Lacoste Elegance (2007)
by Lacoste

This is hands down, the best Lacoste fragrance. That's not saying much nor is it much of an accomplishment but it is what it is. There is no chocolate and not a lot of mint like what others are reporting. I think they should have smelled it before they read the pyramid.
What are the most dominating notes then? Sweet raspberries and cedar. It's really wonderful and, yes even a bit elegant. Nothing refined or pretentious and it doesn't stay around very long or project so you may want to spray extra on your skin and clothing to make it last.
Again, you won't go turning heads but you'll enjoy this nice, mild, sweet, woodsy fragrance while it lasts on you.

Quite sweet but lasts only an hour or so on my skin which is dryish.Like the amber notes as I am not really a citrus type.Think it would be fine for a summer evening when you need a soft fragrance but dont want to smell like mosquito killer.Have only tried it at a store for a sample but would not fork out the full price due to the lasting power.

Notes:
Top: Thyme, Violet, Mint, Juniper, Tangerine
Middle: Pepper, Nutmeg, Cardamom, Raspberry
Base: Sandalwood, Cedar, Chocolate, Amber

Elegance is an oriental-fougere marketed to the "mature" crowd, i.e., the 30+, "refined men, men with a great deal of experience, etc". Naturally, going by that marketing definition you can already guess that its a muted herbal-spicy fragrance with a little bit of sweetness to round things off and you would be correct. The opening of Elegance is the most attractive phase .. a cool, herbal, slightly sweet blast of thyme, mint and juniper...the thyme makes the top notes and is in fine form here, linking up well with a mint note operating at the periphery of the opening. 20 minutes later a "dry" phase materializes, with a little bit of fruity sweetness; the heart notes are low-key and parched but wait...the fragrance gets even drier in the drydown, with a bitter chocolate note and woody cedar dominating the amber and sandalwood notes. So after an inviting cool herbal blast, what you are left with is a dry, peppery ambery drydown.

Elegance reminds me of Davidoffs' Silver Shadow in its overall dry-oriental lite feel. Silver Shadow has an edge in that it features a fine saffron note which Elegances' star notes like raspberry and bitter chocolate can't quite match (mainly due to their muted presence). If I were a man on the wrong side of 30, I would pick Silver Shadow. And although I would (hopefully) have a great deal of experience, I would wonder why I am being marketed the same muted peppery-oriental juices over and over again in different guises ... surely someone can jazz up the formula a bit every now and then ?

Rating: 7.25/10.00

There is a touch of feminine smell in it that i dont realy like ... i dont know if any body noticed that ..... but all in all ...it is a nice fragrance that has its own uniqueness.... not in my top list but it deserves a thumbs up however ....

The best (or for surely in the top 3) fragrance I have ever owned. I very much like it, beautifull, sweet, but not too sweet. Just the one I was lookin for.

Bravo, thumbs up for sure.

I was hesitant to try Elegance, primarily because the only other Lacoste I have tried, Essential, was so very disappointing. Elegance is better though. What stands out here is how well blended the notes are; nothing really jumps out at you or dominates. Rather, there is a measure of subtlety. Take the mint for example. It is certainly there, but one has to think about it to notice it. I find the opening to be pleasant and sweet, with light citrus tones. I find after time Elegance becomes boring. Not bad, just loses my interest. So I give it a neutral rating.