C'est la vie! 1990 Eau de Toilette

C'est la vie! (Eau de Toilette) by Christian Lacroix
Bottle Design Véronique Monod
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7.3 / 10 86 Ratings
A perfume by Christian Lacroix for women, released in 1990. The scent is floral-spicy. The longevity is above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Floral
Spicy
Woody
Fruity
Powdery

Fragrance Notes

CarnationCarnation TuberoseTuberose AldehydesAldehydes Orange blossomOrange blossom OsmanthusOsmanthus BenzoinBenzoin CedarCedar AmberAmber CassiaCassia HeliotropeHeliotrope JasmineJasmine MuskMusk PatchouliPatchouli PeachPeach PineapplePineapple RaspberryRaspberry RoseRose SandalwoodSandalwood Ylang-ylangYlang-ylang BergamotBergamot IrisIris VanillaVanilla

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.386 Ratings
Longevity
8.460 Ratings
Sillage
7.552 Ratings
Bottle
7.258 Ratings
Submitted by Lobelia, last update on 22.04.2024.

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8
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8
Longevity
9
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ElysaShades

58 Reviews
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ElysaShades
ElysaShades
Top Review 14  
May the noble donor of samples feel snogged...
...because I was really happy about this.

Just so he slides schöon into the nineties but he still smells very strongly after Eighties. Where... not so typical. We all know the aldehyde opening but then it will not be warm oriental like Poison or Obsession but spicy and flowery. Tuberose, carnation with a certain warmth of benzoin, amber and a little sweetness that actually reminds of raspberries... but a certain scratchiness resonates. Like a stuck chypre prelude. Nice and prickly, but without citrus fruits. It reminds me more of pepper. And this prickly thing gets stronger and stronger with time. When the flowers have faded after about 6 hours a very heavy and somehow smoky base of a lot of carnation, some patchouli and probably also black pepper and possibly even some incense remains. This is a food that takes getting used to compared to the modern mainstreamers. But I like that.

The bottom line here is a typically hopelessly old-fashioned women's fragrance. but somehow not. I have not yet experienced this grater base in its form. In this respect, the name is well chosen. Life is sometimes hard and sometimes soft, but always intense.

The durability is really enormous. 12 hours is zero problem. And the fragrance defies even the deepest sub-zero temperatures.

But when can you wear one of these these days? (ALWAYS IF MAN WILL!!!!) I'd say C'est la Vie is for big shows. Who's going to the opera ball this year? I could imagine that the scent on the right lady could even be intimidating. At least at the base. But he's so elegant. Now of course I remember Meryl Streep in the showdown scene of "Der Teufel trägt Prada" again. It really doesn't get any clearer and more clichéd anymore. Well, girls, even if you're on it too... And if not (like me), but think that peppered patchouli carnation is THE thing, dare you! That's aura to spray on.

So where do I get a bottle now?
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BronxBeauty

58 Reviews
BronxBeauty
BronxBeauty
Helpful Review 5  
Perfume for bubble skirts, big hair
Gotta hand it to Christian Lacroix: This tuberose-heavy fume is the olfactory equivalent of his famous late 80s bubble skirt-- kooky, impractical, overblown, a hot mess with too many notes competing for attention in each tier of its fragrance pyramid. Kind of lovable for all that.
2 Comments
5
Bottle
7.5
Sillage
7.5
Longevity
7
Scent
AmySourbutts

84 Reviews
AmySourbutts
AmySourbutts
Helpful Review 4  
Big and Beautiful
I remember the first time I smelled this in the early 90's, and I thought it smelled like nothing I've ever smelled. I know some may find it loud, but if you use this sparingly, it smells classic. It's probably not something I'd wear to work, but sometimes you want a fragrance with presence. It's got a lot of notes , but they go together. I also don't find this dated because it's well-balanced, and like it or not, big is still with us now (Flowerbomb and Alien, for instance). The sillage and longevity are great with this, so a little goes a long way.

Maybe I'm crazy, but I even like the quirkiness of the "heart" bottle.
0 Comments
7.5
Bottle
7.5
Sillage
7.5
Longevity
8
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Isabelle1

47 Reviews
Isabelle1
Isabelle1
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Just found a bargain...
I know this is once again a fragrance that often is not liked by other people. But I love it....an Early nineties I already had, I am so pleased I just won another bottle eau de parfum at eBay at a good price compared to other prices some people ask. I love it and will use it ofcourse and.... I even see it as an investment, I am often so surprised when I see the high prices of the good discontinued fragrances, even used ones. I feel happy due to the bargain..
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5
Pricing
7
Bottle
8
Sillage
7
Longevity
3
Scent
MrsGuerlain

288 Reviews
MrsGuerlain
MrsGuerlain
1  
Such a pity!
I find the bottle nice. The design is fun - some may find it a bit too macabre - and therefore I expected a lot of this scent. Unfortunately, unlike the flanker C’est la Fête!, this does not smell nice. It is a quite horrible mix of notes with the wrong intensity in all cases. I would so much like to love this. But it does not work for me. Not on my skin. What a pity…
283/365
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Isabelle1Isabelle1 8 years ago
7.5
Bottle
7.5
Sillage
7.5
Longevity
8
Scent
I was looking around in my perfume closet and I took since a long time C'est la vie Eau de parfum and I really do love the smell on me
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PipettePipette 10 years ago
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"C'est la vie" - Eau de Parfum or Eau de Toilette?
I got in on ebay. Reliable seller. But, nevertheless, the top notes have a bit turned. I am enjoying it for its vintage value, but I have better ones and in the future I will buy current perfumes.

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