L.12.12 Bleu
The L.12.12 range is colour coded, and Lacoste L.12.12 Bleu Eau de Parfum is the one that leans aromatic rather than citrus bright or floral.
Yuzu opens it, a Japanese citrus with unusual aromatic depth and a rind bitterness that survives longer than most top materials. Ginger follows almost at once, hot and a little pungent, with a warmth underneath that stops the opening reading as cold. The two together are brisk without being thin.
Lavandin is the material that defines the middle. It is rough and camphorous, with a herbal bite that reads clean rather than soft, and geranium stands against it bringing a green, faintly bitter sharpness of its own. This is the section that carries the fragrance, and it is noticeably drier than the fruit above it. Cedarwood and vetiver finish it off, the first sharp and pencil like, the second earthy and faintly smoky underneath it. Six materials, arranged in three clear pairs, with nothing wasted and nothing tucked away for later. You can follow the whole structure on your own arm, which is not true of most fragrances at this price.
At eau de parfum strength it carries more weight than the range's lighter releases, so expect solid presence for an hour or two and then a close, dry trail for many hours after that. It is aimed at men, suits spring through to autumn and works equally for an office and an evening out. Lacoste itself is a French clothing business founded in 1933 by a tennis champion and an industrialist, René Lacoste and André Gillier, and known worldwide for the crocodile on a knitted polo shirt. The company dates its first fragrance to 1968.
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