La Rive Queen of Life 2014

La Rive Queen of Life is a fragrance that was released in 2014.

Perfumer: The fragrance was created by Sophia Grojsman

Scent: Queen of Life has a sweet-gourmand scent. The fragrance pyramid includes top notes of blackcurrant and pear. The heart notes include orange blossom, iris, and jasmine. The base notes are vanilla, praliné, tonka bean, almond, and patchouli

Longevity: The longevity of Queen of Life is above-average

Bottle Design: The bottle was designed by Charles Boussiquet

Marketing: The fragrance is marketed by L’Oréal

Isabella Rossellini: The iconic actress, model, and spokesperson for Lancôme, Isabella Rossellini, was much more than just the ‘face’ of this fragrance. She was involved in the process of choosing the final version of the fragrance

Popularity: Queen of Life has become a loved fragrance by many women across generations

My personal comment: Talking about La Rive, maybe many people will think that there is a classic old perfume which is called that made by Saint Laurent. But, La Rive is a brand from Poland and some of its perfumes are sold in German supermarkets, and they are kind of rare in North America, so the prices here are more expensive than in Europe.

This perfume is considered the cheap one of La Vie est Bella by Lancome. Indeed, when I smelled this one for the first time, it was similar to La Vie est Bella, maybe around 90% similarity. But there is something that it does not mimic enough to make sure it is totally like La Vie est Bella. Such as it doesn't have the deeper layer like La Vie est Bella, and the base scent doesn't have the stable praline scent too. The bottle is also kind of cheap, the top is made of plastic and the spray doesn't have too many components too. So, the Queen of Life by La Rive is a good choice if you really like La Vie est Bella by Lancome but cannot afford it. It does make the most of the feeling of La Vie est Bella but still has not reached its soul. Also if you want to get some other popular perfumes' scent, I introduce you to take a look at some other perfumes by La Rive too. But if you are wealthy enough and can afford those original popular perfumes, I still recommend you to support them more.