Lacoste
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The plum arrives immediately—not dried, not subtle, but fleshy and almost cloying alongside tart grapefruit and bright bergamot. This is fruity sweetness masquerading as fresh citrus, the apple adding a crisp edge that never quite takes hold.
Cardamom surges forth with genuine spice intensity, warming the previously bright composition considerably. Juniper adds herbal dryness whilst cinnamon deepens the profile into something positively aromatic, yet the underlying sweetness from the fruit persists underneath like a creeping countermelody.
The performance here is whisper-quiet, with vanilla and rum notes creating a honeyed, almost caramel-like sweetness anchored by cedar and sandalwood. Labdanum adds dark, resinous depth, resulting in a soft, intimate base that barely projects beyond the skin—pleasant but decidedly ephemeral.
Lacoste Pour Homme occupies that peculiar territory between fresh sport and creeping sweetness—a fragrance that promises restraint but keeps surprising you with its indulgent underbelly. The opening assault of plum and grapefruit initially reads as crisp and citric, the bergamot providing that requisite Mediterranean sharpness, but there's an immediate fleshiness to the plum that prevents this from being a austere fresh fragrance. It's ripe, almost jammy, suggesting overripe fruit rather than the sparkling citrus of minimalism.
What emerges once the fruit settles is where Pour Homme reveals its true character: a spiced warmth that's distinctly un-Lacoste, almost medicinal in its cardamom intensity, with juniper adding a slightly herbal, almost gin-like dryness. The cinnamon and pink pepper create genuine heat—this is no timid aromatic whisper but a proper aromatic-spicy heart that gives the composition backbone and personality.
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