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Original
The backbone of Lacoste Original Parfum 100ml is frankincense, which is not a common choice at this end of the market.
The opening here is spiced rather than citrus led, which is unusual enough to notice. Cardamom comes first with its cool green lift and camphorous edge, ginger follows sharper and hotter, and the two of them give a dry, aromatic start that avoids the usual bright fruit entirely.
In the middle, lavender and frankincense do something quietly unusual together. Lavender is clean and herbal, the material men's perfumery has leaned on for a century, while frankincense is resinous, smoky and faintly cool, and it lends the familiar lavender a seriousness it does not usually carry. This is the heart of the fragrance in every sense.
Patchouli and tonka bean close it. Patchouli is earthy and damp with a bitter edge, while tonka bean comes in dry and toasted, with a nutty warmth that rounds the patchouli off. Six materials, composed by Anne Flipo and Tanguy Guesnet, and the balance between the smoke, the herb and the earth is what holds the whole thing together.
At eau de parfum strength this carries well for two or three hours before settling into a close, warm trail that will last the rest of the day. Cold weather suits it, evenings suit it, and it is aimed at men. A 100ml bottle makes sense for something you will reach for through the whole of a winter. The crocodile has been on Lacoste polo shirts since the French company started in 1933, the work of René Lacoste, who had been a champion at tennis, and André Gillier, an industrialist, and perfume followed later, in 1968 according to the firm's own record.
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