L'Homme Lacoste

I’m editing this because I don’t think my initial review was sufficient. While I do feel this resembles coach for men, it by no means is the same scent. If anything it has the same overall feel - maybe the same base or something. Regardless, I hear everyone saying this isn’t anything new or exciting - and while, yes, I agree - it’s also the best of the genre. I agree that it falls into the same general category as sauvage, invictus, coach, Aqua Atlantic etc - but this does it way - way better. I promise you, if this had a Dior label - it would be the newest darling - “a much smoother, refined sauvage” - but, alas it is not. This will always be the forgotten sibling. Oh well - top notch release and better than the rest. Regardless of the note breakdown, this resembles coach’s newest release for men. While Lacoste isn’t as piercing, it definitely has a similarity. I find this one much more pleasant and smooth. I don’t smell rhubarb whatsoever - at least not the type of rhubarb I’ve smelled in other scents which feature the note. Instead, I get A warm, soapy citrus type smell. For people who enjoy invictus Aqua, coach for men and even sauvage - but are looking for something a little warmer and smoother than the previous three, I think this is a great option. 7/10

Amazing scent. Monster compliment getter...for like 15-30 mins. After that they’d practically have to be on you to smell it lol. It’s a really sweet creamy citrusy orange rhubarb scent. Just a touch of spice from the ginger and a faint woody background. Pretty linear scent. Great for summer as that would boost the performance a little bit. Lasts for about 3-4 hours on my skin and around 6 on clothes. Not too bad in terms of longevity, but the longevity and sillage is just almost none existent. Any age range can wear it, but I’d recommend it for someone younger rather than more mature. It’s got that very energetic active youthful vibe to it. Pretty much for any occasion in the warmer months, except for dressed up occasions. Great looking bottle. Overall rating: Scent - 10/10 Longevity - 5/10 Projection - 3/10 Sillage - 3/10 Compliments - 10/10 for the first 10 mins, then around 6/10 after that due to weak performance. Versatility - 6/10. Only works for warm weather, and DEFINITELY not for dressed up formal occasions. Presentation - 9/10 Overall rating - So hard to rate it cuz normally that performance it drag it down quite a bit. But I love this scent. To me it’s the perfect sweet citrusy orange scent. So imho I’m gonna give it a 7/10

I absolutely love the rhubarb/orange opening on this one. I wish it would stay longer. After 1/2 hour there's nothing left. Doesn't even dry down to anything I can detect. I'm puzzled about what others say it is like when it dries down, as those are fragrances I know and like. For me, just nothing. OK, then I spray on a whole lot more than I normally would, and several times. Seems to still disappear rapidly, and nobody notices it. However, puzzlingly, many hours later, like when I wake up the next morning, there's a slight remnant of it that lingers, that is sweet and nice, but that I didn't notice until then. And that's after some 10-12 sprays. Puzzling performance on my skin, obviously. Later update: Alright, ok, if I follow a different pattern than I normally do, it is not that bad. See, with most fragrances I like, I spray mainly on the trunk of my body, under my shirt, and I like how they interact with my skin and it is noticeable for others. But with something like this fragrance, that doesn't work at all. I have to put it all on the outside, several sprays on my neck and on my wrists, let some of it end up on my shirt, etc. Still not long lasting, but at least it is noticeable.

I get a powderyness from the almond, vanilla, and musk, that mixed with the cedar and citrus gives it an overall early formulation Dior Homme vibe. This is softer and weaker than Dior Homme 2011, and a more airy type of fragrance. You do need to go heavy with the sprayer (3-4x more) if you’re looking to get the same impact as something like Sauvage, although I do find Lacoste L’Homme to have decent noticeable 5hours+ longevity on fabric. Similar in to The One edt, but L’Homme has a little more style and more going on. It’s kinda like they took The One with its amber citrus vibe and added a powdery vanilla/almond note with more woods. This has its place if you’re looking for a versatile fragrance that’s soft and warm but not overpowering. Probably a perfect 1st date scent because it doesn’t have any harsh edges, it’s inoffensive yet more complex then The One, isn’t gonna burn anyone’s nose if they get too close, and by the time it starts wearing off you should be getting close up with your date.

I absolutely love this one! Grabbed this 100ml for a decent price at a Marshall's. One of the first colognes I bought actually getting into the frag community. After I got it before really giving it a just due wearing, I almost regretted getting it. Everyone online minus maybe Gent Scents was bashing it. So I gave it a test drive to see for myself. What did I find? Yeah. It's awesome. The rhubarb is prominent and makes this one stand out from other colognes but not in any offensive way. You aren't going to get beast mode performance. You will get a solid 4-6 hours of scent from it. I did 4 sprays at 2pm and was still smelling it at 830, but just barely. This will get you compliments though. Maybe not to the extent of something like a Sauvage, but you'll get noticed. Signature scent worthy! I'm still baffled that I heard on YouTube that this is nothing special and not unique. Bull, it most certainly is. So worth getting for the price!