Lacoste
Lacoste
105 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The mandarin and blackberry burst forward with tart vivacity, whilst red apple contributes a sharpened sweetness that feels almost like biting into a glacé fruit. Spice notes flicker at the edges, just enough to suggest sophistication before the sugar takes hold entirely.
Cotton candy and macaron dissolve into the composition with unsettling sweetness, softened only by lily of the valley's slightly indolic powder. The fragrance becomes distinctly gourmand here, evolving into something resembling a perfumed dessert rather than a floral fragrance attempting sweetness.
Cashmere wood, musk, and vetiver emerge faintly beneath a persistent patchouli base, though the sweetness never fully recedes. The synthetic quality becomes more apparent as fresher notes fade, leaving a skin scent that's distinctly creamy and slightly musky rather than returning to fruity clarity.
L.12.12 Rose Sparkling announces itself as a confectionery reverie wrapped in fruit-forward exuberance. The blackberry and mandarin orange create a tart, jammy foundation that immediately catches the light, whilst red apple lends a crisp sweetness—think of biting into candy-coated fruit. This is where the composition's true personality emerges: Alexandra Monet has constructed something unapologetically synthetic and candy-sweet, with spices adding a whisper of complexity that prevents the opening from becoming cloying.
The heart reveals the fragrance's playful conceit—cotton candy and macaron notes materialise with an almost edible transparency, supported by lily of the valley's powdery floral character. Rather than grounding these gourmand elements, the lily contributes an ethereal quality, as though you're smelling childhood nostalgia filtered through a sophisticated perfumer's lens. The macaroon accord, in particular, feels almost tacky in execution; it's a bold choice that some will adore and others will find insufferably artificial.
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