samples of both the perfume and the handcreme, which smells much more strongly of jasmine. La Vie La Mort is similar to, and plays nicely with Tokyo Milk's French Kiss (tuberose, gardenia, vetiver, mandarin), which I have in a bubble bath.

I'm totally digging this! Its an awesome white floral to wear any time of the year. Its fresh when you first spray it on. I got a lot of hibiscus the first 15 min or so before it wore off it gave it an exotic almost tropical vibe. Then it turns into a awesome slightly heady white floral. The cardamom totally pulls the tuberose and jasmine together which keeps this from just being another white floral! La Vie La Mort is kind of liner but it doesn't bother me and great lasting power on me. Its not dark at all to me and I find it to be quite fun! ^_^

Ah, refreshingly beautiful, exotic floral. Definitely a "take me away" kind of perfume. I find this to be much more natural than Fracas; very impressive for an inexpensive perfume. There is a dark quality about it that's hard for me to put my finger on. It could be the cardamom, but there is something else about it that is dark, almost leathery. It's very, very subtle. It's this dark quality that makes me think it could be quite divine on a man. For men who are wanting to wear an exotic floral, I'd say to give this a try for sure.

I loved this from the first sniff. I was sure I will dislike it due to tuberose, I normally try to avoid it. But here it is subtle and so well blended and with a greenness to balance it. Mysterious, dark, warm and sits close to skin. Very “me”. I wish longevity would be better and i have to test it some more times due to tuberose, but I want a bottle anyway. I love the name as well.

not at all a granny floral!! this is a youthful, PUNK ROCK, tattoos and shocking red lipstick floral. this is tuberose that is bright and sexy and colorful. one of my absolute favorite perfumes from the TM dark collection. hands down. and i am a TUBEROSE purist. this'll make ya swoon!!! LOVE!

My four year old daughter and I sprayed this on our wrists for the first time and she said “ohhhhh it smells like juicy flowers!” And she 100% nailed it. Juicy flowers. It’s quite lovely. Longevity leaves something to be desired. Maybe 2 hours and the juicy flowers were gone without a trace.

There was something really familiar about this fragrance when I first sprayed it ... an oily, almost caramelized tuberose. I think I've put my finger on it - it reminds me of Fame by Corday! Need to compare the notes.

One of the most beautiful perfumes, it smells like falling asleep in a rainy garden. i love this scent-one of my favorites

Tokyo Milk LA VIE LA MORT is primarily a tuberose perfume, with a dusting of cardamom and a detectable dose of jasmine. I do not myself smell anything animalic (or indolic) in this composition, but I do like what I smell. Although this tuberose is very feminine, it's quite a bit less flamboyant than the ultimate diva tuberose perfume, FRACAS. Still, it is feminine, so guys should definitely try before they buy. To my nose, LA VIE LA MORT is a calmer, gentler tuberose perfume--neither very green, nor very buttery--with just enough cardamom to mark it off as distinct, imparting as it does a very slightly oriental demeanor and ever-so-lightly powdery texture. I am not at all sure that I detect any hibiscus, but perhaps it is blending seamlessly with the other components to produce what is indeed a pleasing perfume. If you are big on tuberose, you should definitely give this remarkably low-priced, natural-smelling creation a sniff. I like it a lot.

I am amused to read the goth/funeral references in some of the previous reviews. My inner wanna-be Goth would love for this to smell like a funeral, but it doesn't smell like any I've ever been to. I find La Vie La Morte to be a fairly interesting floral. It is richer than some of the 'white florals' I wear but it doesn't have the truly dark edge of, say, Bulletproof or Excess. It is delightfully NOT sweet or sugary. The floral (tuberose?) is classically feminine without smelling like a little girl fragrance. This strikes me as a very nice summer fragrance. It is light enough not to cloy in the heat and soft enough to pair well with cotton dresses. Maybe this is the fragrance for a Goth Lolita? It is frankly feminine but in an off-beat sort of way.

Tuberose for the tuberose fearful. La Vie La Mort ... perhaps by the name one might expect something dark and brooding? or something that transforms from life to death going from green and fresh to indolic and almost rotting? NOT EVEN CLOSE. This is a light green fresh very NATURAL sweeter tuberose with a creamy sweet jasmine. It is not heady and actually easy to wear. Nothing indolic here. The hibiscus is noticeable, especially at first, it makes the scent more sharp. Tuberose is more on the bubblegum side, but its not heavy at all. Jasmine is creamy and rounds out the scent. I don't get tons of cardamom but I do notice it there in the background. Very likable pleasant scent. it is very alive, there is no death here.

Love this! This is not an old-lady floral, rather a light, fresh, young woman in France floral. It's really nice. I first smelled it a local boutique, (and I was there to buy a different perfume that I had smelled the week before actually) and I saw this and the description looked nice since I love jasmine and flowery scents (as long as they don't smell like they're from the 80's!) and I just couldn't get enough. I would definitely recommend this if you like a nice light floral. Oh, and the sprayer is nice because a fine mist comes out rather than a big wet spray. By the way... animalic?? I don't see it. And I also don't think this is something I would recommend for men. Very light and feminine, in my opinion.

I had La Vie La Mort as the shea butter hand lotion and absolutely loved it. There was something smoky, a little dusty, but also a floral headiness to it. Recently, Sephora started carrying the Tokyo Milk Dark line and I picked up a decant of this same scent in a perfume. It must have been the added element of shea butter that made the lotion stand out more to me, because worn on my skin as the perfume, it barely lasted and didn't impress me as much. It's not unpleasant - it's a lovely little daytime "gothy" perfume. It has a blend of weird and sophisticated that I love. But it hardly lingers and that is why I'll probably stick to it as a hand lotion.

$14.95 from Nordstrom Rack. Gotta love a bargain :) The opening is white floral with what I guess is the hibiscus leaf (a slightly vegetal spiciness?) simmering on the back burner. During the dry down the semi sweet cardamom eclipses the florals. It actually becomes very masculine imo, so I would encourage guys to try it out! Today was pretty humid and it transformed pretty quickly into cardamom, but trying it again at night has the cardamom playing nicely with the florals. Overall, the sillage and longevity were both weak to moderate.