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.

All I really notice with this one is tuberose. It's a heavy floral, which I normally would not enjoy, but I like this one. It's different. As others have said, it's not your grandmother's outdated floral perfume, and there is something decidedly goth about it. Someone said this is reminiscent of a funeral, and I agree. It's a funeral home in New Orleans. Somehow it manages to be fresh and green and heady and dark, all at once. When I wear this, I feel a little bit dark and unusual myself.

A well-done tuberose that gets an earthy-sweet anchor from the cardamom. As it goes on, I can smell a little of the jasmine and hibiscus, but the tuberose is the star of the show. Beautifully crafted, I love the miniature sample bottles with their descriptions on the side. Reminds me of Jungle Gardenia by Coty upon first spray, from the late 70's/early 80's. The only drawback with many of the Tokyo Milk creations is they lack longevity and sillage, which is true on my skin for this one.

First shot is a burst of floral, but quickly I get the distinct notes and even a fruity undertone. As I let it soak in and waft off of the back of my hand, I'm feeling like I'm still wearing Tommy Girl from last night, but this might be more subtle. Lots of similarities, however. I might do a hand-by-hand comparison. three or four hours into the test it has settled into a gorgeous vanilla/honey tone. Super light and close to the skin. I'm still thinking about how much I like this...

I am not a big florals gal, but this one is just too pretty to hate. The tuberose and jasmine come together perfectly, creating the atmosphere of the white floral night garden, a place for moths and bats to do their nightly dance. The cardamom comes through as a subtle underlayer of spice, to boost the scent into elegance. This would layer beautifully with a subtle sweet scent (Lush's Rose Jam perhaps? Midnight tea in the night garden anyone?).

A pleasant basic tuberose & jasmine blend with plenty of indoles. I don't know about this being or not being an "old lady perfume". It lacks the creaminess of the grand tuberose perfumes like Fracas, but it's very floral. It has some grounding dryness, which makes it a little more "modern" and may make it more wearable for some people. It isn't a unisex blend in the standard mode, but my boyfriend prefers to wear jasmine & tuberose himself.

To me this is a dark floral. I expected for the tuberose to take over, but on me this is less of a floral bouquet and more of a spice bowl. I smell woods, and cardamom sweetened with jasmine, and something of a dirty musky nature, with somehow still remaining soft and clean. Great lasting power and awesome sillage. This is a warm and comforting fragrance. I like it! I also think it would smell fantastic on a man.

I get zero cardamom from this, which was a littl disappointing, but I do get the tuberose and jasmine very prominently. I would wear this on its own or mix it with Tokyo Milk's Everything & Nothing--I tried that combo this evening and I think they actually balance each other nicely, each providing what the other lacks.

Smells like something else probably because the jasmine note dominates this fragrance. This is nice for jasmine fans. I don't usually like Jasmine fragrances. This one is nice though not overpowering or rude. Notes on the bottle are - white Tuberose - cardamom - Hibiscus - jasmine

nothing about this is dark or death like. sweet tuberose. the tuberose isn’t heavy or gross. it’s light, bright & refreshing. citrus & pear hard candy. agree with the stevia comparison also

This is a nice floral. It's kind of sweet and fruity on me. I like it, but it's not what I was expecting. I can see wearing this on a bright sunny day. Lol, not very dark at all!

Big white floral, very little spice. I like it well enough, but compared to say, Tokyo Milk's No.79 Destiny, the spice is negligible and the white florals predominiate.

Smells a lot like velvet tuberose from bath and body works. I wish it had more cardamom. This is one of the most agreeable scents in the dark line, floral and easy.

Exactly what I want when reaching for a white floral. Verdant like morning dew on Snow White's floral-lined coffin. Love to layer it with Do Son hair mist.

Dark floral perfume because of cardamom, but I do not know if it's unisex, all-female to me.

Smells like dried rose petals to me. Pleasant, not super complicated.

the dry down is nice, and all of the notes hold pretty strong throughout wear. it is very tuberose-forward, but is somewhat sharp, and even comes off as soapy to me at times, similarly to the way patchouli drys down soapy on my skin. It almost reminds me of linen/fresh cotton scented dryer sheets. I don't agree with the spicy accord as listed, the cardamom honestly comes off as more earthy than anything. It's definitely unique but don't buy unless you are ok with a very strong tuberose punch. UPDATE: this perfume has grown on me so much, once I got used to the floral aspect I love how the clean scent shines through.

This was one of the first fragrances I started with. I bought the roll-on version, and since then, I haven't quite found something since. If you're looking for something unique, this may be worth trying. The fragrance SCREAMS night time on my skin and lacks the awful overpowering floral notes that so many others have. It's similar to the light feeling in your lungs like you're outside spray painting.

i love tuberose, but this is too sweet and fresh for my personal tastes. i like darker and/or spicier scents. i though the cardamom might spice it up some, but not enough for me, and it seems like more of a watery sort of tuberose, while i prefer the heady, waxy ones.

This is really interesting! It's simultaneously thick and light. The sillage is minimal, as is the lasting power, unfortunately, but what you get here is worth the price for the experience and you can afford to spray with a heavy hand. ($36 for 2 ounces). The jasmine is very natural, and the spices here are minimal and blended so well that they're hard to identify. I definitely smell the hibiscus influence (one of my favorite notes), and it's an interesting addition that gives the whole composition an imagined waxy texture - vaguely reminiscent of a crayola crayon. It does have that bubble-gummy feel that a lot of jasmine/gardenia scents conjure up, but it's not too obvious, and the waxiness keeps it from being too predictable. There is a slight sharpness to it - almost a hairspray note to my nose, but it's subtle, and honestly, I get that from every white floral from Fracas to Michael Kors to Monyette Paris so it could very well just be a personal association with me. If you've tried Madonna's Truth or Dare and want something lighter, more affordable, more modern, and housed in a classier bottle - this is for you! It was a blind buy and I'm not disappointed. My only wish is that the spices were more prevalent. I think this one could have been a masterpiece with a touch more cardamom - or cinnamon! I rarely layer but I may end up experimenting with this one. By the way, I agree with the reviewer below me - definitely not an animalic floral! EDIT: A friend asked if I had used hairspray with a shocked look on her face (I never use the sticky stuff), so the hairspray note wasn't just in my head. I offered it to my mother, who loves white florals and couldn't detect the hairspray note at all.

The sweet, powdery, green cardamom and the sharp green hibiscus leaf combine to form...STEVIA-at least it smells to me like what stevia tastes like. An artificial, nondescript, green sweetness. To make matters worse, the screechy, industrial jasmine note takes this artificial sweetness and shoves it up into my sinuses and throat where it has been sitting there for an entire day after one whiff. I almost completely hated this perfume, but when I took a closer whiff, I got a different scent-an absolutely gorgeous, spicy green tuberose (probably the hibiscus leaf giving that spice to the white florals). I don't know if this perfume was transiting during too much heat or she reformulated it or it's just me that smells this plasticky green sweetness. But I just hope to god it settles down and that gorgeous, spicy green white floral I detected comes through and shines because other than that off-putting sweet note, I really love everything about the aesthetic of the brand: the sleek, black bottle, the floral design pattern on this one, and the name of the perfume 'la vie la mort'....it's one of the very few perfumes that don't embarrass me with tacky bottle designs and wannabe-niche naming that I can't disclose to people. Also not sure if this one is phthalate-free...I know Bulletproof and a few others had phthalate-free listed in their description. These perfumes need to have more transparent ingredients lists, cause they just say 'alcohol, fragrance, and water'....and we all know the 'fragrance' could be anything really.

I love TokyoMilk's Song In D Minor, but I have never tried any one of their scents from the Dark line. This one is my first. I was drawn to La Vie La Mort because I love tuberose and jasmine, and at first spritz, the tuberose scent is strong and wonderful. However, at least on me, the dry down settles into a light tuberose mixed with a leafy scent (hibiscus leaf?), and it's not as floral as initially introduced. The leafy scent does give the fragrance a "spicy" kick, which may be the "dark" angle the perfume may have been going for (La Mort, perhaps?). Otherwise, it isn't as dark as probably the other fragrances in the line. All in all, while I still love the floral notes the scent initially opens with, La Vie La Mort No. 90 may still have to grow on me. I may layer it on with some of my body sprays in order to amplify the tuberose note a bit more, but otherwise it is still a lovely, if not unusual, fragrance. 8/10

Basically my perfect tuberose. I'm not generally a fan of tuberose but when it's done right it is glorious to me. Creamy white flowers with nutty cardamom and green and musky hibiscus leaf. It is reminding me of something I've smelled before - almost has a slightly shampoo quality which may make sense since the juice of hibiscus leaves are a major ingredient of many hair care concoctions like shampoos and conditioners. But this connection is definitely not something I'm sure of. The thing that I'm finding about TMD products, like many others, is that they are very weak on sillage and lasting power. I think part of it is you're supposed to buy the accompanying cream with it. I think that is a little gimicky admittedly but I'm tempted to buy the cream because I like the smell so much.

The nocturnal tropicals. This is an interesting contemporary tuberose-cardamom perfume. It's almost 'green'... almost mentholated... almost hair spray-ish... but it doesn't really go there. I think that hibiscus notes add lotion-y, tropical, balmy, soft buttery aromas... and help to keep that tuberose in check. It's intoxicating; think tropical island nights, exotic night-blooming flowers, fresh breeze, earthy cardamom. Clean, slightly camphoraceous, with a hint of aromatic spice. Simple, easy to wear, with good longevity/soft projection. There's also some cold, natural sweetness of jasmine flowers, like a soft whisper. Cute bottle/packaging is a bonus.

I'm not a big fan of tuberose but because I do enjoy it in Michael Kors, I'm always thinking I should give it a try in other fragrances. This is pretty much just a simple and easy tuberose scent. Its a lot tamer than a vast majority of the tuberose out there, so I guess you could call this Tuberose Light. I think that might be the work of the jasmine, cleaning the tuberose up a bit. I don't get spice from this at all, just a touch of cardamom and a whisper of something that I suppose you could describe as fruitiness from the hibiscus. Its nice and fairly simple, very safe for a tuberose I'd say.

They had this for a really good price on Amazon. Having enjoyed every other Tokyomilk dark l purchased it as a blind buy. The first time l sprayed it I hated it. It smelt like garbage- food garbage with something rotting. I gave it another try about a week later and could now identify the tuberose and jasmine but it still smelled like tuberose and jasmine plus vomit ( kind of a bilious smell). I guess its my body chemistry. Who knows- if l wait another week it may smell different yet again.

Very tropical in the opening -- hibiscus is prominent the first half an hour. Then there is a touch of extra sweetness from the tuberose, but mostly a slightly indolic jasmine. I don't get much tuberose at all it is very understated and adds some depth and sweetness to the composition, but it's never in the spotlight. Excellent light white floral for summer, I can't think of a better floral scent for a beach party or sweltering summer day!

It's a good thing I like tuberose! I wish I could get more of the cardamom and hibiscus notes, it seems they are overpowered by the tuberose. The jasmine peeks out just the littlest bit. I've noticed with the Dark line that the fragrances themselves are good, but sillage and longevity are very poor. I hope they reformulate with higher concentrations.

The first blast I get from this is a huge, slightly creamy Tuberose which in only a few seconds is accompanied by Hibiscus Leaf and Cardamom I believe... It has a dark, aromatic edge that smells almost earthy/inky to me. Longevity and sillage are moderate. It's nice, but I prefer Tuberose fragrances to be less aromatic and more sweet & creamy.

I don't know if its the name of the frag or what but only one thing comes to my head when I use this: funerals. I`m not a big fan of straight up florals but weirdly I kind of enjoy the funeral smell of this one (LOL!!). On my head this is a very dark scent, when I wear it I think about goth girls and poetry, arts and dim light spaces.

Notes: White Tuberose, Cardamom, Hibiscus Leaf, Jasmine A really beautiful scent. Sweet and fresh. Supposedly unisex, but I agree with others here that it's a bit more feminine than masculine as it is very floral from the tuberose. Overall a great scent for people of all ages, but in terms of gender maybe a little better for women.