Eau de Lacoste L.12.12 Eau Fraîche

First off, I just love this cologne. It's kind of simple in that what you're getting is a lemon/green with musky woods and a touch of patchouli... but there's some sort of alchemy going on that makes the sum of the parts so much greater. I think that's in large part to the limoncello accord: a delightful sweet and sparkly touch. A lot of times a poorly done lemon note comes off as "cleaning solution", but this is so masterfully blended that it's just pure happiness and warmth. It has better performance than a lot of Lacoste fragrance; I get in the 6-7 hour range with 8-10 sprays and it does project moderately for about half that time. It's a heavily underrated warm weather stunner in my opinion. Lacoste kills it with the warm weather/sport scents. Previous poster said it was discontinued... I hope that's not the case!

This smells nothing like dolce and Gabbana light blue, it has no woodsy accords at all or salt. Anybody comparing it to Light Blue must have had their signups’ removed. To me this smells like a weaker version of Mercedes-Benz cologne/dior homme or possibly Versace man Eau Fraiche. When I say weaker, I mean much weaker. The lemon in this is addicting, such an amazing lemon. I just wish it was stronger, but it’s in the name “Eau Fraiche”, which means the perfume oil concentration is very low. I just scored this at Ross for $20, it was definitely worth it.

The opening is so delicious and uplifting that I'm more than willing to compromise on performance and sillage. It's a boring cliché to nag about fresh scents not lasting. I personally don't think I need to smell any deeper than this in the dead heat of summer. Just re-apply and be happy that you can get this for 30 bucks! :)

Awesome refreshing scent reminded me of Armani Mania but not as long lasting. Got a 175 ml bottle to fire at will as it needs some extra juice to keep the smell alive.

Ultra fresh and zesty. Clean with a lemony smell but with a clean linen quality. Only downside is longevity so u will need to apply more than usual on this one.