Lacoste Elegance (2007)
by Lacoste

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.

terrific sensuous and sweet opening with a bubble gum kinda scent to it. the opening does hang aroung awhile imo a good thing. too bad the scent does not develop much after the opening. the spicy accords sre very much undetected besides nutmeg but then the scent dries nicely with an amber base. amber plays the trick on this one. love the scent but bring your atomizer for refills.

This is disgusting. I bought it on a total whim at Macy's and regretted it IMMEDIATELY. Not sure why it smelled different at the store. I forced myself to wear it a few times and just wanted to get away from myself. It's gross. I tossed it out.

Impressive opening…I like it even though I don’t like the violet note in it. It has a rustic herbal / green aromatic element and it is quite dry (maybe the violet is responsible for the rustic feeling that I’m getting.) . It’s a somewhat dramatic, masculine accord – not typical of a 2007 fragrance; maybe masculinity is coming back in fashion. The middle is equally as nice: spicy pepper (not overdone) with other more muted spices and with raspberry for just the right touch of sweetness. I’m glad they went easy on the sweetness – this is a nicely balanced and refined fragrance. Neither the top nor the middle is really strong, sillage wise, which is a proper concession to modern expectations, I think. The base notes get even softer, but they do retain the dry masculinity as a very nice skin scent. In the base I still get the thyme from the top and the pepper from the middle, and I get a very nice cedar / chocolate accord that complements the herb-spice beautifully. The amber is pleasantly in the background. Hey! Very good product, Lacoste, but next time, give it a little more longevity, really…

NIce fragrance! Finally a mainstream scent with a well developed amber based composition! I liked a lot the combination of mint, amber and chocolate. It also vaguely reminded of MPG Ambre Precieux, what is a good thing. Thumbs up!

Its simple, sweet and somewhat interesting. Not exactly my favourite but i still wear it from time to time.. It is not at all an "elegant" scent. So, i have no idea where the name comes from... prolly marketing stuff.. but yea the opening is fresh with the mint and juniper... the middle is a nice smooth woody scent and the dry down is boring and too sweet. its a so sweet that it kind of clings to your nose.. so wear small amounts of this one.

i think of a raspberry covered in mint chocolate..

i give it neutral.. not great, but not bad either.