Who doesn’t appreciate a divine aroma wafting into our senses, tickling our minds reminding us of how joy smells?
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You know, the one that gets your heart aflutter thinking of that special someone causing an immediate endorphin release leaving you helpless to the cheesy Cheshire grin.
The best Lacoste colognes have a way of stopping time in its tracks, allowing you to take each moment in one by one. With subtle tones and clean concepts, they make for a successful multilayered experience.
The Favorite Lacoste Colognes
Here are the top options for Lacoste colognes.
- Lacoste Style and Play
- Lacoste Eau de Lacoste L.12.12 Magnetic
- Lacoste Pour Homme Eau de Toilette for Men
- Lacoste L.12.12 Blanc Pour Lui Eau De Toilette
- Lacoste Essential Eau de Toilette for Men
- Lacoste Red Eau de Toilette for Him
- Lacoste L.12.12 Noir Pour Lui Eau de Toilette
Lacoste Style and Play
Unfortunately, Lacoste Style and Play are discontinued, but some bottles still circulate through retail sites like eBay.
Lacoste Style and Play was created in 2004 by Annick Menardo. This balanced concoction was a sweet and fruity base and a spicy note. Its layers delved deep into its layers, showing a green apple, cedar pine tree aroma. It wasn’t the most natural apple scent, but still a satisfying one. It was a longer-lasting fragrance for any occasion without overpowering.
The younger and older generations alike both tended to gravitate to this Lacoste cologne equally. The mild yet musky aroma lasted hours, and it didn’t take much to do the trick.
Style and Play came in a beautiful red and clear glass bottle with ribbed sides and a red-lined cap, making for a proud display. The distribution and atomizer worked well, and Lacoste Style and Play was a youthful and vibrant scent that was not too damp and earthy but a leafier trail.
Lacoste Eau de Lacoste L.12.12 Magnetic
Immediately out of the gate, Lacoste Eau De Lacoste L.12.12 Magnetic has a substantial boost of bamboo-supported notes of juniper and endomysium. The tea and geranium pleasantly rounded out by an aromatic flora accord of the base amber, patchouli, and vetiver.
It is fresher and fruitier with less of the sweet, strong gourmet note with a clean spicy fragrance and a full longevity yield. Lacoste Eau de Lacoste L.12.12 Magnetic is ideal for any season except for winter. It practically smells good enough to eat and is not overpowering.
This Lacoste cologne comes in an attractive shiny, eye-catching blue-tinted bottle with its famous crocodile emblem in the right top corner.
Lacoste Pour Homme Eau de Toilette for Men
If you enjoy feeling cozy, easy-going, and carefree, you need Lacoste Pour Homme Eau de Toilette for Men. It presents in a clear gray bottle with a silver tint and a plastic top. The atomizer is a typical ordinary one.
Lacosta perfume for men is the essence of plum sweet fruity notes. Cinnamon, apple, cedar, and sandalwood give it a back end woody aroma. The dry down is a boozy vanilla rum, with no pushy quality. The compliments are aplenty with this one, but it’s sweet so don’t overspray for long-lasting.
Lacoste L.12.12 Blanc Pour Lui Eau De Toilette
Lacoste L.12.12 Blanc Pour Lui Eau De Toilette is a nod to Rene Lacoste’s inventiveness. The inspiration behind this elegance is that of the simple classic polo shirt, which Rene created by making a tennis shirt more comfortable by shortening the sleeves.
Lacoste Blanc has woodsy, floral notes accompanied by a white flower bouquet, and suede makes it a casual scent with a bright and citrus fragrant. It’s great in warm weather and for any occasion. With a clean and fresh bouquet leaving out the heavy musty tones, it became popular with the younger crowd.
The white bottle has a classy feel with the recognizable crocodile emblem in the corner, leaving you proudly displaying it with your other colorful collected scents. Lacoste L.12.12 Blanc Pour Lui Eau De Toilette is mild enough and still draws attention to yourself; however, it is not long-lasting.
Lacoste Essential Eau de Toilette for Men
Lacoste Essential Eau de Toilette for men comes in a green box with a clear, simple see-through bottle with a crocodile directly in the center and the word Essential spelled out.
Inspired by freedom and lust for life, the inside is a beautiful green juice ready to entangle with your essence. It opens with bergamot, cassia, tomato, and tangerine. The middle notes are rose and pepper with the base notes like patchouli and sandalwood.
Spring and summer are ideal with Lacoste Essential with a mild climate perfect for office space, sporting or casual evenings. It’s youthful, making it an excellent date aroma. The lasting power is only four to five hours, so It’s not long-wearing.
This Lacoste cologne is a masculine, wood base with a slight silky vibe. The pepper makes it a fuzzy green soft velvety tone while the tomato is the leading player making it very green. It’s not the ˜loudest’ scent in the bunch, but it’s definitely unique.
Lacoste Red Eau de Toilette for Him
The masculine scent, introduced in 2004, comes in a red and white box with a clear bottle and a red bottom. It’s a manly mixture of patchouli, jasmine combined with a light blend of cedar leaf. The soft musk is a scent to be worn all year.
The fresh aromatic tones with a little fruitiness make it perfect for work, school, or any casual event. It’s average to light wearability and not overpowering. The first spray of the Lacoste Red Eau de Toilette for Him is an apple, pine, wood, and musk aroma that fills the senses. It’s a perfect everyday go-to fragrance.
Lacoste L.12.12 Noir Pour Lui Eau de Toilette
Launched in 2013, Lacoste L.12.Noir Pour Lui Eau de Toilette arrives in a black bottle with a small green crocodile on the top right corner. The base is dark chocolate, cashmere, patchouli, and a fresh, spicy, aromatic, herbal sweet aroma. The top notes are watermelon, mint, verbena, basil, and lavender.
The opening scent of this Lacoste cologne is of watermelon with cocoa dry down. Made intentionally for the spring and summer and not for winter. The inoffensive balm makes for a casual to semi-formal occasion giving it a three to four-hour longevity and a one to two-hour projection.
Who Makes Lacoste Colognes?
Naturally, when shopping for cologne, fashion is part of the picture. So, it’s no surprise that Lacoste was run by a French fashion house that makes clothing, footwear, watches, and perfume. In 1984 the first fragrance launched with rave reviews.
In 2012, Lacoste sold the corporation to Maus Freres, a Switzerland company following a family feud over management.
The one theme that has stayed the same throughout ownership has been sports. It is the consistent base that has kept this company strong. Many athletes endorse scents because they care about fitness, such as Andy Roddick, sharing the same tenacity, elegance, and belief in fair-play as Lacoste’s creator Rene Lacosta.
About the Brand
Lacoste colognes for men started with a sport in the mid-1900s; tennis, to be exact. Rene Lacosta, a French tennis athlete, got the nickname crocodile from a reporter eavesdropping on a conversation regarding an alligator suitcase.
With its crocodile emblem and the striking green liquid inside, Lacoste’s famous logo doesn’t go without recognition. He was a perfectionist on the court and off in every field of his life.
Not only is Lacoste cologne a brand that continually reinvents itself by keeping it fresh and relevant, but it also maintains its hand in the sports industry by sponsoring top athletes in tennis and golf.
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Born and raised in Austin, David is a dedicated writer and avid fragrance lover. When he's not trying out perfumes, he enjoys traveling and exploring new restaurants.