L.12.12 Blanc Eau Fraîche Eau de Toilette For Him

I’ve been spending some time with this one lately, and honestly, it’s really grown on me. This might end up being my favorite cheapie in the collection right now. It opens up with a super refreshing blast of grapefruit and ginger that feels bright, zesty, and full of energy. There’s a crispness to it that immediately grabs your attention. As it starts to settle, that aromatic heart comes through with juniper and a soft lavender touch, keeping everything clean, green, and effortlessly fresh. The dry down brings in a light vetiver base that adds just enough earthiness without ever weighing the scent down. It stays airy from start to finish. This is the definition of a spring fragrance, very green, very fresh, and incredibly easy to wear. I actually wore this on Easter, and it fit the vibe perfectly. Clean, crisp, and put together without trying too hard. Performance is really the only downside. I get around 4 hours total with moderate projection for the first hour to hour and a half, then it sits closer to the skin. But at this price point, it’s easy to reapply or just go heavier on the sprays. Overall, this might be one of my best pickups of the year so far. Super versatile, super fresh, and just an easy grab when you want to smell clean and put together.

I sampled this last summer when I was purchasing Dior Homme Cologne as I was on a citrus kick at the time. Along with the name Fraiche, the lime green color of the juice, and the almost astringent fizzy blast of citrus indeed reminded me of a refreshing drink in the heat of summer. I almost bought it retail but decided to wait until it hit discounters. Got mine from Jomashop. If you like the original, and you like citrus frags in the heat, then you would dig this. Less florals, more citrus. Same performance or lack thereof and still has that hairspray harshness that the original has. If you can deal with that, and you're still interested, then I'd say it's worth the forty or so dollars to have this bit of flavor in your summer fragrance wardrobe. Update: Sprayed this on after a shower tonight and as it dried it actually slightly reminded me of Platinum Egoiste, a fragrance I have much experience with. Something about the lavender, vetiver, and almost metallic brightness of the citrus gave me that same feeling. They are each on an entirely different level of course, but I thought it was an interesting observation. Just sampled the recently discontinued Y Eau Fraiche and these two are similar to my nose.

In a word: it's a Gin-Lemon This is really nice! It opens with a mix of sweet and somewhat tart citruses, not at all dish soap or cleaner like, but very juicy instead. Reminds me of homemade lemonade. Those citruses stay in front for 45 minutes or so, leaving then room for the fresh blue notes to come through (to which my nose sadly goes blind quite quickly, so i cannot enjoy them for long). The blue notes are sweeter than most usual blue frangrances, minty and bright (is it the juniper?), leaning very young. For the first 2 hours, whenever you work up a sweat, the citruses unexpectedly come back, giving back fullness to the fragrance. After the 3rd, it becomes a faint skin scent (5 sprays total. It needs 8 sprays to actually perform). If you have long hair, i suggest you spray a couple of spritzes on them to have the fragrance last more! It's really not that heavy or cloying at all, it's enjoyable to have it so close to your nose If you get it for 30€ like i did, you can't go wrong. Don't pay 90€ for it!

@BrennenH If you have a weird experience with a fragrance that has nothing to do with the fragrance itself but still completely biases you against the scent, you can just like, not leave a review, you know that right? Why should the score for the fragrance be lowered for everyone reading this page because you had a gross roommate. No one else that comes here is going to have to deal with your roommate, they just want to know if this fragrance is good. I'm going to try to counteract your inappropriate negative rating with a positive one.

This is a softer, lighter, and, in my opinion, much better fragrance than Hugo Boss Unlimited. It's refreshing and invigorating, simple, and masculine. Longevity is to be desired but scent-wise this is great. I think it's very crisp but it doesn't have to be in the L.12.12 line, much less 'blanc'. Nevertheless, I do like it a lot and will consider getting a bottle if I have the chance. Not groundbreaking or anything, but recommended if you're a citrus enjoyer.

Refreshing and sporty fragrance. Zingy Citrus and Ginger with some aromatics behind it to smooth it out. Even though there's no listing of it I get a bit of a Mint Leaf accord, but that could just be how the Pickled Ginger note interacts with the Citruses, and Lavender. Has almost a cooling effect when you spray it on would picture using this on a very hot Summer day, or when going Sporting out to the golf course, tennis court.

Definitely extremely similar if not a clone of Hugo Boss unlimited but with better performance and more aromatic. Great warm weather refreshing scent that’s different from the same ole citrus they keep overwhelming us with. This is really great and enjoyable. The performance is good for about 5 hours before it disappears. Can’t see anyone being offended by this.

The stuff is so good on a sunny summer morning. It’s so fresh and uplifting. It’s funny how the color of juice will actually be in your head, but I do get that aqua green color when smelling it. I wear a ton of different fragrances to work and this is one of my most complimented. Give it a try.

A simple yet great smelling fragrance. Sometimes simple is all you need when you just want to smell good without a complex multi layered fragrance. It's a super juicy citrus with some tangy ginger and an ambroxan base. Only down side is longevity is lacking but I just over spray lol

This is one of my all-time favorite fragrances. Although the notes seem fairly standard, they come together in a way that is so delicious and that smells like nothing else out there. This is the best Lacoste fragrance in my opinion.

Very green and airy in the opening, and dries down to a fresh-sweet deliciousness. It's not a major mature release, obviously, but still quite classy. So, if you know what you're looking for, you can't go wrong with this.

I am not big fan of Lacoste perfumes, but this one took me by surprise. It is very refreshing in high summer heat. You will mainly get grapefruit, apple and ginger. Performance and projection are average.

I would pick this up if it ever hits discounters. A very refreshing smell that will put a smile on anyone's face. I also just want it because I really like the green clear bottle.

This one reminds me of the the CK one summer fragrances. Fresh top notes and semi-musky drydown. 7/10

Very nice fresh citrus fragrance, great summer and sport scent, but longetivity is not the best.

I think it gets hate because it's a Lacoste, it is actually very good. Grow up haters.

I really like this fresh spring and summer offering! It's got that snappy ginger accompanying a bright lemon punch on top. So clean and fresh. The too notes (which tend to linger all the way through the dry down) tends to have a sugary citrus that is perfectly balanced between brightness and sweet. The dry down is a creamy velvety citrus. Smooth and calming. This release somewhat reminds me of a lighter summer version of Bvlgari Wood Essence..... Minus the depth of the woods. Opening with sweet and sugared citrus..... Dry down soft and mellow. Longevity is just ..... Meh. However, it's cheap and and can be reapplied throughout the day. Not a total issue. Or, perhaps it's better than I think and I'm just noseblind after wearing it for so long. The bottle is beautiful with the green juice. Cap is cheap and white. Give it a whirl..... It's better than mediocre. It can be pulled off by most ages....

Lacoste L.12.12 Blanc Eau Fraîche for Him is a citrus, herbal, and aromatic fragrance. Its opening is citrusy and fresh, with a touch of herbalness. As it develops, the citrus blends with aromatic notes like lavender and some woody notes of juniper or cypress. Once it dries down, the scent settles into a base of ambroxan and woody notes. This fragrance is suitable for daytime wear during spring, summer, and early autumn, for casual occasions, school, outings with friends, and more. Its longevity on me was 8 hours, with a sillage that starts off moderate but then becomes close to the skin. This version of the Blanc line is very pleasant, like almost all Lacoste fragrances, although I expected the citrus notes to be more prominent, as in the Eau Fraîche version (with its green/yellow gradient), but it's more woody and fresh. Ideal fragrance for those who want to buy their first perfumes.

Smells really nice and fresh, but smells almost exactly like L12.12 Blanc Jeremyville edition that I already own. I don't wear the J-ville edition that often so didn't realize the similarity at first (I didn't try on my skin until after I bought it either, just the test strip). The main difference is that Eau Fraiche is just a little lighter/brighter, and has slightly less performance than the J-ville. I also have to say the J-ville ed. is better overall; however, this is one that you can't really go wrong with, very inoffensive and crowd pleasing type, for all ages due to the summery profile but would probably lean a little more youth-y. I would wait for discounters on this one. **Sidenote, I didn't even realize this was a "Blanc" flanker, bought at Macy's and didn't notice that on the box, and the juice is green so I had no idea**

It's like a grape remix of Dior Homme Cologne. While it has some deeper notes, it's a fresh fragrance in the end, for some it's very fresh and pleasant, but for some it may remind them of cleaning products with how citrus forward it is. Sure the drydown is a bit woody with the cedar, but for me it's just grape and nothing more. But hey, smelling like grape is better than smelling like nothing. That almost single note simpleness is something I really like sometimes, and grape is just a top tier fruit.