The Black Friday deals are officially in full swing this morning, and it is the perfect opportunity for perfume fans to nab a bargain.
With three more days of sales until Cyber Monday, December 2, it’s worth checking if your favourite designer bottle is reduced. One retailer offering thousands of discounts on top-rated scents is Boots – with one “iconic” perfume now half-price.
Fans of the recently launched Lancôme La Vie Est Belle Iris Absolu Eau de Parfum can get a 50ml bottle for just £50, down from £100. That’s a cheaper deal than both Lookfantastic and Amazon where the same-size bottle costs £70 and £75 respectively.
First launched in 2023, Iris Absolu adds a “unique” twist on the French firm’s bestselling La Vie Est Belle. It uses a more concentrated form of the perfume’s famed Iris Pallida ingredient to create a fragrance that is “intense” and “alluring”.
Perfect for those who prefer a more bold scent, it also boasts “juicy” notes of fig accord and a blackcurrant blend with jasmine sambac. Deep notes of patchouli and gourmand accord provide a “warm” scent with “a lot of character”, according to reviews.
The bottle itself has also had an update, as it now features an infinite crystal design that will standout on your vanity table. At half-price for a striking bottle and scent, this is the perfect time to get a Christmas gift for the perfume fan in your life.
Averaging an incredible 4.7 and 98 percent recommendation rate from Boots shoppers, Lancôme’s La Vie Este Belle Iris Absolu has earned its own fans who have branded it as “high quality” and “unique” to anyone other perfumes on the market.
One five-star review read: “Literally my favourite perfume! In my opinion it has a very strong warm scent, it goes very well with my skin and lasts a long time. You can tell it’s high quality! This is my 2nd time buying this perfume! it lasts like a year for me!”
A second positive review of the perfume read: “It’s a bold scent tones down to a nice spice scent lasts all day! Wonderful!”
Another shopper penned: “I’ve been a huge fan of Lancôme perfumes, especially the original La Vie Est Belle, so I was beyond excited to try this! The scent is very unique to any others that I have. All of the notes blend so well together. In true Lancôme fashion, you only need a couple sprays for this to radiate and it is so long-lasting! 10/10 very pleased!”
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Another fan wrote: “Really nice scent, and strong and lasting unlike a lot of things I’ve tried.”
The intense update on the classic La Vie Est Belle hasn’t been loved by everyone, as one shopper who criticised the “strong” scent wrote: “The smell starts being lovely after a while, when you first spray it on it’s far too strong.”
Purchase Lancôme La Vie Est Belle Iris Absolu Eau de Parfum (50ml) for half-price at Boots here.
If you’re not keen on stronger scents, then the original Lancôme La Vie est Belle Eau de Parfum (50ml) is on offer for £66.50, down from £95, in Debenhams’ Black Friday sale.
For other designer scents on sale, the bestselling Calvin Klein CKIN2U For Her Eau de Toilette has been reduced from £62 to £18.04 on Amazon, while Jimmy Choo’s Flas Eau de Parfum is on offer at Superdrug for £27.50, down from £58.
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