Lacoste pour Homme (2002)
by Lacoste

Lacoste Pour Homme is a very well constructed and balanced citric aquatic that though not innovative or uniquely original in conception, is outstandingly executed and one of the best aquatics on the market.
The beautiful opening of citrus and apple integrates very well with the juniper and cinnamon that never offends and manages to hold a very reserved and balanced personality without ever overwhelming. One of the best uses of apple I have come across in a fragrance, it seems to give the grapefruit a bass from which to balance it against the spicier middle notes.
Incredibly pleasing, becomes somewhat linear once the vanilla ripens over the middle and top notes, but the vanilla only seems to add a creamy note without losing its balance or becoming overly assertive. The sandalwood and cedarwood make for a light foundation that allows the vanilla and musk to come through unmolested. This give Lacoste Pour Homme a lighter feel but because the scent is so well balanced it doesn´t detract from the overall scent in the slightest.
Incredibly versatile, pleasing and refined.
Longevity is not bad, 5-6 hours is the standard, though on some skin chemistries this one never goes beyond a skin scent after the initial thirty minutes of application so a blind buy may not work for everyone.
The epitome of well executed, well blended and organically based.

19th January, 2012.

Was a great free acquisition. This scent is my go to when I don't know what to wear from my collection. This scent has great projection and longevity. It can be worn all year round just be easy on the trigger during the hotter months. I smell the plum, apple and vanilla through the entire scent. It gives me a mysterious feeling. I was completely surprised by this Lacoste fragrance. I wouldn't go out and buy another one but it was easy worth it for free.

Overall 8/10

19th October, 2011.

Very deep and rich fruit, pepper and vanilla scent. It's the best Lacoste I've smelled so far and it's one of my favorites of all time.
Excellent projection and longevity on me.
If it's a bit colder you can wear this anytime. Relatively safe, but different as well! :)

LOVE IT!

4th July, 2011.

Lacoste pour un tres jeune homme.
"Jejune": devoid of significance or interest, dull.
How many times have I smelled this sort of scent? Many, many... too many.
Sweet, simple, smooth. That's all.

2nd January, 2011.

I’ve put Lacoste pour Homme through several wearings, and I’m still not sure what to make of it. The bright apple top note is one of the nicest I can recall smelling, but the quiet accord of clean musk, cedar, and very lightly spiced vanilla that follows may just be too shy for its own good. In character it vacillates between a fresh, light cedar sports fragrance and a vanillic woody oriental. There’s potential here for an enlivening tension between styles, but the execution is so muted that Lacoste pour Homme feels more indecisive than invigorating. It’s never more than a skin scent on me, and it disappears altogether within an hour or two, leaving only faint traces of laundry detergent musk and cedar. I wish I could smell what others do in Lacoste pour Homme. The accounts are inconsistent, but many sound interesting. Anosmia? Bad sample? Reformulation? Beats me.

16th May, 2010. (Last Edited: 17th May, 2010.)

When I started wearing frags seriously (bout 4 years ago)I had no idea what I was getting into.At the time I couldn't even pronounce Lacoste ( i thouhgt it was lactose, like lactose intolerant).Anyways even when I had no real frag knowlegde I thought this was superior.I am literally at a loss for words when I try to describe this scent.I am a man of strict stanards.This pretty much exceeds all of them(as far as scents go).Try before you buy.My only suggestion.

13rd May, 2010.