Eau de Lacoste L.12.12 Pour Elle Elegant

It's a refreshing smell and stays a lot longer than any expensive and branded perfumes out there. It's notes are not that heavy fragrance it's actually smells lighter that it's good to wear it all throughout summer and all day! Many complimented the smell and ask what perfume I was wearing. Its not overpowering and the smell stays to my skin still as if I sprayed it again. I've almost finished the bottle I'll keep this as a daily perfume.

I don't think this one (of the three new Lacoste scents) is particularly well named (it's a little too fruity to be truly elegant), but it is much nicer than the previous reviews led me to expect. Not only does it last a lot longer than many scents do (over 3 hours and I could still smell it clearly on my wrists), but it is a fresh and very pleasant scent. Fruity floral, yes, but not overly sweet - and that takes it out of the "young" category for sure. Older women should not be afraid to wear this. For me, the dominant notes are citrusy mimosa with a tiny hint of violet to keep it interesting. I can sort of feel cassis and pink pepper lurking in the background, but cannot clearly distinguish their notes. After about 4 hours the scent is still pretty much the same, but much weaker and more clearly floral than fruity.

It's a nice, safe scent, it smells very clean. I mostly get some delicate citruses and leaves from it, with a little bit of red pepper. Maybe also some very delicate flowers in the background. All in all, it smells like an inexpensive liquid soap. I appreciate the value of such scents - they're indispensable for certain working environments where strong scents are not welcome, for days when everything gives you headache or for outdoor trips when you only want to smell fresh and clean and enjoy the aromas of the nature, not necessarily your own perfume.

This somehow reads musky to my nose. Floral and musky. Certainly an interesting combination, since I don't find it to be a clean musk - more of a sweaty musk. It contains four of my least favorite notes, and considering this fact, it is amazing that I don't outright hate it.

I wear this to the Gym or when we go on country walks or I go swimming :) I associate this perfume now with the outdoors, exercise and feeling energetic. It's not ground breaking but that's not the purpose of this scent. It's fresh, clean and inoffensive.