Heritage and beauty house · 
France · Since 1935
Lancôme
FranceSay it LAHN-kohm · from the Château de Lancosme in central France
A French skincare and makeup house that began with perfume; La Vie Est Belle is among the world's 15 best-selling perfumes, by its owner's count.
Armand Petitjean founded Lancôme in France in 1935 as a perfume house and launched its first five perfumes that year at the Brussels World's Fair; skincare followed in 1936. L'Oréal has owned it since 1964.
Owned by
L’Oréal, since 1964. Lancôme makes its own perfumes. Checked September 2026.
Where this comes from
The sentence · loreal-finance.com · fr.wikipedia.orgThe story · loreal.com · en.wikipedia.orgOwned by · en.wikipedia.org · loreal.comThe perfumes that made it · en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org · nstperfume.com
9 of the 10 perfumes its own site lists are here.
In many of its perfumes
Best known
La Vie Est Belle2012 · Eau de ParfumFor women · wearers say womenJuicy pear and blackberry over powdery iris and orange blossom, sinking into spun sugar, vanilla and patchouli.
Idôle2019 · Eau de ParfumFor women · wearers say womenBergamot, juicy pear and pink pepper over clean rose and jasmine, drying to white musk, vanilla and patchouli.
Trésor1990 · Eau de ParfumFor womenA powdery, peach-tinged rose with apricot blossom, lilac and iris, warming into amber, sandalwood, musk and vanilla.
La Vie Est Belle L'Elixir2024 · Eau de ParfumFor womenSparkling raspberry and bergamot over velvety violet and rose, settling onto cocoa butter, leather and cedar.
La Vie Est Belle Vanille Nude2025 · Eau de ParfumFor womenSunny jasmine and bergamot over glazed Bourbon vanilla and a hint of iris, settling onto creamy white musk and sandalwood.
Miracle2000 · Eau de ParfumFor womenJuicy lychee, freesia and pink pepper over peony, rose, magnolia and ginger, drying to jasmine, musk, patchouli and amber.
Trésor Midnight Rose2011 · Eau de ParfumFor womenJasmine, peony, blackcurrant and pink pepper over rose and raspberry, drying to cedar, vanilla and musk.
La Nuit Trésor2015 · Eau de ParfumFor womenRaspberry, lychee and bergamot over black rose and incense, drying to Tahitian vanilla, patchouli and papyrus wood.All 9 here
9 perfumes · the best known first
La Vie Est Belle2012 · Eau de Parfum · For women · wearers say women · Premium $$$Juicy pear and blackberry over powdery iris and orange blossom, sinking into spun sugar, vanilla and patchouli.Idôle2019 · Eau de Parfum · For women · wearers say women · Premium $$$Bergamot, juicy pear and pink pepper over clean rose and jasmine, drying to white musk, vanilla and patchouli.Trésor1990 · Eau de Parfum · For women · Premium $$$A powdery, peach-tinged rose with apricot blossom, lilac and iris, warming into amber, sandalwood, musk and vanilla.La Vie Est Belle L'Elixir2024 · Eau de Parfum · For women · Premium $$$Sparkling raspberry and bergamot over velvety violet and rose, settling onto cocoa butter, leather and cedar.La Vie Est Belle Vanille Nude2025 · Eau de Parfum · For women · Premium $$$Sunny jasmine and bergamot over glazed Bourbon vanilla and a hint of iris, settling onto creamy white musk and sandalwood.Miracle2000 · Eau de Parfum · For women · Mid-range $$Juicy lychee, freesia and pink pepper over peony, rose, magnolia and ginger, drying to jasmine, musk, patchouli and amber.Trésor Midnight Rose2011 · Eau de Parfum · For women · Premium $$$Jasmine, peony, blackcurrant and pink pepper over rose and raspberry, drying to cedar, vanilla and musk.La Nuit Trésor2015 · Eau de Parfum · For women · Premium $$$Raspberry, lychee and bergamot over black rose and incense, drying to Tahitian vanilla, patchouli and papyrus wood.
Idôle Peach 'N RosesEau de Parfum · For women · Mid-range $$Sparkling red berries over juicy peach, drying down to a velvety damask rose.Its perfumers here: Anne Flipo and Dominique Ropion (2), Shyamala Maisondieu, Nadège Le Garlantezec and Adriana Medina, Christophe Raynaud and Antoine Maisondieu, Christophe Raynaud and Amandine Marie, Alberto Morillas, Anne Flipo, Sophia Grojsman. 1 of its 9 don’t name one yet.