Lacoste Original

Lacoste · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 1984

≈ $60 · 100ml · approx. retail

The house's first men's fragrance, created by Jean Kerleo in 1984, a classic green aromatic with lime, lavender and bergamot over basil and geranium on a mossy, woody base.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

SpringSummerDailyOffice

Perfumer

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