Top Notes 
Grapefruit
Italian bergamot
Ozone
Vervain
Melon
Heart Notes 
Fig
Iris
Violet leaf
Cardamom
Thyme
Birch leaf
Lavender
Base Notes 
Cypress
Gaiac wood
Sandalwood
White cedar
Ambergris
Bamboo wood
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Lacoste? - Yuck!
Back then - in the 80s - Lacoste was our absolute hate brand. Whoever showed up with it had already lost. The Lacoste polo was bought when the son of a bourgeois family wanted to wear something sporty! Lacoste was for the guys with side parts who were focused on getting into the best university and the most beneficial student fraternity - basically, the type of guys who always chose the back entrance with the professor.
Opportunism as a way of life - what fits better than a mindless polo shirt adorned with a tiny, slimy reptile?
By now, this image has somewhat faded - the polo shirt can be seen on all sorts of people who just can't think of anything better. The same goes for the often meager fragrances from Lacoste - what remains is a lack of imagination and the desire not to disturb further.
With the three L.12.12 fragrances, the concept of the four colorful pony scents from Ralph Lauren has been copied. Like those, these are mostly boring and average in every respect: typical designer fragrances that are probably cheap in terms of cost and are meant to fit the brand's image.
After a quick preliminary test on paper strips, L.12.12 Green seemed to be the most interesting of the trio. L.12.12 Green has the thin grapefruit note typical of sporty fragrances, which smells somewhat synthetic and lingers far too long for a citrus note. It is enhanced with a subtly used melon or cucumber-like freshness. Herbal-green notes are present but not easily identifiable. Behind it all is a dry, dark, and almost sensual note, perhaps a cheap amber. It scratches a bit at first, so L.12.12 Green takes a little time to develop. But then it turns into a nice, pleasant fresh scent with even a bit of depth, which, well, doesn’t disturb further.
To be honest, you don't expect much from Lacoste. Given that, L.12.12 Green is almost exciting and sexy, though not too much. One should add a small dose of office sweat to that. I wonder if that will be useful for Mr. Müller from accounting when he has to use all his charm again at nine in the morning at the ID badge office?
L.12.12 Green is a simple, affordable office scent that is wearable for everyone. In the Lacoste online shop (models with side parts!) you can get the 30 ml for a still reasonable €40. And so we must acknowledge that Lacoste has not quite succeeded with this perfume in reconnecting to its former image.
Opportunism as a way of life - what fits better than a mindless polo shirt adorned with a tiny, slimy reptile?
By now, this image has somewhat faded - the polo shirt can be seen on all sorts of people who just can't think of anything better. The same goes for the often meager fragrances from Lacoste - what remains is a lack of imagination and the desire not to disturb further.
With the three L.12.12 fragrances, the concept of the four colorful pony scents from Ralph Lauren has been copied. Like those, these are mostly boring and average in every respect: typical designer fragrances that are probably cheap in terms of cost and are meant to fit the brand's image.
After a quick preliminary test on paper strips, L.12.12 Green seemed to be the most interesting of the trio. L.12.12 Green has the thin grapefruit note typical of sporty fragrances, which smells somewhat synthetic and lingers far too long for a citrus note. It is enhanced with a subtly used melon or cucumber-like freshness. Herbal-green notes are present but not easily identifiable. Behind it all is a dry, dark, and almost sensual note, perhaps a cheap amber. It scratches a bit at first, so L.12.12 Green takes a little time to develop. But then it turns into a nice, pleasant fresh scent with even a bit of depth, which, well, doesn’t disturb further.
To be honest, you don't expect much from Lacoste. Given that, L.12.12 Green is almost exciting and sexy, though not too much. One should add a small dose of office sweat to that. I wonder if that will be useful for Mr. Müller from accounting when he has to use all his charm again at nine in the morning at the ID badge office?
L.12.12 Green is a simple, affordable office scent that is wearable for everyone. In the Lacoste online shop (models with side parts!) you can get the 30 ml for a still reasonable €40. And so we must acknowledge that Lacoste has not quite succeeded with this perfume in reconnecting to its former image.
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