Lacoste Essential

Lacoste · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2005

≈ $55 · 125ml · approx. retail

A woody aromatic for men by Laurent Bruyere (2005), opening with green tomato leaf and citrus over peppery rose, settling into sandalwood and patchouli.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

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Perfumer

Laurent Bruyere

French · 4 in collection

A self-taught French perfumer who began at Charabot, trained alongside Dominique Ropion at IFF, and later became a senior perfumer at Mane. He is remembered for several blockbuster fragrances before his early death in 2008.

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