Lancôme welcomes a new fragrance to the La Vie Est Belle collection: Soleil Cristal. La Vie Est Belle by Lancôme first appeared in 2012. Far more than a classic perfume, it was above all a conviction, a promise of happiness, an invitation to success. Buoyed by this powerful and optimistic message, La Vie Est Belle instantly ranked among the most popular fragrances on the planet.
In 2012, the house of Lancôme decided to write a new chapter in its history by creating a perfume that is now world-famous: La Vie Est Belle. Devoted to radiant femininity and happiness, this fragrance took little time to secure a prime place in women's perfumery. On screen, La Vie Est Belle is also embodied by a leading actress: the seductive Julia Roberts. Once again, in 2021, the beautiful actress appears set to lend her face to a new creation. La Vie Est Belle reinvents itself and becomes La Vie Est Belle Soleil Cristal. Here is our review of this fragrance.
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A new exotic facet joins the Lancôme collection
Until now, Lancôme expressed its idea of happiness through compositions that were always very floral, romantic and feminine. This time, while flowers are still ever-present, a new notion enters La Vie Est Belle Soleil Cristal: exoticism. Thus, this fragrance seems to come from distant lands, constantly bathed in sunshine. After all, what better way to bring a smile to women's faces than by offering them sunshine every day of the year? From then on, La Vie Est Belle Soleil Cristal resembles a comforting warmth that soothes the body. This time, optimism takes over and the face of the woman wearing this essence lights up more than ever.
Rigorously selected raw materials
To create this fragrance, as with each of its other perfumes, the house of Lancôme relied exclusively on high-quality raw materials. At first, there is mandarin. Sweet and tart, it resembles candied fruit, bringing a typically oriental freshness to this fragrance. Then, the traditional iris of the La Vie Est Belle collection is here overtaken by ylang-ylang. This is, in fact, precisely where the more sun-kissed facet of La Vie Est Belle Soleil Cristal comes from. This suave, sensual sensation continues into its base, through a pairing of coconut and vanilla… A guaranteed change of scenery!
La Vie Est Belle Soleil Cristal, the return of Lancôme's emblematic bottle
From here, all that remains is to discover the bottle of La Vie Est Belle Soleil Cristal. And here again, Lancôme has relied on sun-kissed brilliance. The shape of its bottle remains identical, and it is still a modern reinterpretation of Lancôme's legendary “Sourire de Cristal,” first created in 1949. For its La Vie Est Belle Soleil Cristal edition, it is nonetheless illuminated with a new lacquer, which has the particularity of playing with light and giving rise to countless reflections in its glass walls. Its holographic finish is absolutely fascinating. To complete the whole and bring more lightness to this visual, a small silk chiffon ribbon shaped like wings is attached to its neck. Through its visual as much as through its message or its fragrance, La Vie Est Belle Soleil Cristal carries us toward a radiant elsewhere. It is an ode to cheerfulness!