Spicy pink-pepper-coated raspberry is the strongest fruit note on me. Like with the original, there is a soft & creamy vanilla present through all of the fragrance, with adds a creamy & fluffy sense of sweetness and warmth. The amber & patchouli blend is also quick to develop, so whilst this is a sweet fragrance, it's a more adult spicy heated kind of edge to the sweetness.
The biggest callback to the original edition is that the floral notes in the heart are powdery and just provide a fairly subtle background for the iris to shine & be boosted up by. The heliotrope, orange blossom & jasmine are all clearly definable, but apart from rose and perhaps magnolia, I can't begin to guess any other florals that might be in the blend.
The fragrance turns ever so slightly nutty, sweeter & creamier as the benzoin and sandalwood develops - the backdrop is vaguely reminiscent of a vanilla latte, with almond milk. Whilst the iris note does eventually quiet down, the combined powderiness of the floral notes remains and softly fades away with the base notes.
Key scent notes: raspberry, pink pepper bergamot, heliotrope, orange blossom, jasmine sambac, vanilla, iris, benzoin, patchouli and sandalwood.
I wouldn't wear La Vie est Belle Intensรฉment in warm/bright weather as the excellent sura & longevity [we're talking 10+ hours & an aura of up to a few feet away], paired with the sensation of spiced heat in the scent notes can be too much for migraine-prone me. I'd say this is definitely a fragrance for autumn/winter.
Since getting my bottle of La Vie est Belle Intensรฉment I've not felt the need to replace my empty bottle of La Vie est Belle - its too soon to say if it will be a longโterm replacement, but for the foreseeable future it's a definite hit.